In May 2024, the second European Citizens’ Initiative Forum for the Right to Food was held in Geneva, Switzerland. The event brought together over 70 participants who engaged in various working groups over the three days, initiating a collaborative process to advocate for the right to food.
European Citizens’ Initiative Forum for the Right to Food, May 2024
The European Citizens’ Initiative on the Right to Food has been submitted
Last month, the Brussels-based NGO Good Food for All – EU (GFFA-EU) officially submitted the European Citizens’ Initiative on the Right to Food to the European Commission. Once confirmed, the ECI will open a for signature collection. One million verified signatures from EU citizens and minimum threshold of signatures across seven EU states are needed for the European Commission to consider proposing new laws on the right to food.
For now, it is time to organize. Participants of the May 2024 Forum are invited to collaborate with Good Foor for All – EU in driving the ECI campaign.
How can you support?
1. Join the Coalition
If your organization supports the Right to Food and wants to be part of this European force for change, please fill out this short form to officially express your interest in joining the coalition:
→ Join the Coalition Form
Once submitted, we will follow up with the Memorandum of Understanding for formalization. We are also appointing national focal points, so if your organization wants to take that lead, let us know in the form.
2. Join the Campaigning Working Group
We are relaunching the pan-European campaign we began designing last year. We need political communicators, campaigners, creative agencies, grassroots mobilizers, and fierce allies.
If your organization can contribute, or if you want to refer someone else, please fill out this form:
→ Join the Campaign Group Form
3. Spread the Fire
Talk about the ECI on the Right to Food! Share the links. Use your channels. Mobilize your networks. Be the voice of the Right to Food in your country, your organization, your city.
