Each year millions of people suffer injustices due to environmental degradation and food shortage. The campus and community are invited to learn more about this systemic problem and how to contribute to the solution. CU-Boulder’s first Food and Environmental Justice Week will feature service projects, panels, discussion, and documentary film screenings.
Food justice suggests that there is enough food to feed the world, but that individuals do not have fair or equal access to this food. Therefore, food justice requires we not only investigate where our food comes from and what lays behind global food crises and security issues, but that we offer our talents and service to make immediate and long term change.
A state of Environmental Justice means that everyone, regardless of race, income, ethnicity, geographic location, etc. must have equal access to a clean working and living environment, including access to clean water, quality food, clean air, energy resources and open space. The concept of environmental justice grew out of the realization that polluting industries and facilities, such as landfills and power plants, are often located near low-income communities and communities of color.
All events are free and open to the public with a suggested donation of 1 non-perishable food item. All non-perishable food and funds collected throughout the week will be donated to Community Food Share.
A full schedule can be found at http://www.colorado.edu/vrc/bucc.
Monday April 11
The Garden – film
6:00-7:00pm in Education Building Room 220
Hosted by CU Going Local
Tuesday April 12
Women and Environmental Justice
film and panel discussion
6:00-8:00pm in Humanities Building, Room 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 – film
7:00-8:00pm in Environmental Design Building, Room 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 University Memorial Center Fountains
Hosted by VRC and IECE
Nite Bite
12:00pm University Memorial Center Packard Grill
Come get free fair trade coffee!
Food for Thought Dinner
evening in all campus dining halls
Hosted by CU Dining Services
(Note: fee does apply for meal service)
Local Farmers Panel
7:00-8:00pm in Humanities Building, Room 135
Hosted by CoPIRG
Thursday April 14
Food Justice Panel
1:30-3:00pm in University Memorial Center, Room 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 Visual Arts Complex, Room 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 Humanities Building, Room 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, sign up at
http://www.colorado.edu/vrc/bbbw
The Food and Environmental Justice Week is organized by the Environmental Center and the Volunteer Resource Center at the University Colorado Boulder.