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. |
Food Systems
February 2016
Sustainable Food-Systems Speaker Series: Food Waste
More information coming soon… Food Waste, Food Systems |
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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 |
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Student Center, Emerald Bay CDE
Sustainable Food Systems Speaker Series: Food Production
Learn about food production and how individuals can be a part of growing sustainable food systems! More info » |
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Monday, November 2, 2015
The Evolution of the Sustainable Food Movement:
speaker Patrick Holden
7:30 p.m.
UCI University Club Library
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Global Food Summit: From Crisis to Security part 1:
Towards Regional Resilience
9 a.m.
Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center