We are gearing up for a dynamic new addition to our Food Justice Voices series, the Youth Food Justice Zine and need your help! The
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Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference Accepting RFPs for 2015
Suzanne Babb
In October 2014, several staff from WhyHunger attended the fourth annual Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners (BUGs) Conference. The conference strengthens networks and inspires new
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Five Ways to Fight Hunger in 2015
Calondra McArthur
WhyHunger staff recently came together to discuss ways we'd like to see the food justice movement advance in 2015 to increase food security and equality. Below
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Food Justice Voices: Agroecological Approaches to Poverty, Migration and Landlessness
Katrina Moore
At the U.S.-Mexico border, surveillance cameras and military check-points are part of everyday life for those that reside in the surrounding communities. In the borderlands,
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The Other World Food Day Prize
Alison Cohen
By Alison Cohen, WhyHunger's Senior Director of Programs, and Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, WhyHunger's Outreach and Partnerships Manager for the Global Movements Program. This post first appeared on
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Evaluating Change: National Farm to School Network publishes an evaluation framework for farm to school initiatives
Katrina Moore
A new publication from the National Farm to School Network (NFSN) was recently released, written with contributions from WhyHunger’s Brooke Smith, Co-Leader of the Grassroots Action Network,
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Food Justice at the Border
Brooke Smith
Recently, Brooke Smith (Director of the Grassroots Action Network at WhyHunger), traveled with three of our partners—Don Bustos (NM), Alma Maquitico (TX) and Cesar Lopez
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Mothers in Food Justice, Part 1
Liz Joyce
To celebrate Mother’s Day this Sunday, we asked mothers working in food justice how motherhood has impacted their work. We got so many responses that
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The Faces of Food Sovereignty
Siena Chrisman
Last week, following the CIW's March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance held its second Assembly in nearby Tampa. The
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Why Is This Seder Different from All Other Seders?: Food Justice at Passover
Siena Chrisman
Passover, the Jewish holiday commemorating the Jews' exodus from slavery in Egypt, begins on Monday. Food is important at many holidays, but it plays a
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