A group of University of Kansas students created Lawrence Freedginâ Kansas, or LFK Eats, a mutual aid project seeking to help food insecure people in Lawrence by setting up community fridges. The group got the idea from a similar project in Wichita, ICT Free Food, and plans to establish a total of three fridges in Lawrence.
LFK Eats is meant to be a mutual-aid project, with the aim of, âbuilding community solidarity and fighting food insecurity throughout the Lawrence community,â according to the groupâs Instagram account.
âThe fridge will be filled with healthy foods for the community and by the community,â said Sayan Grover, an organizer of LFK Eats and student at KU. âBasically, itâs take what you need and give what you can, which is what our slogan is.â
After a significant reorganization to the University of Kansasâ diversity and equity office and calls for more transparency regarding the decision, KUâs provost met with a small group of students within student government and varying university advocacy groups Friday. Â
KU Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer set up the meeting after months of students, staff and faculty asking for more information about a large change to KUâs now-named Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. Bichelmeyer said she wanted to listen to more concerns and provide clarification, but many inquiries still remained unaddressed.Â
The provostâs office sent an invitation out Thursday afternoon to members of the Student Senate Diversity Equity, and Inclusion Committee and members of the Black Student Coalition naming the time and Zoom invitation. On Thursday evening, other students received invitations upon request to meet with Bichelmeyer Friday afternoon.Â
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D.A. Graham, the interim vice provost of the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity and Belonging, blocked the Black Student Coalition on Twitter. Senior Keir Rudolph, a member of the Black
For the first time in recent history, few official events and activities have been planned at the University of Kansas to recognize Black History Month. Niya McAdoo, the head of the Black Student Coalition, said this is a direct result of COVID-19 making in-person gatherings difficult, if not impossible.
While safety concerns in a pandemic are understandable, McAdoo said KU could have done more through the month of February to celebrate Black History Month by organizing online gatherings to recognize the contributions of Black Americans.
âItâs very disheartening,â McAdoo said. âEspecially during Black History Month when they were so adamant over the summer about standing with the Black communities in the wake of police brutality.â