From: Administrative E-Memo (memofrom@Colorado.EDU)
Date: Tue Apr 05 2011 - 20:47:50 MDT
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 20:47:50 -0600 (MDT) From: Administrative E-Memo <memofrom@Colorado.EDU> Subject: Food and Environmental Justice Week April 11-17
TO: Boulder Campus Teaching & Research Faculty, Staff,
Deans, Directors, Dept Chairs, System Administration
FROM: Environmental Center
SENDER: Susan Beckett
DATE: April 6, 2011
SUBJECT: Food and Environmental Justice Week April 11-17
Each year millions of people suffer injustices due to environmental degradation
and food shortage. Learn about this systemic problem and how you can contribute
to the solution.
Participate in CU's first Food and Environmental Justice Week by visiting or
participating in any of the following service projects, panels, discussion or
documentary screenings - they are free and open to all students, staff and
faculty. A full schedule can be found at http://www.colorado.edu/vrc/bucc.
Please bring a donation of canned goods for event entry.
Monday April 11
The Garden - film
6:00-7:00pm in EDU 220
Hosted by CU Going Local
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Tuesday April 12
Women and Environmental Justice
film and panel discussion
6:00-8:00pm in HUMN 1B50
Film: Taking Root
Panel: Na:'zic (Grandmother's Earth Kitchen), Neambe LeadonVita (GrowHaus),
Beth Osnes (CU Professor of Theater), Jeanine Canty (Naropa)
Hosted by the Environmental Center
King Corn the film
7:00-8:00pm in ENVD 120
Hosted by CoPIRG
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Wednesday April 13
Buffalo Can Challenge and Food Justice Fair
featuring a public performance by Interactive Theater Project at 1:00pm
11:00am-2:00pm UMC Fountains
Hosted by VRC and IECE
Nite Bite
12:00pm UMC Packard Grill
Come get free fair trade coffee!
Food for Thought Dinner
evening in all campus dining halls
Hosted by CU Dining Services
Local Farmers Panel
7:00-8:00pm in HUMN 135
Hosted by CoPIRG
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Thursday April 14
Food Justice Panel
1:30-3:00pm in UMC 384
Panelists: Michael Brownlee (Transitions Colorado), Karen Coates (Ted Scripps
Fellow), Katherine Moos (Colorado Campiagn to End Childhood Hunger and Hunger
Free Colorado), Coby Gould (The GrowHaus)
Hosted by IECE and WRTG1150
Dive! The Movie - Living Off of America's Waste
7:00-9:00pm in VAC 1B20
Q&A with Jeremy Siefert (filmmaker), Elizabeth Kucinich (humanitarian and
activist), and Kelly Shea (VP WhiteWave Foods)
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Friday April 15
Global Effects of Injustice
Film and Panel Discussion
5:00-7:00pm in HUMN 1B80
Film: Burning in the Sun
Panel: Lakshman Guruswamy (Center for Energy and Environmental Security), Erin
Smith (Global Diversity Foundation), Michael Glantz (CU Consortium for
Capacity Building)
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Saturday April 16
Better Boulder Better World Volunteer Service Day
Come take part in making our communities a better place. Check out the
volunteer opportunities available. Space is limited, so sign up soon:
http://www.colorado.edu/vrc/bbbw
More information details schedules:
Environmental Justice Project - Environmental Center, UMC 355
http://ecenter.colorado.edu/component/content/article/444-ej-week
303-492-3808
cu.ase@colorado.edu
Volunteer Resource Center, UMC 356/358
colorado.edu/vrc/bucc
303-492-7632
volunteer@colorado.edu
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