Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Inc. Annual Meeting CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY One Woman's Struggle and Triumph
Wednesday, October 5 7:30 - 9:30 pm Fairfield Arts & Convention Center 200 N. Main Street, Fairfield, IA Featuring guest speaker: DIANE WILSON . Award-Winning Environmental Activist and CodePink Co-founder . Two-time Bioneers Speaker . Featured in 2008 documentary Texas Gold A colorful and celebrated activist, Diane Wilson is a powerful advocate of corporate responsibility. She will share stories about her remarkable efforts in getting corporations to change their environmental practices. Wilson was a primary influence in persuading two multinational chemical companies to sign zero-discharge agreements. She has advocated for a wide range of other environmental and human rights causes including Bhopal victims, injured workers in the petrochemical and oil industries, and victims of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. Wilson follows a path of Gandhi-like nonviolent protest. Her actions, she says, "come from the heart, using a different kind of energy that industry doesn't know how to control." JFAN President Jim Rubis will also provide an update of JFAN activities. A question and answer forum will follow at the conclusion of the meeting. Admission is free. A $5 donation helps JFAN protect Jefferson County's quality of life. Co-sponsored with our community partners KRUU-FM, Sustainable Living Coalition, Sierra Club Leopold Group, and Radish Magazine. Please share with all your friends! To subscribe to the JFAN mailing list, please send an email with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line with your email address. To unsubscribe to this mailing list, please return this email with REMOVE in the subject line. Your name and address are kept private and only used for JFAN mailings.
