Events At A Glance

SPRING

Hunger Action Day

May 7th, Sacramento, CA

Every year, Hunger Action Los Angeles is part of a statewide convergence of low income people and advocates up to the state Capitol for a spirited rally and visits with their legislators. This year there are many threats to programs that help poor people survive in California---including CalWORKs and SSI---and our assemblymembers and senators need to hear from us.

If you would like to participate, call Frank Tamborello at (213) 388-8228 or e-mail frank@hungeractionla.org

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Two Angry Moms

May 14th, San Francisco

Find out how you can get better food in your kid's school by attending a movie screening and panel discussion hosted by Shaping Youth. "Two Angry Moms" stir up some excitement with a recipe for taking action in this documentary of their nationwide school sojourn that inspires alternatives, champions change, and gives you the ingredients you need to make a difference in YOUR neighborhood.

When: May 14th, 6:30-8:30pm

Where: Delancey Street Foundation Screening Room
             600 Embarcadero
             San Francisco, CA 94107

Click here for more information and to buy tickets.

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Stuffed and Starved
May 15th, Berkeley, CA

Author Raj Patel will speak on the food crisis and children's health. Raj Patel is currently a researcher at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and a visiting scholar at the Center for African Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of Stuffed and Starved.

When: Thursday, May 15th at 4:00pm
Where: Morgan Hall Lounge (114 Morgan Hall)

             University of California, Berkeley

             (click here for a campus map)

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Tool, Tips, & Tricks of the Trade: Implementing CA’s Nutrition Standards

May 21st, El Monte, CA

Do you…

• Need tools for ensuring compliance with nutrition standards?
• Need ideas for working with vendors?
• Want to get students involved with monitoring compliance and reporting back to key decision makers?
• Have ideas to share or challenges to solve?
• Want to hear about successes from your peers?

California Project LEAN (Leaders Encouraging Activity and Nutrition) is hosting a training and sharing forum to provide answers to these questions and more. 

When: Wednesday, May 21 9:00am-1:30pm

Where: El Monte City School District

            3246 Meeker Avenue

            El Monte, CA 91731

Registration fee: $20 (Includes materials, breakfast, and lunch; fee waived for HEAC/HEAL grantees)

Click here to register!

For more information, contact:

Michelle Whitish

(916) 552-9871 or noralee.cole@cdph.ca.gov

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Youth Engagement Training and Sharing Forum

May 22nd, El Monte, CA

California Project LEAN is hosting a half-day forum in Southern California to discuss working with youth to monitor, implement and revise local school wellness policies. Participants will have the opportunity to share successes and challenges, hear about successful projects, and receive resources and tools. Training sessions and sharing forum will feature youth who have conducted:

• Photo voice projects
• Vending machine audits
• Campus marketing audits
• Healthy eating and physical activity promotional campaigns

When: Thursday, May 22nd 9:00am-1:30pm

Where: El Monte City School District

             3246 Meeker Avenue

             El Monte, CA 91731

Registration: $20 (includes materials, breakfast and lunch; registration waived for HEAC/HEAL/CCROP grantees)

Click here to register!

For more information, contact:

Michelle Whitish

(916) 552-9871 or michelle.whitish@cdph.ca.gov

SUMMER

IMCL Conference - True Urbanism: Designing the Healthy City

June 1st-5th, Santa Fe, New Mexico

International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) has an a great conference planned with many inspiring keynote speakers: Presidential Award winner Dick Jackson MD, will discuss the impact of the built environment on health; Peter Benson, author of “All Kids Are Our Kids” will describe what communities must do to raise caring and responsible children; LA Planning Director Gail Goldberg will talk about creating urban villages; Portland , OR, Planning Director Gil Kelley will present Portland’s new family-friendly initiatives; Perry Bigelow will illustrate design elements for child-friendly neighborhoods; and Governor von Ungern-Sternberg will present child-friendly town planning in Germany.

More information is available here.

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UC Berkeley Center for Weight and Health: CA Childhood Obesity Conference

June 9th-12th, Los Angeles, CA

Check back here for more details!

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SYMPOSIUM: HAES 101: What, Why and How to Promote Positive Health Practices

July 11th, Los Angeles, CA

Presented by ASDAH, co-sponsored by NAAFA

When: July 11, 2008, 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
Where: Los Angeles Airport Marriott

            Los Angeles CA

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Healthy Parks Healthy Communities Coming to Oakland

June 17, Oakland, CA RSVP by June 2nd!

Parks and open spaces play an important role in providing people with places where they can engage in physical activity such as sports, leisurely strolls, or bicycle rides along trails and greenways. Low-income communities of color at the highest risk for inactivity also have the least access to parks and open spaces, which is why financing them in underserved areas is vital. But financing for new parks or maintaining existing ones can present a challenge. How do we creating funding opportunities for parks and other open spaces that support critical physical activity?

Trust for Public Land and Prevention Institute will be conducting a day-long training on the importance of parks and funding mechanisms communities can employ to create and maintain parks in their neighborhoods. 

When: Tuesday, June 17th from 9:30am-3:30pm

Where: East Bay Community Foundation

            James Irvine Conference Center

            353 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

            Oakland, CA 94612

Please RSVP by June 2nd! Email or call Heng Lam Foong at the Trust for Public Land at (323) 223-0441 ext.14.

FALL

International Urban Parks Conference

September 21-23, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The 2008 International Urban Parks Conference, "Body and Soul: Parks and the Health of Great Cities," will bring together leading edge research experts, public officials, and management innovators to explore how parks are shaping the future of the world’s cities.

When: September 21-23, 2008

Where: Hilton Pittsburgh

            600 Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Click here for more information.

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Latino Health Access 15th Anniversary Salsa Fiesta

October 3rd, 2008, Anaheim, CA

Join Strategic Alliance member organization for a Salsa Fiesta.

Where: The Grove of Anaheim

              2200 E Katella Ave
              Anaheim, CA 92806

When: October 3rd, 2008, 6-11:30pm

Tickets:  $100 per person; table of 10 $1,000

For reservations or sponsorship packages, call Marissa D. Colon (714) 542-7792 or email her. Online reservations also available at www.latinohealthaccess.org

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