Protecting Food. Empowering Whistleblowers.

Events

November 15, 2019

FIC 10th Anniversary:

Conference

American University Washington College of Law, Grossman Hall

8:30 AM

Join us for an all-day conference at American University Washington College of Law’s Grossman Hall, with influential panelists and speakers discussing food integrity issue areas such as environmental impacts and climate change, worker rights, public health, and animal welfare. Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:30 am. A climate-conscious lunch will be provided free of charge. For a full list of panels and to RSVP click here.

 

November 14, 2019

FIC 10th Anniversary:

VIP Event and Award Ceremony

American University Washington College of Law

VIP Event and Awards Ceremony! Join FIC whistleblowers for an evening of cocktails and sustainable food to celebrate the brave contributions of food whistleblowers. The first annual Dean Wyatt Award for truth-telling will be presented. For ticketing information, please contact sarahb@whistleblower.org at the Government Accountability Project’s FIC office.

 

November 12, 2019

FIC 10th Anniversary:

Eating Animals Documentary Film Screening and Panel

American University Washington College of Law, Yuma Building, Room 115

4 PM

Nearly all of the meat, eggs, and dairy we eat comes from the industrial system known as “factory farming.” This system destroys our environment and harms public health, and never before has humankind caused more suffering. Based on the bestselling book by Jonathan Safran Foer, narrated by producer Natalie Portman, and directed and produced by Christopher Quinn (God Grew Tired of Us), Eating Animals spotlights the heroic farmers, whistleblowers, and innovators who are standing up, against all odds, to fight this system and provide a new way forward.

Join us for a screening of Eating Animals followed by a panel discussion by advocates and whistleblowers featured in the movie. The panel will be moderated by the film’s producer, Hana Wuerker. There is no cost for this screening and reservations are not required.

March 2, 2019

Liberation Lawyering 2019

UCLA School of Law — Los Angeles, CA

FIC’s Amanda Hitt will speak at the National Lawyers Guild-UCLA co-sponsored conference, “Liberation Lawyering,” CLE event for “students, lawyers, legal workers, and community members.” Amanda will present on animal justice and human rights.

November 5–6, 2018

Choose Food Conference

Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel — Baltimore, MD

FIC’s Sarah Borron attended the Choose Food conference.

February 28, 2017

Whistleblowers, Free Speech, and the ACLU’s Court Case on Iowa’s “Ag-Gag” Law

Georgetown University Law School, 600 New Jersey Ave. NW, Washington, DC (4:00 – 5:00 PM)

FIC Director Amanda Hitt participated in a panel sponsored by Georgetown Law’s ACLU Student Association.

October 11, 2017

Health, Animal Welfare, and Environment: Balancing Public and Private Interests in the Ag Sector

Yale Law School, 127 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06511 Room 129 (6:00-7:30 PM)

FIC Director Amanda Hitt participated in a discussion on nationwide Ag-Gag legislation.

October 2, 2017

“How to Work with Whistleblowers” Event

Georgetown University, 640 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001 (5:30-7:00 PM)
The Society of Professional Journalists and the Government Accountability Project invited you to a training that will offered journalists key insights and tips for working with whistleblowers to report on serious violations of public trust while ensuring the employee source is not put at greater risk of reprisal in the process.

November 30, 2016

The National Rachel Carson Jubilee and Civic Colloquium

Capitol Hill (1 Constitution Ave. NE)

FIC Director Amanda Hitt spoke on a panel entitled, “Factory Farms, Justice and the Environment.”

November 13-15, 2015

Green Festival

San Francisco Cow Palace

Stop by the Food Integrity Campaign table and meet our team at this sustainability and green living expo.

June 5-7, 2015

Green Festival

Washington D.C. Convention Center

The Food Integrity Campaign team talked with event attendees about various food whistleblower issues at this sustainability and green living expo.

September 27, 2014

The Ag Gag Laws: Your First Amendment Rights, Your Health, Animal Welfare, and Our Environment

Yale Law School

This all-day conference examined the impact of Ag Gag laws on freedom of speech, health, food safety, consumer advocacy, animal welfare, and the environment. FIC Director Amanda Hitt was a featured speaker.

August 2 and 3, 2014

Farm Sanctuary New York Hoe Down

Watkins Glen, NY

FIC Director Amanda Hitt was a featured speaker at this weekend event filled with animals, speakers, food, and fun.

July 30, 2014

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day

Washington, D.C.

FIC Director Amanda Hitt appeared on a panel discussing the threat of anti-whistleblower Ag Gag legislation.