th, 2011 marks the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day. Around the world, organizations and individuals will be celebrating this exciting historic landmark. From coast to coast, Oxfam America supporters will organize 100 events in 100 days, and you're invited! Join the Bay Area Oxfam Action Corps at a very special event called “Ending Hunger Starts with Women.” WHAT: Reception, Presentation and Panel Discussion...all FREE!
WHEN: Tuesday, March 8th, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
WHERE: The David Brower Center, Goldman Theater and Gallery, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA
RSVP or VOLUNTEER: oxfam.sf@gmail.com
- 6:30 to 7:10 pm: Informational networking reception in the gallery where guests can enjoy sustainable appetizers, organic wine and fair trade tea and coffee, while mingling with local luminaries and browsing informational tables featuring local non-profits.
- 7:10 to 8:30 pm: The evening will continue in the Goldman Theater with short films and a presentation from special guest Ms. Prak Souern, a rice farmer and community leader from Cambodia, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with some of the Bay Area's pioneers for ethical change, food experts, and leaders in business and government.
This event is the beginning of a dialogue about food justice in its global dimensions. We don't expect to arrive at all the answers in one night, but it's urgent that we further the conversation. There is something drastically wrong when nearly 1 billion people in the world are chronically hungry. And most of them - 3 out of 5 - are involved in food production, either by farming, fishing or herding. Women are the majority of farmers in this context, and so shoulder the added burden of gender inequality.
There is something wrong when our US cities have pockets of so-called 'food deserts' where people of limited income cannot easily access affordable healthy food. And there is something wrong when the food we do eat today depletes our natural resources for tomorrow because of unsustainable practices.
But it does not need to be this way. We can embrace solutions and a smarter, fairer food economy. So join us, at what promises to be a fun, uplifting and enlightening event, and find out how we can choose better ways to eat and grow our food, and at the same time advocate so that people worldwide have the rights and the resources to do the same.
To attend this event please RSVP to oxfam.sf@gmail.com
Special guests include:
- Ms. Prak Soeun, rice farmer and food justice pioneer from Cambodia
- Musician Thao Nguyen
- Bay Area Green Tours' Marisa LaManga
- Oakland Food Policy Council's Alethea Harper
- Pluck & Feather's Esperanza Pallana
...with more to be announced soon!
A very special thanks to Whole Foods Market in Berkeley for donating the food for this event!
