Community Rights US Founder and Director Paul Cienfuegos will be leading a half-day Community Rights workshop at the annual Wisconsin Farmers Union Convention on Friday, January 25th. Paul recently posted this about the event on his Facebook page: “Hoping to see lots of my Midwest Community Rights colleagues there, so that our critical message will be heard in many of the sessions.” Description and details of the event below.
Farmers from across the state will gather at Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley in Appleton Jan. 25-27 for the 88th annual Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) State Convention. Throughout the weekend, attendees will join in networking, workshops, and the important task of shaping the policy that will guide WFU’s work in 2019.
The weekend kicks off Friday, Jan. 25, with Groundswell, a one-day conference that will empower and educate about how we can organize to protect what matters most to family farms and rural Wisconsin. This event will feature Paul Cienfuegos of Community Rights US and runs from noon to 4:30 p.m. Registration costs $65 for nonmembers (includes one-year WFU family membership) or $35 for members. Lunch is included. MORE…