Transforming Our Food System: From Exploitation to Sanctuary and Virtual Tour of the Farm Sanctuary in Acton, California

This free presentation examines our food system’s impacts on workers, communities, animals, and the planet and how these issues are interrelated and rooted in systemic injustice. Students learn how animals come to live at Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s first farm animal rescue organization, and about meaningful ways to create a more just, compassionate, and sustainable food system for all.

Virtual tour: Come meet some of the rescued residents of our sanctuary! Get to know their rescue stories and unique personalities through a virtual guided visit.

Farm Sanctuary was founded in 1986 to combat the abuses of factory farming, advocate for institutional reforms, and encourage a new awareness and understanding of farm animals and the benefits of plant-based living. In recent years, science has confirmed the inhumane and destructive impact of animal agriculture — a food system based on interrelated oppression and injustice.

As the founding farm animal Sanctuary in the U.S., Farm Sanctuary has rescued and provided refuge for countless survivors of the animal agriculture system. Today, at Farm Sanctuary’s Los Angeles, California and Watkins Glen, New York sanctuaries you will find over 600 rescued animals — each with an individual story to tell. These survivors are ambassadors, representing the billions of farm animals currently in the system. They, and others like them, have changed the hearts and minds of a generation.

The Fifty and Better (FAB) program was designed for people 50+ years of age, seeking intellectual stimulation through university level courses (without the pressure of grades) for the sake of learning and social engagement.

The event is free, registration is required.

Register

Register by Nov. 17 at 1 p.m.