Factory Farming Awareness Coalition (FFAC) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2014 by Katie Cantrell in the
San Francisco Bay Area
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.
FFAC currently operates in ten different regions across the United States.
History
In 2010, Katie Cantrell, then a student at the
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
, (UCB) developed a presentation on the impacts of factory farming. She began giving the presentation at local colleges and K-12 schools around the San Francisco Bay Area.
In 2012, FFAC received the second most votes in a Facebook poll sponsored by
BART
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Bart is a Dutch and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, and derives from the name ''Bartholomäus'', a German form of the biblical name ''Barthol ...
's sustainability-focused Blue Sky Program. As a result, FFAC was awarded a month's worth of advertising on BART trains and stations. The ads encouraged BART riders to adopt
Meatless Monday
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Meatless Monday is ...
s citing the environmental benefits of doing so.
In 2018, FFAC piloted its first intern program, training students to give humane education presentations, campaign for plant-based options in their cafeterias, and work in other areas of outreach.
Current Programs
FFAC's current programming consists of educational outreach, a semester-long Student Advocates program, and auxiliary programs.
The educational outreach consists of customizable programming on the impacts of factory farming for students from K-12 and above, as well as environmental organizations, faith- and values-based communities, businesses, and government agencies.
The auxiliary programs include community and educational webinars, a book group, and veg support to help people transition to a plant-based lifestyle.
References
External links
* {{official, https://ffacoalition.org
Humane education