Photo Gallery of Resist! & Revitalize Our Communities Summit in Tucson
Enjoy browsing through this photo gallery of the Resist! & Revitalize Our Communities Summit focused on Problem-Solving Monsanto, GMOs, & Pesticides in Our Food and Environment on November 4, 2017, at the Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation Conference Center! For a larger image, click on the photo you’d like to see.
I was honored to give the introduction to the summit and to introduce each speaker and panelist. I’m pictured in photos #1, #3, #6, #14, and #15.
Many thanks to: Carey Gillam and Alexis Baden-Mayer for traveling to Tucson to participate in the Summit; to farmer Anne Loftfield of High Energy Agriculture, Jason Isenberg of REALM Environments, and Rick Frey, co-founder of ARBICO Organics for participating in the local panel discussion; to the core group members of Toxin-Free Pima County who planned and worked the event; to the sponsors and supporters of the Summit (see photo #18); and to everyone who attended!
Photos courtesy of photographer Diane Ensign.
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- Speakers Carey Gillam, author of Whitewash; Melissa Diane Smith, author of Going Against GMOs; and Alexis Baden-Mayer, Political Director of the Organic Consumers Association, at the Summit.
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- AA packed audience listens to Carey Gillam explaining how Monsanto hid evidence of Roundup’s dangers from the public.
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- Melissa Diane Smith and Carey Gillam sign copies of their books for attendees.
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- Kelly Watters and Mani Newberry speak to attendee Cynthia Golan while many other people visit during the lunch break at the Summit.
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- Attendees place their lunch orders at the EnjoyaBowls food truck in the parking lot.
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- Authors Melissa Diane Smith (left) and Carey Gillam (right) pose with photographer Diane Ensign.
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- Copies of Whitewash, Going Against GMOs, and other books were on display at the book table by Revolutionary Grounds bookstore at the Summit.
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- Farmer Anne Loftfield (left), landscaper Jason Isenberg (middle), and ARBICO Organics founder Rick Frey (left) offer valuable insights during the local panel discussion.
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- Author Carey Gillam presents to the audience.
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- Attendee Lynn Waldrop (left) buys books from Revolutionary Grounds bookstore owner Joy Soler.
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- Carey Gillam talks with members of the crowd at her book signing.
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- Attendees visit with each other while eagerly awaiting their yummy food from EnjoyaBowls!
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- Toxin-Free Pima County members GeeGee Larrington and Sue Ann Christenson smile for the camera.
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- Speakers Carey Gillam, Melissa Diane Smith, and Alexis Baden-Mayer outside before the Summit begins.
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- Authors Carey Gillam and Melissa Diane Smith chat with book buyers during their joint book signing at the Summit.
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- Toxin-Free Pima County members Mani Newberry and GeeGee Larrington share a hug during the busy day.
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- Toxin-Free Pima County co-organizer Kelly Watters speaks about the local interest that is growing in the community rights movement.
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- Special thanks to our sponsors and grassroots supporters whose support made the Summit become a huge success!
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