# Event Details - **Event Name**: Food Fight Paperback Book Launch with Stuart Gillespie and Edward Davey - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Join author Stuart Gillespie as he talks about his book Food Fight, which exposes the plunder at the heart of our global food system.About this EventFood is life but our food system is killing us. Our global food system lies in the tight grip of a handful of powerful players who are prioritising profit at any cost - despite rising obesity, ill-health and a worsening climate crisis - aided by governments who are letting them get away with it.Stuart Gillespie, a veteran of four decades at the frontline of global food policy, reveals how we can transform it into a system that can nourish all of us, as well as the planet we live on. Both unflinching exposé and revolutionary call to arms, Food Fight maps a way towards a new system and reveals the solutions within our grasp.Join Stuart in conversation with Edward Davey as he launches the paperback copy of Food Fight in Lewes. Discounted signed copies will be available at the event.Praise for Food Fight‘Scholarly, literate and deeply moving, this isn’t just a good read, it’s an essential reference for anyone hoping to understand the food system, why it’s broken and how we might imagine fixing it’CHRIS VAN TULLEKENIf you want to change our rotten corrupt food system, you first have to understand it. Food Fight is the gripping book we have been waiting for, from a veteran of the food wars. Essential reading for anyone interested in our health and the planet’TIM SPECTORRead more about the book here.About the eveningThis event, organised by Lewes Climate Hub, will take place at Caccia and Tails, High St, Lewes. Caccia and Tails is licensed, it will be open prior to the event starting so drinks and snacks will be available. The talk will start promptly at 7pm.Format:Presentation by Stuart Gillespie on his book, Food FightDiscussion with Edward Davey, Head, World Resources Institute Europe UK Office and Senior Advisor at the Food and Land Use CoalitionQ&A and discussionAbout Stuart GillespieStuart Gillespie is an Honorary Associate, Institute of Development Studies and non-resident Senior Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute.Stuart has been fighting to transform our dysfunctional food system for the past forty years. Stuart worked with a range of UN agencies across the world, before joining the International Food Policy Research Institute in 1999. Here he founded the Regional Network on AIDS, Livelihoods and Food Security, the Transform Nutrition research consortium, a flagship Agriculture for Nutrition and Health programme and the Stories of Change initiative, amongst a host of other interventions in public food and nutrition policy.Stuart has around 200 publications including 10 books, 14 monographs and 22 book chapters. His latest book FOOD FIGHT was published in 2025 by Canongate in the UK, HarperCollins in Canada, Pegasus in the US and Zhejiang in China.Read Stuart's substack FOOD FIGHT FILES https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/c3eaceb0-26a9-11f1-b24a-29e1eb4e9691-rimg-w1110-h740-dcd8ddd6-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lewes/food-fight-paperback-book-launch-with-stuart-gillespie-and-edward-davey/100001985440348529 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, Art, Nonprofit, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Ffood-fight-paperback-book-launch-with-stuart-gillespie-and-edward-davey-tickets-1985440348529 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Lewes - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Caccia and Tails - **lat**: 50.8727218 - **long**: 0.009254 - **full address**: Caccia and Tails, 176 High Street, Lewes, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Lewes Climate Hub (https://allevents.in/org/lewes-climate-hub/21745836) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/61c9a9d891ee56b46d8ed4ac4324534b029065cc32020170d0de8c49e04b63d0-rimg-w1080-h1662-dc51b67e-gmir.jpg?v=1774264605 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/f228d1f26c6e15cd469420a63a8a9d1213e913213751d12eb7dff0d049287379-rimg-w400-h400-dc51b67e-gmir.jpg?v=1774264605 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Caccia and Tails, 176 High Street, Lewes, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Lewes Climate Hub - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** health-wellness, Art, Nonprofit, literary-art - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Food Fight Paperback Book Launch with Stuart Gillespie and Edward Davey ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Food Fight Paperback Book Launch with Stuart Gillespie and Edward Davey", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/61c9a9d891ee56b46d8ed4ac4324534b029065cc32020170d0de8c49e04b63d0-rimg-w1080-h1662-dc51b67e-gmir.jpg?v=1774264605", "startDate": "2026-04-21T19:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-04-21T20:30:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/lewes/food-fight-paperback-book-launch-with-stuart-gillespie-and-edward-davey/100001985440348529", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Caccia and Tails", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "176 High Street", "postalCode": "BN7 1YE", "addressLocality": "Lewes", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "50.8727218", "longitude": "0.009254" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join author Stuart Gillespie as he talks about his book Food Fight, which exposes the plunder at the heart of our global food system.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-23", "availabilityEnds": "2026-04-21T20:30:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-03-23", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/lewes/food-fight-paperback-book-launch-with-stuart-gillespie-and-edward-davey/100001985440348529" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-23", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-03-23", "url": "https://allevents.in/lewes/food-fight-paperback-book-launch-with-stuart-gillespie-and-edward-davey/100001985440348529", "price": 0, "name": "Food Fight Paperback Book Launch" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Lewes Climate Hub", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/lewes-climate-hub/21745836" } ] } ] ```