Students to Convene on Hunger & Homelessness

www.EmploymentCrossing.com More than 400 students from 100 schools in 30 states will meet for the largest gathering of students working on hunger, homelessness and poverty issues in the nation. The 19th annual National Student Conference Against Hunger & Homelessness will be held at University of Southern California from October 27th to the 29th. Dolores Huerta, a former colleague of Cesar Chavez and long-time advocate for immigrant workers’ rights, will be the keynote speaker. Plenary and breakout sessions center around five issue tracks, including: Hunger, Humanitarian Crises, Homelessness/Affordable Housing, Spirituality, Leadership & Justice and Globalization, Development & Trade. The National Student Campaign Against Hunger & Homelessness, a project of the Student Public Interest Research Groups, is organizing the conference with assistance from more than 25 sponsoring groups including Oxfam America, Americorps VISTA program and Idealist.org.