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Photos sought for 'Women Feed the World' program

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Mae Ong gathers melons in Thailand, in photo taken by Steve Fick, a graduate student in ecology.
Gallery submission: Steve Fick, a graduate student in ecology, took this photo of Mae Ong as she gathered melons in Thailand. Fick was there for an internship with the Upland Holistic Development Program.

AUTHOR'S VISIT

Nicholas Kristof, co-author of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, is scheduled to participate in a forum and give a talk at 嘿嘿视频 on Monday, Jan. 13.

  • Forum@MC 鈥 鈥淎ll Hands on Deck: Supporting Women in STEM," 4-5 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Free and open to the public.
  • Talk 鈥 8-9:30 p.m., Jackson Hall, followed by book signing in the lobby.

The and other campus sponsors are seeking photos for a January event showcasing women鈥檚 contributions to agriculture, food and nutrition 鈥 from fields to packinghouses and markets, in businesses, labs, restaurants and homes, and to our plates.

The program, 鈥淲omen Feeding the World: Farmers, Mothers and CEOs,鈥 is free and open to the public, in conjunction with the 2013-14 campus book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

Photos (and the stories behind them) are welcome from students and researchers and others who have worked with women involved in food production in California and around the world. See photo submission details below.

The gallery presentation will be followed by an evening of stories from women who play a variety of roles in the food system.

All of this is scheduled the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the Conference Center Ballroom. The program begins at 6 p.m., and the program will run to 8:30 p.m.

Co-sponsors at 嘿嘿视频: World Food Center; Blum Center for Developing Economies; International Programs Office, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Horticulture Collaborative Research Support Program; Program in International and Community Nutrition; and Women鈥檚 Resources and Research Center. Freedom from Hunger, a Davis-based international organization, is also a co-sponsor.

Photo submissions

Each photo should be accompanied by a write-up (up to 250 words) of the story behind the photo. Multiple entries are welcome. Student work will receive priority.

Selected submissions will be shared in an online gallery, and a limited number will be printed and featured at the event. 鈥淓nter now to help us get the conversation started,鈥 the organizers said. The deadline is Friday, Jan. 10.

The includes a link to upload photos and stories. The forthcoming gallery will be on the same website.

Questions? Contact Brenda Dawson, bldawson@ucdavis.edu.

 

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