What Didn’t We Do for Climate Week NYC?!

Dear Friend,
 

Thank you to everyone who followed and supported our actions for Climate Week NYC! We wanted to share a brief recap of the many events and collaborations.

Exploring a Revolutionary Food System​​​​​​​​​​​​

Our panel “Building a Climate-Friendly Food System” was a great way to kick off the week. Farming Campaign Manager Annette Manusevich discussed the devastation to wild animals and their habitats to fuel the expansion of factory farming and how reducing meat products on plates and menus is critical to protecting animals and our planet. Annette was joined by Patrick Jammet from mushroom-based protein company Meati and Craig Willingham from the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute who spoke on their solutions for building a better food system that doesn’t rely on factory farms. A huge thank you to our local NYC supporters who joined us in person! If you couldn’t make it, you can watch a recording of the panel here.

Feeding Hearts and Saving the Planet​​​​​​​​​​​​

Our event “Give a Cluck about Climate” provided delicious cruelty-free bao bun sandwiches to New Yorkers around Washington Square Park featuring Meati’s Crisply Cutlet. Our team was on the ground inviting the public to take part in our quiz and check out resources to learn more about how factory farming damages our planet and causes immense animal suffering (and take away some great swag!). We were joined by the team at PLNT Burger who also gave away coupons to their restaurants and other swag. Watch our event recap video here.