Baylor University’s 3rd Annual Poverty Summit will be held October 8-10, 2010 in conjunction with The Campus Kitchens Project. The conference is entitled Hungry for Justice: Social, Economic, Environmental.
Hungry for Justice is a national conference addressing poverty and issues of social justice. A variety of social concerns will be addressed, with a strong focus on issues stemming from poverty such as hunger and human trafficking. The conference aims to stimulate academic thought and raise awareness about poverty; engage students about the issues of social, economic, and environmental justice; and encourage action.
Outside of Baylor and the Waco community, The Campus Kitchens Project will send students from its 26 affiliated colleges and universities, giving this conference a truly national audience. We are delighted to announce confirmed keynote speakers include Robert Egger, Founder and President of DC Central Kitchen and Shannon Sedgwick Davis, a prominent anti-human trafficking advocate involved in several reconciliation and global human rights endeavors. Davis sits on the advisory board for The Elders, a collective group of international leaders including Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and President Jimmy Carter who meet to discuss difficult issues such as the five-year genocide in Darfur. We have received interest from organizations such as OasisUSA, Texas Hunger Initiative, Urban Gardening Coalition, TOMS Shoes, Compassion International, and the Capital Area Food Bank about leading possible breakout sessions, and the call for proposals is now available online. The conference will also include a food justice panel discussion addressing issues ranging from labor trafficking in agriculture production to food access and nutrition.
Because the conference addresses issues of social, economic, and environmental justice we have been intentional about using fair trade products for all conference materials. Each participant will receive a bracelet purchased from the Kianga Project, which was started by Baylor graduates who returned from Kenya with the goal to economically empower women living with HIV. The four students sell fair trade goods so that the women may build sustainable futures for themselves and their families, and we are excited to join this effort.
Registration is $40, and the tentative schedule, hotel accommodations, and travel information are available at www.baylor.edu/povertysummit. If you are interested in presenting at the conference, complete the request for proposal online by September 10, 2010, and if you are interested in attending, make sure to register by October 1, 2010.
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