Fri., March 11, 2016 – Sat., March 12, 2016
Food Equity Symposium
UC Irvine School of Law and the UC Global Food Initiative will co-sponsor a symposium at UC Irvine March 11–12, 2016 that takes up the issue of food equity and posits that in an equitable food system, all people have access to sufficient healthy and culturally appropriate food, and no person or community suffers from a disproportional burden of food production impacts. More info » |
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Food Justice Writing Competition As a part of this initiative, the symposium organizers have created a student writing competition open to all current students and 2015 graduates of University of California law schools.The winner of the competition will (1) receive an award of $500; (2) have the opportunity to present his/her work at the symposium; and (3) have the opportunity to submit the paper for publication in the symposium issue of the UC Irvine Law Review. All submissions must address some aspect of food equity, which we have defined broadly to account for those circumstances in which food operates as the cause or sets the context for subordination and inequality. This includes topics arising within the field of food law but it also can include other areas of law such as those governing immigration, health, and the environment. Submissions must not have been published or committed for publication. To enter the competition, applicants must: The deadline to submit is 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22. Please send all materials to Ana Duong (aduong@law.uci.edu). Please direct any questions or concerns to the symposium organizer, Professor Stephen Lee, at slee@law.uci.edu. |
Thursday, February 4, 2016
1 – 2:30 p.m.
SBSG 1517
SBSG 1517
La Otra Frontera: Farmworker Food Security Within the Northern Borderlands
Teresa Mares More info » |
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February 2016
Date TBD
Sustainable Food-Systems Speaker Series: Food Waste
More information coming soon… Food Waste, Food Systems |
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Thursday, January 21, 2016
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Anteater Recreation Center
Anteater Recreation Center
Reimagining Mexican Foodways: Reimagining Mexican Food
Explore the new art of Mexican cuisine with guest chef Jaime Maldonado from La Victoria in San Francisco. Space is limited to 20. RSVP » |
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Thursday, January 21, 2016
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
SBSG 1517
SBSG 1517
Fusing Palates and Difference: Food, Place, and Resilience in San Francisco’s Mission District
Chef Roger Feely and Jaime Maldonado present for the Food Matters lecture series on: Fusing Palates and Difference: Food, Place, and Resilience in San Francisco’s Mission District. For RSVP information, please download flyer » |
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Sat., January 16, 2016 – Mon., January 18, 2016
CA Higher Education Food Summit
Join a convergence of students, staff, faculty, and community leaders at large to bridge the conversation of food access, security, and justice within California Colleges and local community environments. This gathering will invite student government and organization leadership, staff program coordinators and directors, faculty and administrators as well as community food agency leadership to UC Santa Barbara to strengthen partnerships and share best practices to inform action steps toward fostering access, equity, and justice for all. Food Security, Food Systems |
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January 2016
Systemwide Sustainability Leadership Training for GFI student fellows
Sustainability Initiative will train Global Food Initiative Fellows from all ten UC campuses on sustainability leadership, community visioning, and action planning at two state-wide retreats. Sustainable Foods, Global Food Initiative, Food Systems |