August | FAI brings Hunger Games to SCU; Food justice research in Nicaragua

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Trouble viewing this email? Read it online » Sustainability Update, August 2012 | What are you eating? FAI brings "Hunger Games" to SCU The Food and Agribusiness Institute (FAI) is raising awareness of global hunger issues. FAI brought its own version of the Hunger Games to SCU last spring to engage students, faculty, and staff with issues of hunger and malnutrition. Read about this event and the 5th Annual Hunger Issues Forum, set to take place September 28. Read more >> Chris Bacon: food justice research in Nicaragua Assistant Professor Chris Bacon of the ESS department conducts research on sustainable food systems and food justice in Nicaragua. Read about how he is working to combat food insecurity and issues of food injustice and hear his advice for creating a more sustainable global food system, which is a critical part of a more ecologically, environmentally, and socially just world. Read more >> Also this month... News & Events Sustainability Champion Awards Campus Sustainability Tour SCU is hub for transport to AASHE 2012 Special group solar discount program Malley waste characterization Campus donation drive for office supplies Santa Clara Valley Green Gardner Read more >> Did You Know? Dining Services by Bon Appetit is working with the Real Food Challenge this summer to evaluate how to improve the availability of "real" food on campus. Read more >>   Take Action Tips to reduce, reuse, recycle, and respect, related to food. REDUCE: eat locally with Harvest of the Month REUSE: get creative with leftovers RECYCLE: start composting at home RESPECT: become a WWOOFer Read more >> SUBSCRIBE The Office of Sustainability will continue to e-mail Sustainability Updates to SCU students, faculty, and staff through non-Essential SCU Global E-Mail Distribution Lists. Others are welcome to subscribe to our listserv using the link above. ARCHIVES Read past Sustainability Updates. Articles are sorted by tags for quick browsing. SUBMIT YOUR IDEAS Have a suggestion for a program or person we should showcase? Want an upcoming event included next month? Please contact the Office of Sustainability with your idea.     Have you visited lately? Stop by and see what's going on at www.scu.edu/sustainability CONTACT US Office of Sustainability Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 Tel 408-554-2369 sustain...@scu.edu   social media   Join us on Facebook   Follow us on Twitter   Watch us on YouTube   See Also...   Office of Sustainability   Events Calendar   View our photos   Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy © Santa Clara University Office of Sustainability