Resilience and Resistance: Cross-Pollinating Food Movements Conference

When: June 22nd - June 24th

Where: Portland State University

A national gathering bringing together food systems leaders, farmers, academics, and advocates to tackle pressing environmental, economic, and health challenges. The event will feature inspiring keynote speakers, interactive workshops, local field trips, and networking opportunities—all designed to strengthen and reimagine our food systems movement. Learn more

• June 23 | Rooted in Resilience: Building Black Food and Land Futures in the Pacific Northwest Panel 1:00–2:30 PM
  The Black Agricultural Ecosystem (BAE) is a collective of Black-led organizations advancing food and land justice across Oregon and Washington. Over the past three years, BAE has secured five farms and now stewards more than 100 acres of land. In this session, BAE leaders will share how they are reclaiming land, feeding communities, and building regenerative systems grounded in Black sovereignty, care, and collaboration. Through storytelling, strategy, and lessons learned, participants will explore what it means to cultivate long-term resilience by investing in Black agricultural futures and collective land stewardship.

  Speakers:

  • Shiny Flanary, Executive Director, Black Food Sovereignty Coalition

  • Aria Charles, Development & Operations, Black Oregon Land Trust

  • Malcolm Hoover, Co-Founder, Black Futures Farm

  • Mirabai Collins, Co-Founder & Director, Black Futures Farm

  • Shantae Johnson, Executive Director, Feed’em Freedom Foundation

  • Arthur Shavers, Owner & Farm Manager, Mudbone Grown

  • Jamese Kwele, Co-Founder, Black Food Fund & VP, Community Resource Mobilization, Ecotrust