Every day, students walk past empty fields and church lawns while going to school hungry. Families live near empty lots but cannot afford groceries. Public land is everywhere, but we are not using it to help the public. Why are we planting decorative trees that trigger allergies, while people struggle to eat? This petition calls on schools, churches, hospitals, and libraries to stop wasting land and start growing food. Let’s build a city that feeds its people, literally.

RISE FOR RIGHTS PETITION
"Feed the People, Heal the Land"
By Aaliyah Castaneda, Founder of Rise for Rights

✡️ The Problem:
Across our cities, we are surrounded by public land that is underused or completely wasted. Schoolyards. Church lawns. Hospital landscaping. Empty lots. At the same time, people in our own communities are hungry. Students skip meals. Families struggle. And nature is fighting back, with allergies made worse by pollen-heavy male trees planted everywhere.

Why are we choosing decoration over nutrition?

🌱 Our Solution:
We demand that public institutions, especially schools, churches, hospitals, and libraries, transform their green spaces into living food systems that serve the people.

This includes:

🌿 Fruit trees, herbs, and edible plants instead of purely decorative landscaping
🐓 Backyard-style chicken coops at schools and churches to provide free eggs
🌾 Community-run food gardens in empty lots and public spaces
🧠 Student and youth involvement to build survival skills, creativity, and appreciation for the land
These efforts will:

Provide free, fresh food to the public and to unhoused or food-insecure people
Teach life skills like gardening, nutrition, animal care, and teamwork
Reduce seasonal allergies by replacing pollen-heavy male trees with female fruit trees
Strengthen local resilience, empathy, and sustainability
🏩 Who We Are Calling On:
We urge school districts, city planners, religious leaders, and public institutions to:

Open their green spaces to community food growing projects
Allow chickens and garden animals for sustainable, ethical food sources
Encourage youth-led gardening and farming programs
Provide basic tools, soil, and starter plants where possible
📜 Why This Matters:
This is not about farming for fun. It is about justice.

Food is a right, not a luxury
Nature should nourish, not make us sick
Public land should feed people, not just look pretty for photos
This movement is about restoring power and self-reliance to communities. It is about turning survival into knowledge and giving young people something more real than a worksheet.

✊ Sign the Petition:
If you believe food should grow in every neighborhood, and that schools and churches should teach life, not just lessons, sign below.

Let us plant the change. Together.