Take Action

There are many ways to be involved in the Real Food Challenge!

Featured action this month: 350.org's Day of Action on Oct. 24th! Join thousands of people around the world in demanding bold climate change policy.

Join the MOVEMENT!
Sign up here to receive national and regional campaign updates and/or join the discussion listserv. To send a message to the listserv, email realfood@lists2.democracyinaction.org.

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Start a CAMPAIGN on your campus
Want to get more real food at your school? Join other students to get 20% real food on campuses nationwide by 2020.

  1. Contact your regional coordinator! He or she will help you plan your campaign, create resources, and hook you into your regional network. To find your region, look to the regional pages on the left.
  2. Get in touch with other schools around you by checking out our database of schools involved--other people have been very successful, so no need to reinvent the wheel.
  3. Use resources.  Check out our tools page--and more will be coming soon!

Other ways to be involved
 
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Real Food Challenge at Bioneers!
The Real Food Challenge, in cooperation with the Bioneers Youth Initiative and Just Us for Food Justice, will be leading a food and farming focus track for young people at the 2009 Bioneers Conference. This is going to be an awesome opportunity for Real Food representatives to work and network with other young leaders in the food justice and sustainability movement from around the country. The program will take place from October 15th through the 19th. For more information regarding the Bioneers Conference and the Youth Program go to the Bioneers website (http://www.bioneers.org/).

Partial scholarships and free housing are available for all who attend this event- however, space is limited to 10 people! You’ll only have to pay $65 for registration plus travel to the event!

If you are interested in being part of the Real Food team at this conference, fill out the application at this link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDJsSlJyQWRKZXRKVTVZUjJQMEVLX3c6MA

If you have any further questions please email Anand Parikshak (pariksha@reed.edu) or Alli Reed (alli.a.reed@gmail.com) and they'll get back to you asap!


Participate in the 350.org International Day of Action on October 24th! The Real Food Challenge is teaming up with Slow Food to combat climate change by joining 350.org's international campaign. On October 24th, people all around the world will be hosting an action and taking a picture, which will be sent to climate negotiations in Copenhagen in the coming months. We're going to send the message that we want levels of carbon in the atmosphere capped at 350 parts per million, which is the safe limit. We're joining in to emphasize the link between food and climate change, so start gearing up now! Resouces coming soon, and you can read more about it here.

PAST EVENTS

Month of Action: in October of 2008, students across the country held events on their campus to show their support for Real Food Now, which officially launched the Real Food Challenge Campaign.

Real Food Summits 2009: This past February and March, the Real Food Challenge hosted 5 regional summits, providing students with skills, connections, and action plans for change on their campus.

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JOIN THE RFC TEAM
Want to organize students in your area? Be involved in the planning of the campaign or exciting upcoming events? Join the team!

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CONTACT US
We'd love to hear from you, so don't be shy.