This event just keeps getting better and better.
We have Jim Morris, President of the Pacers and former Executive Director of the World Food Programme speaking, food donated from Chef Vincent Kinkade at US Foods, and music provided by White River Celtica (T. Wyatt Watkin and Friends).
It's going to be a great night. Don't miss it!
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Oxfam Action Corps Hunger Banquet Focuses on Food Justice
Food Justice Goes Live October 15th 6:30 pm at the Indiana Interchurch Center
At the Oxfam Action Corps Hunger Banquet next Tuesday food justice will no longer be a discussion, a lecture, or research. Food justice will be live in the room. As you enter the room you will draw a ticket to determine your lot. Your destiny will be the luck of the draw - a lot like the lottery of real life. Will you be a farmer from Costa Rica or a wealthy billionaire from the U.K.? How did you get there and what are the daily obstacles you face or benefits you enjoy? Last of all, is it fair? If it isn't, then what should we do about it?
Hear Jim Morris, former head of the World Food Programme and current President of the Indiana Pacers, inspire you to make a difference for those who are most vulnerable to hunger. Then, spend the next hour of this event playing the part that millions of people throughout the rest of the world live each day. At the end of the evening you will leave feeling empowered, knowing that your voice made a difference for vulnerable communities throughout the developing world.
Major food corporations care what you think and your voice as a consumer has the power to help them make positive progress toward building a better food system. Oxfam America has set the goal of ensuring that everyone has enough to eat, always. Find out how you can use the power of your voice, your pen, or your social media to move the global food system in that direction.
The GROW method, a list of simple changes you can make at your kitchen table, is another part of giving the rest of the world more opportunity to escape hunger. Stop by the Oxfam Action Corps table before or after the event for free recipe cards that will also teach you how to make these simple, manageable personal changes.
I'll see you there at 6:30 sharp this next Tuesday evening (October 15th) at the Indiana Interchurch Center, located at 1100 West 42nd Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
To RSVP for this event go to indyoxfamactioncorps.eventbrite.com.
The space for this event is provided by the Center for Interfaith Collaboration and the Indiana Interchurch Center. The food for the event is being donated by U.S. Foods.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Participation in "Pitch In" - A Conversation about Hunger and Food Access - Thursday, July 25th
We have been invited to table and participate in a panel discussion on hunger and food access this Thursday 25th. The event is sponsored by an IUPUI's School of Public and Environmental Affairs class and will be held at Keep Indianapolis Beautiful from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
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Here we will have the opportunity to introduce our guests to Oxfam's mission (fighting poverty, hunger, and injustice), the GROW Method, and the Behind the Brands campaign. Thanks to Adam Olson and our friends at Oxfam in Boston we have an interactive Behind the Brands game board to engage visitors in exploration of how the food companies they love impact international poverty and hunger.
Not only is this an opportunity to teach people how we fight poverty, hunger, and injustice - it's great opportunity to learn more about what other local organizations are doing about hunger and food access so we can do even more.
Contact Indianapolis Oxfam Action Corps to help with this event.
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Pitch-In!
A
Conversation about Hunger and Food Access
What
would it take to end hunger in Central Indiana?
How can local success help the global efforts to improve food
access? Join SPEA Scholars and local,
national and international food and hunger experts for a thought-provoking and
potentially world-changing “Intellectual Pitch-In” to discuss the intersection
of global and local food issues.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
6:30-8:30 PM
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
1029 Fletcher Ave. Suite 100,
Indianapolis, IN 46203
Panelists
include:
Emily Weikert-Bryant - Feeding Indiana's Hungry
Dow AgroScience
Laura Henderson - Growing Places Indy
Gina Sheets - Hope in the Harvest and Indiana
Department of Agriculture
Myel Reed
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Indiana Department of Agriculture
Kim Kiser - Oxfam Action Corps
Betsy Whitmore -Second Helpings
Slow Food Indy
This family friendly event is free to the public with the donations of
dried pasta or rice for Second Helpings.
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Here we will have the opportunity to introduce our guests to Oxfam's mission (fighting poverty, hunger, and injustice), the GROW Method, and the Behind the Brands campaign. Thanks to Adam Olson and our friends at Oxfam in Boston we have an interactive Behind the Brands game board to engage visitors in exploration of how the food companies they love impact international poverty and hunger.
Not only is this an opportunity to teach people how we fight poverty, hunger, and injustice - it's great opportunity to learn more about what other local organizations are doing about hunger and food access so we can do even more.
Contact Indianapolis Oxfam Action Corps to help with this event.
Happy Anniversary to the GROW Campaign - Cooking Together with GROW Recipes
Hi Indianapolis Action Corps Members (and Future Members, yes - that's you!)
Let's get together with family and friends (including each other) and cook some GROW recipes. They are available on Oxfam's GROW cookbook pages and on Pinterest. What better way is there to teach people how to apply the GROW method?
Besides, for all those people who keep saying, "I don't have the time or money to cook this way," we have a win-win solution. Cook with friends and share with neighbors. It's a great way to get healthy, build and strengthen friendships and community, save money, and eat in a way that leaves more food available for our neighbors around the world. Try it, you'll like it. :) Then share the news about GROW with this cool slideshow.
Happy Anniversary GROW!
