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.