UPCOMING EVENTS
Coming soon!
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Spotlight on Service: Inspire, Inform, Connect!
Saturday Oct 18
9:15am-1pm
Interested in learning more about homelessness?
Want to visit a local organization working to help people in poverty?
On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, from 9:15AM-1PM, Spotlight on Service will be visiting Shelter Network, a local homeless and poverty resource center for a tour from Dr. Brian Greenburg. Afterwards, there will be a discussion/reflection session with the Director of the Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty & Inequality, Professor David Grusky and student leader, Ellie Titus, from SPOON.
If you're interested, e-mail spotlightonservice@gmail.com by 5pm on Tuesday, October 14th.
15 participants will be chosen from the application pool on a random basis and informed on Tuesday evening.
Visit http://stanford.edu/group/spotlight/index.html for more information on Spotlight on Service!
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 Photo courtesy of Sunday Friends
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SPOON Information Session
Wednesday Oct 8
Haas Center (DK Room) 7:00-8:00pm
Whether you are a new volunteer, a returning member or simply interested in the Stanford Project on Hunger, be at the info session for the kick-off to a year of great impact. Bring your calendar!
Please click on the map (right) for additional directions to the Haas Center.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: An Oxfam Hunger Banquet
Wednesday May 14
Tressider Oak West 7:00-8:00 PM
Hungry???
Come to SEE Professor David Grusky and Stanford Spoken Word.
Come to HEAR about what you can do to fight poverty & hunger!
Come to EAT some FREE* Treehouse Food!
*Suggested donation of $1 per attendee to support the activities of
OxFam America
For more information please see flyer and the event's
FaceBook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=17423286773&ref=mf
Sponsored by: SPOON, SIG, STOP, Stanford Spoken Word, & the Stanford
Center for the Study of Poverty & Inequality
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Health, Nutrition, and Poverty in America: Food Insecurities in Low-Income Communities
Monday May 5
100-101K 7:00 PM
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Social Activism in the Community
Tuesday Feb 12
550-550A (near Geology Corner) 7-8:30 PM
Mr. Franklin Williams, a Santa Cruz community activist is coming to campus to talk about his experiences feeding the hungry in the community and connecting numerous non-profits to help people lead better lives.
He will also be outlining the problems facing starvation here in the Greater Bay Area through a multimedia presentation and sharing his experiences founding OnePointFive- a non-profit venture- to alleviate these problems.
He is certainly quite the character and is an instructor at UC Santa Cruz.
Event will be in 550-550A (Near Geology Corner), Tuesday Feb 12 from 7-8:30 PM. We encourage you to come with an open mind as we hope to have a lively audience driven Q&A session!
For more information please see flyer or http://stanford.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8428518859
This event is being co-sponsored by SPOON (Stanford Project on Hunger), STOP (Students Taking on Poverty), Stanford Night Outreach to the Homeless, Habitat for Humanity-Stanford Chapter, and Stanford in Government.
In Collaboration with Haas Center for Public Service- Leadership Programs
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