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Job Openings at FoodCorps (tips from Syed Ali ’13)
Syed Ali ’13, Communications Coordinator for FoodCorps, wrote in with two job postings: Special Assistant to the CEO (Portland, Oregon office) Syed says: I recommend this position especially for someone who is interested in social entrepreneurship. While many of our “leadership”-minded students might not find working in a support role compelling, its actually the best way to…
Greetings from Behind the Bookshelf!
My name is Jennifer Roach, and I just started my year as the Civic Engagement Fellow at Wesleyan. I am taking the place of the wonderful Rosy Capron ’14 in her office behind the bookshelf in Allbritton 318. This year I will be working with the Center for Community Partnerships, the Allbritton Center for the…
Spring 2015 Hunger Banquet
What is the hungriest you’ve ever been? How does your hunger look on the global scale? Join Wesleyan’s Hunger & Homelessness group on Wednesday, April 22 for the annual Hunger Banquet, an interactive simulation of global inequality related to food, hunger, and income. Attendees will share a meal and participate in a discussion about their perceptions and reactions to the…
Summer Internships with East New York Farms!
Love to work outside? Want to learn more about farming and food? Interested in community development? The Urban Farms Collaborative, now in its second year, is partnering with the incredible East New York Farms! in Brooklyn to offer a flexible summer internship to several interested students. This is an amazing opportunity to learn about food…
Lecture: Food as a Social Issue (4/22)
Kate Weiner ’15, coordinator of this semester’s Food Justice Workshop Series, invites you to a public lecture by Tracie McMillan, Wesleyan’s 2014 Koeppel Journalism Fellow. The talk – on Food as a Social Issue – will be Tuesday, April 22, at 7 p.m. in Downey 113.
Food Justice Workshop Series (four Tuesdays starting 3/25, apply by 3/4)
Food Justice Workshop Series Tuesdays – March 25, April 1, April 8, And April 15 5:30-7:30 p.m. Location TBA Sponsored by the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship Organized by Kate Weiner ’15, StartingBloc Fellow, and Meagan Erhart, Food Justice Americorp VISTA Member Where does our food come from and why does it matter? In this…
Become a Member of FoodCorps! (3/30)
Are you a leader passionate about healthy food, farms and kids? Then we want you to be a FoodCorps Service Member! FoodCorps recruits talented leaders for a year of paid public service building healthy school food environments in limited-resource communities. WHAT YOU’LL DO FoodCorps service members implement a three-ingredient recipe for healthy kids: TEACH children about what…
Job Opportunity: VISTA Program with CT Food Justice
For those of you interested in food justice, the Connecticut Food Justice Youth Corps is now accepting applications! Read more about this position below: University of Connecticut Extension, in partnership with some of the most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations in low-income communities in Connecticut, is now in the second year of a three year…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Note from Hailey Sowden ’15
The first day of summer is coming up and The Middletown Food Project is about to take off. We’ve been planning all through the winter and spring, and it’s finally time to start getting our hands dirty! Here’s some background on the farm and the project: After working for a few years at Long Lane…