October 7 JFAN Annual Meeting Features Humane Society's Joe Maxwell in a Community Action-Oriented Event!
FAIRFIELD, Iowa, Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Joe Maxwell, Senior Political Director of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, addresses the role everyone can play in protecting our communities at the JFAN Annual Meeting More CAFOs Are Coming – What YOU Can Do on October 7 at 7:15 pm at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 N. Main Street, Fairfield, Iowa.
The Iowa pork industry is rapidly expanding, and many communities are threatened by infringing CAFOs. Southeast Asia's growing pork demand drives much of Iowa's CAFO expansion; the pork industry predicts Iowa exports will increase 50% if the Trans Pacific Partnership is passed.
That means communities must increase efforts to protect themselves.
More CAFOs Are Coming – What YOU Can Do is an empowering, action-oriented event that addresses four community organizing/activist approaches to safeguarding our neighborhoods.
A seasoned anti-CAFO activist, livestock farmer, and former Missouri lawmaker, Joe Maxwell will speak on the necessity for all Iowans to stand up for their basic human rights to clean air, clean water, and safe food.
Most importantly, Maxwell will share what EVERYONE can do to fight back against unwanted CAFOs. A special emphasis will be placed on the power of Consumer Activism.
Maxwell, a long-time advocate for humane, independent, traditional farming practices, is Senior Political Director for the Humane Society Legislative Fund. He was a state elected official for 14 years, including two terms in the recent Missouri House of Representatives and one in the Senate before being elected Lt. Governor in 2000. During his tenure, Maxwell supported traditional animal husbandry practices while working against large-scale, industrialized livestock facilities.
Maxwell played a major role in developing and implementing a strategy to fight the Missouri Right to Farm amendment in 2014. He was instrumental in advocating for North Carolina's 10-year hog confinement moratorium passed in 1997.
Maxwell grew up on a family farm, and along with his brother Steve, raises humanely certified hogs under the Global Animals Partnership 5 Step Animal Welfare Rating Program.
The JFAN Annual Meeting is co-sponsored by the Southeast Iowa Food Hub, Leopold Group Sierra Club, solar-powered KRUU-FM, Sustainable Living Center, Radish Magazine, and Little Village Magazine.
Admission is free; a donation of $5 is welcome.
JFAN is a 501(c)(3) educational foundation working to protect the quality of life for Jefferson County residents since 2005.
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Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors, Inc. (JFAN)
Diane Rosenberg, Executive Director
641-472-9332; [email protected]
Dean Draznin, PR
641-472-2257; [email protected]
SOURCE Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors, Inc. (JFAN)
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