Food Justice, Food Policies, and Local Food Insecurity: A Critical Conversation about Food on United Nations Day

Tuesday, October 22 | 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | College Avenue Student Center

In recognition of World Food Day and United Nations Day, Rutgers Global and its university partners will host an interactive program to raise awareness about issues of food justice, food policies, and local food insecurity. The program will open with an info fair and a keynote lecture by Professor Alyshia Gálvez (The New School), author of Eating NAFTA: Trade, Food Policies, and the Destruction of Mexico (University of California Press, 2018). Student members of The Dream Project, Dorothy Lee and Gabrielle Rossi, will share their experiences of biking across the country this past summer to raise money for Elijah’s Promise. The event will conclude with breakout sessions for students to share resources and to develop action plans to address food insecurity on campus and in New Brunswick.

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Event Program:

6:30: Info Fair and Reception
7:30: Welcome
7:45: Keynote Speaker: Alyshia Galvez (The New School)
8:15: Q&A
8:30: Presentations: Dorothy Lee, TaeHo Lee, Katie Parrish, Gabrielle Rossi, and Phia Trinidad (The Dream Project)
8:45: Panel Discussion with Alyshia Galvez, Dorothy Lee, and Gabrielle Rossi, moderated by Xenia Morin
9:00: Breakout discussion on local food insecurity

Attendees are encouraged (though not required) to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Rutgers Against Hunger and the Rutgers Student Food Pantry. Students are reminded that the Rutgers Student Food Pantry is free and available to all students who may need to use it. No appointment is necessary. The Rutgers Student Food Pantry is located at 39 Union Street. Learn more about the Rutgers Student Food Pantry here.

Learn more about Professor Galvez’s book, Eating NAFTA: Trade, Food Policies, and the Destruction of Mexico here. 
 
Learn more about the Dream Project here. 

Sponsors:

Agriculture and Food Systems Program, SEBS
Asian American Cultural Center
Center for Latin American Studies, SAS 
Center for Latino Arts and Culture
Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities
Department of Geography, SAS
Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies, SAS
GlobeMed at Rutgers
Graduate Student Association
Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health
IP&O, Facilities, Renovation and Infrastructure Services
Latin American Student Organization
Off-Campus Living and Community Partnerships
Paul Robeson Cultural Center
Rutgers Against Hunger
Rutgers Global
Rutgers Student Food Pantry
RU Compost
RU Gen UN
Students for Environmental Awareness
Sustainability Coalition
Take Back the Tap