‘The Face of the Person Who is Hungry’ at the Center of Annual Symposium
The coronavirus pandemic and widespread unemployment across the nation have led to a significant increase in people needing food. Hunger isn’t a new issue, but it is one that scholars, activists, professionals and others will be addressing at the upcoming 11th annual McGinley-Rice Symposium.
The Face of the Person Who is Hungry will be held Thursday, Oct. 22 and Friday, Oct. 23. Hosted by the School of Nursing, it will be held virtually and include both live and pre-recorded sessions.
The agenda for the two-day symposium includes a variety of breakout sessions, plenary panels and a poster question-and-answer session. Topics cover everything from advocacy, community approaches to improving nutritious food access and food insecurity during a pandemic to the impact of hunger on family wellbeing, social justice and hunger, and feeding the hungry with “rescued” food.
Keynote speakers include:
- Advocacy for Persons Who are Hungry, Michele Sumilas, executive director of Bread for the World, Washington, D.C.
- Transforming the Traditional Food Bank System to Meet Needs and Address the Root Causes of Hunger, Lisa Scales, president and chief executive office of the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank, Duquesne, Pa.
- Rescuing Fresh Food to Feed the Hungry, Leah Lizarando, co-founder and chief executive officer of 412 Food Rescue, Pittsburgh.
- Unmasking Hunger on College Campuses, Alia Pustorino-Clevenger, director of student life assessment and co-curricular community engagement, Duquesne University.
The nursing school also has posted a list of food resources available in the greater Pittsburgh area as well as numerous local food banks and organizations that provide food and aim to end hunger.
Visit the McGinley-Rice symposium website for more information, including registration and cost; contact hours for nursing, psychology, education and social work; additional event sponsors; and more.