The Eat-In, on Wed. August 26th at Daley Plaza, is a free, fun, and inspiring rally in Daley Plaza in Chicago. Join us in supporting the change toward a more effective reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act. Bring you own lunch or visit one of our participating providers to pick up your Slow lunch and join the table with city and state legislators, local farmers & purveyors, and National/Regional partner organization.

Contact your legislator & sign the petition.

The Program has been announced!

11:30 AM
M.C. Mike Nowak from the Mike Nowak Show on WCPT
Lynn Peemoeller, President Slow Food Chicago

Celebration of passage and signing of Illinois Food, Farms, and Jobs Act
Jim Braun, co-Chair IL Local & Organic Food & Farms Task Force & Slow Food USA Board Member
State Representative Julie Hamos

Cleo Record- Growing Power Youth Intern
Lucy Gomez Feliciano, Logan Square Neighborhood Association
Lynn Morton- co-Chair Power- PAC

Josh Viertel, President Slow Food USA

1:00-2:00 Stage program ends – Information booths available

(Subject to change)

Featuring:

LEARN MORE:

• The Campaign
• Reasons to Act Now!
• Pre-order your Lunch
• Volunteer to help!
• What is an Eat-In?
• Join the Discussion on Facebook, where you can post links, videos, and share your thoughts
  

Press Coverage: Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Chicago Reader

Related Stories: Time Magazine, Chicago Tribune

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