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Food for Thought: Fighting Food Insecurity on CampusSegment 8 – Want to Know More?Welcome to the last segment of our one-episode podcast!In this podcast, we were able to highlight 6 diverse student perspectives, representing different aspects of campus life and knowledge on food. We would like to sincerely express our gratitude to Alexei, Parker, Sep, Troy, Ethan and Andie for sharing their thoughts and insights on campus food insecurity. If you’re facing food insecurity or struggling to make ends meet, don’t hesitate to visit the AMS Food Bank, Sprouts Cafe or check out the UBC Food Hub and Campus Nutrition for more resources.This segm...2024-12-1101 min
Food for Thought: Fighting Food Insecurity on CampusSegment 7 – Where’s the AMS? | Part 2: SustainabilityThis segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Ian and Janae. This segment features Andie Bartolome, a fifth-year International Economics student and the Associate Vice President, Sustainability of Alma Mater Society. Tune in as Andie talks about the initiatives and policies of the AMS related to promoting food sustainability and food justice. Andie also shares about her thoughts on why student inclusion is important in decision making when it comes to solving food insecurity at UBC. "[W]hen you really look at the meaning of sustainability, it is really making the world liveable for the next generations to...2024-12-1117 min
Food for Thought: Fighting Food Insecurity on CampusSegment 6 – Where’s the AMS? | Part 1: Food BankThis segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Ian and Janae. This segment features Ethan Lui, a fourth-year International Relations student and a volunteer at the AMS Food Bank. "Food insecurity is always an income problem. It’s not a scarcity of food problem," says Ethan.This segment's cover was retrieved from the AMS Food Bank page, showing one of the volunteers holding food offerings available to student clients. According to the AMS Services Report 2023/24, the Food Bank saw a total of 25,241 visits from May 2023–April 2024, an increase from 16,253 the previous year.To learn more...2024-12-1108 min
Food for Thought: Fighting Food Insecurity on CampusSegment 5 – Who’s Hungry for Change? | Part 2: Sprouts CafeThis segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Ian and Janae. This segment features Troy Chong, a sixth-year Microbiology and Immunology student and a Community Eats Assistant at the Sprouts Cafe. Tune in as Troy discusses some of the initiatives, challenges faced, and practices used at the Sprouts Cafe. Troy also offers his thoughts on why it is important for students to get involved in food security advocacy on campus. "Food insecurity applies to everyone... it's not just about one particular group... You shouldn't [have to say] I don't deserve this meal because there is someone else worse...2024-12-1116 min
Food for Thought: Fighting Food Insecurity on CampusSegment 4 – Who’s Hungry for Change? | Part 1: Campus NutritionThis segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Joyce and Ian. This segment features Sepehr Kamal, a UBC alumni who co-founded Campus Nutrition as a student in 2019. Tune in as Sep provides his insights on campus food insecurity, and shares his experience as a founder of a non-profit organization that aims to provide solutions in food affordability and availability on campus. “There shouldn’t be a need for so many student-led initiatives on this issue. It’s frustrating,” says Sep when asked about food security initiatives at UBC.This segment's cover was retrieved from the Campus Nutritio...2024-12-1115 min
Food for Thought: Fighting Food Insecurity on CampusSegment 3 – SOS: Students are Struggling?! | Part 2: Parker H.This segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Joyce and Jane. This segment features Parker Haga, a third-year International Relations student at UBC. Tune in as Parker shares about her experience as an international student in France (Sciences Po), and their thoughts on campus food insecurity as a student who have worked for NGOs such as United Way BC and A Better Life Foundation. Parker states that "some interesting things I found [United Way BC] were doing... were to have more wrap-around services. Things aren't just directly related to food, but access to things... even if it's like...2024-12-1113 min
Food for Thought: Fighting Food Insecurity on CampusSegment 2 – SOS: Students are Struggling?! | Part 1: Alexei V.This segment of our one-episode podcast is hosted by Joyce. This segment features Alexei Villareal, a fourth-year English Honours and History student and an on-call volunteer at the Sprouts Cafe. Tune in as Alexei provides his thoughts on campus food insecurity as a student who participated in the Hungry for Change Walkout, organized by Sprouts in 2022. "I do feel like the organizations we have on campus have showed time and time again that they are trying to hold the institution accountable," says Alexei.This segment's cover was retrieved from the Sprouts Cafe's social media page, showing one...2024-12-1114 min
Food for Thought: Fighting Food Insecurity on CampusSegment 1 – What’s a Food for Thought?Welcome to Food for Thought, the show where we dive into one of the biggest issues affecting UBC students today – food insecurity. In 2024, 51% of the 4,148 AMS Academic Experience Survey respondents reported feelings of worry that they would not be able to afford adequate groceries as students.As the Government of Canada defines it, “food insecurity is the inability to acquire or consume an adequate diet quality or sufficient quantity of food in socially acceptable ways, or the uncertainty that one will be able to do so.” The page also adds that “household food insecurity is often linked with the...2024-12-1102 min