In the northwest of Washington state, the northwest corner of the Pacific Northwest, sits berry country. In this area between the Cascade Mountains and the
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The ROOT Report: Is Our Food Fair? The struggle for better wages and working conditions in Florida
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It’s lunch time across America. Do you know where your last meal came from—where it grew, who picked it, and how
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The ROOT Report: Short Film: 30 years of Farmer Power in Puerto Rico
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“Food and farming are the essence of life. Food and farming can be used to have dominion over people, countries, over
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The ROOT Report: Justice and Prosperity for Farmworkers!
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Farm work is hard work. Hefting heavy produce, squatting for hours, wrangling animals, sweating in the sun and soaking in the
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SB 5438 Unanimously Passes in WA House Bringing Hope for H2A Farmworker Protections
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BELLINGHAM, WA April 12, 2019 – Thursday afternoon, the Washington State House of Representatives cast their votes for SB 5438, “Concerning the H-2A temporary agricultural
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Farmworkers Resist and Organize: Connected Struggles for Farmworker Justice in South Africa and the US
Calondra McArthur
A delegation of seven African American, Latinx, and Mexican farmers and farmworkers from the US, including WhyHunger’s own Corbin Laedlein, traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa to
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Food Justice Voices: El Sueño Americano – The American Dream
Calondra McArthur
We are excited to continue our powerful Food Justice Voices series in 2017 beginning with El Sueño Americano – The American Dream. Food Justice Voices
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Familias Unidas por la Justicia Announce Next Steps after Historic Win
Calondra McArthur
WhyHunger partner Community to Community Development (C2C) and the Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ) just announced an important victory in their struggle against Driscoll’s Berries
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Take Action! Join CIW’s March to Demand Justice from Wendy’s
Calondra McArthur
Reposted with permission by CIW. In NYC on Thursday, March 3rd at 4pm, be an ally and join dozens of Florida farmworkers as they kick
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New Series! WhyHunger Farmer Profiles
Siena Chrisman
Farmers are “in” right now. With today’s trend towards local food and sustainable agriculture, farmers are making the news, appearing on lists of most influential
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