Today on Sojourner Truth, a roundtable discussion with small farmers from across the country who work to maintain food sovereignty, sustainable agriculture and environmental protections. Our panelists are Dennis Connolly of the Shawnee Forest Defense, John Zippert of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund, Barbara Shookman of the Rural Coalition, and Steven Bartlett of the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance. This discussion was recorded at the 2019 North American Forest & Climate Convergence at the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. The Convergence was held from Oct. 11-14.

In this episode of Sojourner Truth, Dennis Connolly of the Shawnee Forest Defense, John Zippert of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund and the Rural Coalition, Barbara Shipman of the Rural Coalition, and Steven Bartlett of the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance participate in a roundtable discussion on maintaining food sovereignty, sustainable agriculture and environmental protections.

This discussion was recorded at the 2019 North American Forest & Climate Convergence at the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. The Convergence was held from Oct. 11-14.

Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod is a public affairs program that airs Tuesday through Friday on KPFK Radio from 7 to 8 AM (PST).

Tune in at 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 93.7 FM North San Diego, 99.5 FM Ridgecrest-China Lake, or www.kpfk.org.

Sojourner Truth brings you news and views on local, national, and international policies and stories that affect us all. We draw out how those of us most impacted - women, communities of color and other communities are responding. We also discuss the inter-relationship between art and politics. At the start of our show we bring you the headlines of the day.