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A Center for Biological Diversity program addressing the impacts on wildlife and the environment caused by human population pressure, food production and consumption. The @Centerforbiodiv.bsky.social is a national conservation organization.

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ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 1d

Watch the 2025 Food Justice Film Festival from Oct. 23-26!
This year we have an incredible lineup of award-winning films:
- Farming While Black
- Tea Creek
- LA Foodways
- Feeding Change
The festival is free and open to all.
⭐Sign up now -> foodjusticefilmfestival.com

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 2d

Today, we honor #IndigenousPeoplesDay.

We are fortunate to work in close partnership with many Indigenous communities in efforts to fiercely defend their rights and protect wild lands and imperiled wildlife for a shared vision of a safe, healthy, and cherished planet.

A stormy sky over the borderlands. White text in a black box over the image reads: "Today, we honor Indigenous Peoples Day. The Center is fortunate to work in close partnership with many Indigenous communities in efforts to fiercely defend their rights and protect wild lands and imperiled wildlife for a shared vision of a safe, healthy, and cherished planet. We’ll continue to work in partnership to chip away at Columbus’s genocidal and ecocidal legacy for a more just future."

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 6d

“The owners of industrial factory farms don’t want to alert nearby communities about releases of dangerous gases like ammonia and hydrogen sulfide because they don’t want to be held responsible for the brain and lung damage and deaths their emissions can cause.”
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Appeal challenges livestock exemption to federal emissions reporting law | Capital Press

Environmental and animal rights advocates are appealing a ruling that allowed large livestock facilities to be exempted from federal emergency hazardous emissions reporting requirements. In August, a ...

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ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 9d

Make sure to catch all of our 2025 Food Justice Film Festival recorded interviews with filmmakers, activists, and organizers which will be available online the week before the festival. In the meantime, take a look at last year's interviews:
foodjusticefilmfestival.com/previous-yea...

Food Justice Film Festival

FREE TO WATCH ONLINE OCTOBER 23-26 Presented by the Center for Biological Diversity

foodjusticefilmfestival.com

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 9d

Starting Oct. 23, watch Feeding Change — A film about Hawaiiʻs food system examining the barriers to local food security, while working to create sustainable, community-driven food systems.
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ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 9d

Starting Oct. 23, watch LA Foodways — Looking at the storied agricultural history of Los Angeles to understand present food waste challenges and opportunities to bring fresh foods to urban communities.
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ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 9d

Starting Oct. 23, watch Tea Creek — Following Indigenous food sovereignty activist and farm owner, Jacob Beaton, and his vision to transform his family farm into a beacon of hope for Indigenous food sovereignty.
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ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 9d

Starting Oct. 23, watch Farming While Black — Featuring Leah Penniman, farm owner and author, as she examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the U.S. and the rising generation reclaiming their rightful ownership to land.
foodjusticefilmfestival.com/home#878f392...

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 9d

This year’s Food Justice Film Festival will feature four documentary films that highlight the links between food sovereignty, agricultural heritage, and social justice. Sign up today to watch for free anytime from Oct. 23-26 -> foodjusticefilmfestival.com/sign-up

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 9d

Food justice recognizes access to healthy and culturally appropriate food as a basic human right. It’s about more than just having enough fresh food to eat — it’s also about agricultural heritage; BIPOC-led land reclamation; and food sovereignty.
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ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 9d

This month's Food X is all about the 2025 Food Justice Film Festival - running from Oct. 23-26 - and why keeping food justice topics at the forefront is so important to the sustainable food movement.🧵
www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/pop...

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 12d

Support the REUSE Act of 2025 - a bipartisan, commonsense bill that takes an important step toward tackling the plastic pollution crisis. Organizations across coalitions are invited to sign onto this letter to cosponsor the REUSE Act of 2025 by Oct. 13. https://forms.office.com/r/kxhE7UbDrZ.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 14d

The conservation world lost one of its guiding lights on Wednesday when renowned primatologist Jane Goodall passed away at 91.

Over 65 years studying chimpanzees in the wild, Goodall proved that primates are a lot like people. But her impact goes far beyond chimps. 🧵

Close up of jungle plant life. There is a quote from Jane Goodall in white text over the image. It reads: "What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make."

