Rural Justice Summit at UC Merced
ORGANIZATION: California Institute for Rural Studies
Please visit the new page to apply.
The annual Rural Justice Summit is a forum for community members, students, academics, advocates and researchers to come together to explore common challenges, compare barriers faced and seek solutions in California's vast Central Valley. As 2018 is an election year, we are focusing 2018's Summit on organizing for local action in rural communities. Issues for our communities are being broken up into five different tracks, including a youth-focused track.
It will be at UC Merced, with the California Room as its hub.
Learn more about the event here: https://2018ruraljusticesummit.brownpapertickets.com
Do you like working at events? There are lots of moving parts, and we need more hands on deck!
Lots of ways you can help out!
- Food & Beverage Services
- Stage Management
- Audio-Visual
- Note-takers
- Ushering
- Photography
Don't hesitate to contact us with questions! Thank you!
More opportunities with California Institute for Rural Studies
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About California Institute for Rural Studies
Location:
P.O. Box 1047, Davis, CA 95617, US
Mission Statement
We want to increase social justice in rural California for all residents, building sustainable communities based on a healthy agriculture. Foremost in our work will be marginalized populations. The goals of our public interest research are to strengthen social justice and increase the sustainability of California's rural communities. Our work informs public policy and inspires action for social change while providing a fact-based foundation for organizations and individuals working to ameliorate rural injustice. While our commitment to the scientific method is at the foundation of our credibility, we recognize the inescapable role that values play in shaping the fundamental questions that researchers pose. Our philosophy of science is therefore based on the principle that scientific inquiry should consciously serve the long-term public interest.
Description
About California Institute for Rural Studies CIRS is the only non-profit organization in California with a mission to conduct public interest research that strengthens social justice and increases the sustainability of California's rural communities. For 40 years, since 1977, we have focused on rural and agricultural issues, seeking sustainable solutions. Within these broad program areas, we do essential work on rural health & housing, market barriers to farmers, fair labor practices, water use & policy, food insecurity & access, and more.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
UC Merced, California Room5200 Lake RoadMerced, CA 95343
DATE POSTED
March 2, 2018
SKILLS
- Photography
- Audio-Visual
- Food & Beverage Services
- Stage Management
- Ushering
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 4-6hrs
- If you are applying for the Photography position, please send link to your portfolio/instagram acct.