UR Action partnered with Georgetown University in DC and Wilson College in Franklin County, PA in 2019 to implement a joint service learning course with students from Georgetown's Environmental Justice course and Wilson's Food, Culture, and Society class. Students enhanced their abilities to analyze social, environmental, economic, and political contexts and applied those skills to better understand the interrelated dynamics that cause food insecurity and environmental injustice in DC and Franklin County, PA.
After conducting systems maps that highlight interrelated causes of food insecurity and environmental injustice, mixed Georgetown/Wilson student teams used newly acquired project design skills to implement a food + environmental justice project in collaboration with local community organizations in both D.C. and Franklin County, PA. Students implemented five projects to reduce food waste and raise awareness about food injustice.
