This event is being held to provide a space for advocates and organizations working within the U.S. and in other countries to reflect on concerns and opportunities for advancing the right to food. It is being held at a moment when the United States federal government has withdrawn from the Universal Periodic Review process and other forms of international accountability and cooperation.

Participants will have the opportunity to: ​

• Hear from members of the National Right to Food Community of Practice;

• Build connections and solidarity with others working to advance the right to food in the United States and internationally; 

• Contribute to strategies for next steps towards realizing the right to food.  

Confirmed speakers include: 

• Jamil Dakwar, Director of the ACLU Human Rights Program

• Noel Didla, Chair of the Mississippi Food Policy Council

• Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

• Marie-Lara Hubert-Chartier, FAO Right to Food Specialist

• Ora Kemp, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Mayor of NYC

• Rick Wilson, U.S. Economic Justice Director, American Friends Service Committee​