Food and Environmental Justice Week April 11-17

From: Administrative E-Memo (memofrom@Colorado.EDU)
Date: Tue Apr 05 2011 - 20:47:50 MDT

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    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
    __________________________________

    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
    __________________________________

    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
    ___________________________________

    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)
    __________________________________

    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)
    __________________________________

    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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