When:
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 -
4:30pm to 8:45pm EST
Where:
Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC
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Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Food Chains and a brief panel discussion.
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There is more interest in food these days than ever, yet there is very little interest in the hands that pick it. Farmworkers, the foundation of our fresh food industry, are routinely abused and robbed of wages. In extreme cases they can be beaten, sexually harassed or even enslaved – all within the borders of the United States.
Food Chains reveals the human cost in our food supply and the complicity of the supermarket industry. Supermarkets earn $4 trillion globally and have tremendous power over the agricultural system. Over the past 3 decades they have drained revenue from their supply chain leaving farmworkers in poverty and forced to work under subhuman conditions. Yet supermarkets take no responsibility for this.
Presenters
- Lucas Benitez, Co-founder, Coalition of Immokalee's Workers
- Eva Longoria, Filmmaker, Food Chains
- Sanjay Rawal, Filmmaker, Food Chains
- Laine Romero-Alston, Program Officer, Ford Foundation
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Philanthropy New York members and their guests.
Registration
5:30 - 6:30 PM Opening Reception
6:30 – 8:15 PM Screening
8:15 – 8:45 PM Panel Discussion
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