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 14d

Support the REUSE Act of 2025 - A bipartisan, commonsense bill that directs the U.S. EPA to study how reuse and refill systems can be expanded. Reusable packaging has the lowest carbon footprint of any packaging option. Join us and support: https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/v9QxUWSf9E6mejLqEbfQPA2

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 14d

“Americans, including farmers, have a right to know how the administration’s cruel and destructive anti-DEI agenda will affect farming communities and our food security."
-Stephanie Feldstein, @biologicaldiversity.org Program Director

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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 22d

“That this industry — notorious for environmental harms and adverse health issues — has set its sights on children doesn’t bode well for our educational systems,” @jennifermolidor.bsky.social, senior food campaigner at @biologicaldiversity.org, writes to Sentient.

How the Beef Industry Is Quietly Rewriting Climate Science for Kids

Students do learn about methane, but not about eating less meat.

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 16d

Watch Feeding Change Oct. 23-26 at the 2025 Food Justice Film Festival. This is a film about Hawaii's food system and examining the barriers to local food security, while working to create sustainable, community-driven food systems.
youtu.be/RtCXSKkQTJE?...

Feeding Change The Film, Trailer

YouTube video by Honolulu Creative Media

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 16d

Watch LA Foodways Oct. 23-26 at the 2025 Food Justice Film Festival. This film looks at the storied agricultural history of Los Angeles to understand present food waste challenges and opportunities to bring fresh foods to urban communities. youtu.be/C5WhNbCzC34?...

LA Foodways on KCET

YouTube video by Raphael Sbarge

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 16d

Watch Tea Creek Oct. 23-26 at the 2025 Food Justice Film Festival. This film follows Indigenous food sovereignty activist and farm owner, Jacob Beaton, and his vision to transform his family farm into a beacon of hope for Indigenous food sovereignty. youtu.be/1KCb9OsITfc?...

Tea Creek - DOXA Trailer

YouTube video by The Dene Collective

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 16d

Watch Farming While Black Oct. 23-26 at the 2025 Food Justice Film Festival. This film features Leah Penniman, farm owner and author, as she examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the U.S. and the rising generation reclaiming their rightful ownership to land. youtu.be/JqMM2bKFiV8?...

Farming While Black Trailer (2 minute)

YouTube video by Kontent Films

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 16d

Our sixth annual Food Justice Film Festival runs Oct. 23-26. Watch our incredible lineup of award-winning films as well as prerecorded interviews with filmmakers, farmers, organizers, and activists. The festival is free and open to all. Sign up now -> foodjusticefilmfestival.com/sign-up

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · Sep 13

Join us and other activists on Saturday, Sept. 20 for the Make Billionaires Pay March to rally fo rclean air, clean water, and justice for all.

This is the moment for us to demand a better world for people, wildlife, and the climate. More details ➡️ https://www.makebillionairespay.us/

A poster titled "Make Billionaires Pay" calls for social and environmental reforms in NYC and globally with visible text supporting the defunding of billionaires, shutting down fascists, protecting migrants, and ending pollution. A background image shows a crowd of protesters with banners.

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 28d

As we await the release of next Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), food and nutrition advocates are facing uncertainty. Read more from our Food and Agriculture Policy Specialist here: https://medium.com/center-for-biological-diversity/how-maha-could-upend-u-s-diets-for-the-worse-1f9b83664e64

How MAHA Could Upend U.S. Diets — For the Worse

On his campaign trail in 2024, then-candidate Donald Trump promised to let his pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F…

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · Sep 15

If you're attending #ClimateWeekNYC next week — check out the panel we're co-hosting on the intersection of climate change and food in the age of disinformation and greenwash on Wednesday, 9/24. Get your free tickets here ➡️ biodiv.us/3Id0fXz

Navigating narratives on climate change and food systems

Join us for an interactive, expert-led event on science and storytelling in the age of disinformation and greenwash.

ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · Sep 15

⭐ Save the date for our 6th annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival⭐
From Oct. 23-26, watch four award-winning documentaries highlighting indigenous food sovereignty, BIPOC land reclamation and agricultural heritage, community foodways and access. View more: https://foodjusticefilmfestival.com/