OxFam Hunger Banquet
December 2008
December
4
OxFam Hunger Banquet
Students and staff are invited to share a meal and hear about how we can help alleviate hunger in our world.
Students and staff are invited to share a meal and hear about how we can help alleviate hunger in our world.
December
11
Wakefield's very own "OXFAM America Hunger Banquet"
Club Africa at Wakefield PRESENTS: The OXFAM America Hunger Banquet at the Wakefield High School Cafeteria!
Club Africa at Wakefield PRESENTS: The OXFAM America Hunger Banquet at the Wakefield High School Cafeteria!
December
13
Community Hunger Awareness Dinner
Local high school students are organizing a community dinner to be hosted at Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury on December 13th at 6 pm. The format will roughly follow that of an Oxfam "World Hunger Banquet" and will include presentations by community members and students who have had experiences dealing with hunger. Tickets will be sold in advance and at the door for five dollars; vouchers for free dinner will be available at local food shelves. Participants are encouraged to bring non-perishable goods to the event for a one dollar refund from their ticket.
Local high school students are organizing a community dinner to be hosted at Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury on December 13th at 6 pm. The format will roughly follow that of an Oxfam "World Hunger Banquet" and will include presentations by community members and students who have had experiences dealing with hunger. Tickets will be sold in advance and at the door for five dollars; vouchers for free dinner will be available at local food shelves. Participants are encouraged to bring non-perishable goods to the event for a one dollar refund from their ticket.
December
15
Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota's Monthly Meeting
Take action and get informed with Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota at our monthly meeting!
Take action and get informed with Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota at our monthly meeting!
January 2009
January
19
Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota's Monthly Meeting
Take action and get informed with Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota at our monthly meeting!
Take action and get informed with Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota at our monthly meeting!
January
20
Oxfam Hunger Banquet
In recognition of MLK Day, Southwestern Oregon Community College will conduct it's second annual Hunger Banquet in conjunction with a week full of presentations, speakers, entertainment, and service opportunities open to students, staff, and the community. The Hunger Banquet will kick off the college's events on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, and will include a Faces of Homelessness panel. Please contact Julia Rose at jrose@socc.edu for more information.
In recognition of MLK Day, Southwestern Oregon Community College will conduct it's second annual Hunger Banquet in conjunction with a week full of presentations, speakers, entertainment, and service opportunities open to students, staff, and the community. The Hunger Banquet will kick off the college's events on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, and will include a Faces of Homelessness panel. Please contact Julia Rose at jrose@socc.edu for more information.
February 2009
February
6
Kingswood-Oxford School Hunger Banquet
This event, hosted by the Kingswood-Oxford Global Awareness Organization, will be a educational celebration. Each guest will pick an economic level out of a hat (first world, second world, ect.) and will dine accordingly. A few individual projects will be set up around the room, and we will be raffling off some donated goods. Some student musical groups will also be featured. We will show a few film clips about world hunger and will be joined by some international nutrition and poverty experts. It will be a fun and very inspirational night.
This event, hosted by the Kingswood-Oxford Global Awareness Organization, will be a educational celebration. Each guest will pick an economic level out of a hat (first world, second world, ect.) and will dine accordingly. A few individual projects will be set up around the room, and we will be raffling off some donated goods. Some student musical groups will also be featured. We will show a few film clips about world hunger and will be joined by some international nutrition and poverty experts. It will be a fun and very inspirational night.
February
16
Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota's Monthly Meeting
Take action and get informed with Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota at our monthly meeting!
Take action and get informed with Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota at our monthly meeting!
February
27
Hunger No More -- A Hunger Crisis Conference
We will begin Friday, February 27, 2009 with an Oxfam Hunger Banquet and special presentation from documentary filmaker, Gerry Straub. David Beckmann (President, Bread for the World) – one of the foremost advocates for hungry people in the world – will be offering a keynote address on Saturday, February 28, 2009. Flanking David Beckman will be a cadre of distinguished activists in the anti hunger movement. Presenters in six breakout sessions will cover such topics as: - Global Hunger: Systems, Snafus, and (Possible) Solutions (Panel Discussion) - Local Hunger: Systems, Snafus, and (Possible) Solutions (Panel Discussion) - Advocacy and Public Policy: Empowerment for Change - The Experience of Hunger: Documentary & the Human Face of Hunger - Climate Change and Famine: Hunger in a Changing World - Student Activism and Hunger (Panel Discussion) The conference will open and close with inter-faith prayer services
We will begin Friday, February 27, 2009 with an Oxfam Hunger Banquet and special presentation from documentary filmaker, Gerry Straub. David Beckmann (President, Bread for the World) – one of the foremost advocates for hungry people in the world – will be offering a keynote address on Saturday, February 28, 2009. Flanking David Beckman will be a cadre of distinguished activists in the anti hunger movement. Presenters in six breakout sessions will cover such topics as: - Global Hunger: Systems, Snafus, and (Possible) Solutions (Panel Discussion) - Local Hunger: Systems, Snafus, and (Possible) Solutions (Panel Discussion) - Advocacy and Public Policy: Empowerment for Change - The Experience of Hunger: Documentary & the Human Face of Hunger - Climate Change and Famine: Hunger in a Changing World - Student Activism and Hunger (Panel Discussion) The conference will open and close with inter-faith prayer services
March 2009
March
4
Mills E. Godwin Hunger Banquet
Join Godwin High School in raising awareness for world hunger by sponsering or participating in the school's first Oxfam America Hunger Banquet. The event will include keynote speakers from area colleges
Join Godwin High School in raising awareness for world hunger by sponsering or participating in the school's first Oxfam America Hunger Banquet. The event will include keynote speakers from area colleges
March
16
Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota's Monthly Meeting
Take action and get informed with Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota at our monthly meeting!
Take action and get informed with Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota at our monthly meeting!
April 2009
April
20
Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota's Monthly Meeting
Take action and get informed with Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota at our monthly meeting!
Take action and get informed with Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota at our monthly meeting!