(Click above to see what we've accomplished in this last two years and where we're headed.)
Let's get together with family and friends (including each other) and cook some GROW recipes. They are available on Oxfam's GROW cookbook pages and on Pinterest. What better way is there to teach people how to apply the GROW method?
Besides, for all those people who keep saying, "I don't have the time or money to cook this way," we have a win-win solution. Cook with friends and share with neighbors. It's a great way to get healthy, build and strengthen friendships and community, save money, and eat in a way that leaves more food available for our neighbors around the world. Try it, you'll like it. :) Then share the news about GROW with this cool slideshow.
Happy Anniversary GROW!
(Click above to see what we've accomplished in this last two years and where we're headed.)
New - Fun GROW Campaign Videos
There will soon be 9 billion of us on the planet. That's a lot of people to feed. How will we get there? View the fun new GROW campaign videos to find out, then share them with friends!
Incremental Progress - I guess US Food Aid Reform is more like the turtle than the hare
The most recent opportunity to move US Food Aid reform for was the House vote on the Royce-Engle Amendment in Farm Bill in June. Yes, the Royce-Engle Amendment failed to pass, but only by a very narrow margin (203 yea to 220 no) and even this reflects huge progress. To find out why click the link and scroll down to Gawain Kripke's June 19th article, "House of Representatives Rejects Food Aid Reform in the Farm Bill."
The great news is that our Indianapolis Action Corps was part of that progress. Thanks to everyone who called their representative, helped with phone banking, or visited Congressman Carson or Congresswoman Brooks they both voted "Yes".
Special thanks are due to Tracie Johannsen who helped with lobby visits and Matt Smith who came up from the Ball State Oxfam CHANGE chapter and updated us on the political process before this vote. You two are amazing!
In summary, there will be future opportunities to get US Food Aid Reform passed. It isn't happening quickly, but just like the turtle if we keep working toward it, it will happen.
The great news is that our Indianapolis Action Corps was part of that progress. Thanks to everyone who called their representative, helped with phone banking, or visited Congressman Carson or Congresswoman Brooks they both voted "Yes".
Special thanks are due to Tracie Johannsen who helped with lobby visits and Matt Smith who came up from the Ball State Oxfam CHANGE chapter and updated us on the political process before this vote. You two are amazing!
In summary, there will be future opportunities to get US Food Aid Reform passed. It isn't happening quickly, but just like the turtle if we keep working toward it, it will happen.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Learn about US Aid Reform and Oxfam Action Corps - Free Lunch with Oxfam Staffer, Adam Olson, Noon May 17th
At the end of this month our legislators will begin voting on the most important changes in US Aid reform since its inception in the 1950's. President Obama has added reforms that will allow US Aid the flexibility it needs to make international hunger relief more effective and efficient. In short, these changes mean we can feed 4 to 5 million more people without changing the costs and cut our response time to humanitarian crisis from months to weeks.
We need all hands on deck to move this forward, but more than anything we need your voice.
Join us for a free lunch meeting with Oxfam staffer, Adam Olson, at Duo's Kitchen at 2960 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana at noon on Friday May 17th. This is in the International Medical Group Building across from the Children's Museum.
E-mail us at Indianapolis@OxfamActionCorps.org to let us know if you can attend.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Act Local, Think Global!
Support Women Farmers
Fight Global Hunger
Fight Global Hunger
Build a Better Food System
Join the Oxfam Action Corps!
Advocate in your community on behalf of millions worldwide
Free spaces are available at training April 13-16, 2013 – Apply now!
ð Are you concerned that the people who grow the world’s food—many of whom are women—cannot afford to feed their own families? And that one in eight people goes to bed hungry every night even though the world produces enough food for everybody?
ð Do you want to take action in your city to achieve policies to sustainably feed a growing population and empower poor people to earn a living, feed their families, and thrive?
ð Are you willing to reach out to others in your community to hold governments and businesses accountable for the impact of their policies and practices on the environment and global food security?
Oxfam America, an international relief and development organization, invites you to join the Oxfam Action Corps, an exciting effort to cultivate grassroots leaders and political change.
Oxfam Action Corps volunteers work closely with Oxfam staff to engage their community and elected officials. We will provide training and support throughout a one-year time commitment. You'll meet amazing activists, build community, and drive political solutions.
We are recruiting for the Oxfam Action Corps in these cities:
Albuquerque, NM
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Columbus, OH
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Minn./St Paul, MN
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Austin, TX
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Des Moines, IA
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New York City, NY
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Boston, MA
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Indianapolis, IN
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Philadelphia, PA
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Burlington, VT
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Kansas City, MO
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San Francisco, CA
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Chicago, IL
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Madison, WI
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Seattle, WA
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Here is what previous Oxfam Action Corps volunteers said:
“Oxfam Action Corps has given me a ton of confidence… gaining knowledge and being able to speak to people about the issues.” Amy , Business Operations Analyst, Des Moines
“I liked it, loved it, actually. I now have a better appreciation for activism and I do believe that it can really make a difference!” Debby, Graduate Student, VT
"This has become one of the best parts of my life… I can't express enough how satisfying it is to be organizing with people who are just as committed and dependable and passionate." – Isaac., Educator, New York City
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