Rethinking the Menu: Mobilizing Cities for Climate-Safe and Plant-Based Food Systems

🗓️ June 3

⏰ 6:00pm-7:30pm

📍 Wishbone Animal Rights Lab, Suite 305

600 Bay Street

💲 Cost: Free

Cities have a critical opportunity to lead on climate action through food.

Five cities in southern Ontario have endorsed the Plant Based Treaty to date. This panel explores our partnerships with cities to promote plant-based food policies and greening the city:

– Richmond Hill – including sharing recipes, vendors and films to promote plant-based food and introducing plant-based pancakes at Maple Syrup festival;

– Brampton – now has plant based options at events and plant based food awareness week during Earth Month;

– Caledon – we do food demos (including making hyper nourishing green smoothies) for the mayor and city councillor and public for Earth Hour, Earth Day and Waste Reduction days.

– Shifting to plant-based food menus across public institutions, workplaces, and communities can lower greenhouse gas emissions, reduce land and water use, improve public health, and increase access to affordable food options.

This session focuses on action, including how to advocate for policy change and scale impact. Attendees will leave with clear next steps to become part of a campaign and help bring more cities on board as part of a growing global movement for plant-based food systems.

About the Host:

The Plant Based Treaty is a global initiative that encourages governments, institutions, and individuals to shift toward plant-based food systems to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and food insecurity. It works through policy advocacy, public information campaigns, and partnerships to support a transition away from animal agriculture toward sustainable, plant-based solutions.

Register here:

https://luma.com/n3gb3r6d

Organizer’s website:

🌱 https://plantbasedtreaty.org/

🐾 Attention:

⚠️ Animal-free foods only.