Reposted with permission from Other Worlds, a women-driven education and movement support collaborative. This is the 5th in a 7-part article series featuring interviews with grassroots
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Supporting Movements
WhyHunger
Real transformations in society take place when individuals and groups, especially those who have the most at stake, build power together as they work towards
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One Call at a Time: A Conversation with Volunteer Gary Bienstock
Kristina Erskine
In honor of National Volunteer Week (April 12-18), we conducted an interview with Gary Bienstock, a volunteer with WhyHunger’s Nourish Network for the Right to
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What We’re Reading Now: Anti-Oppression
Kristina Erskine
Image from Global Exchange's Anti-Oppression Reader WhyHunger is an organization committed to growing into anti-oppression practices as we work towards social justice and equity for
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Social Movements Gain Momentum in the Fight for Climate Justice
Saulo Araujo
By Saulo Araújo, WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program Director Last September, 400,000 people took to the streets of New York City for the People's Climate March.
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On Film: Generation Food
Candice Comisi
By Siena Chrisman, Programs Communications Manager We're excited here at WhyHunger about our friend Raj Patel's new "fair film" and community-building project, Generation Food. The
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Reflections on the Closing of the Community Food Security Coalition
Siena Chrisman
By Alison Cohen, WhyHunger Director of Programs The announcement that the Community Food Security Coalition will cease its operations came as a surprise to many
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On the Road in Haiti: Climbing Mountains with the Peasant Movement of Papaye (MPP)
Alison Cohen
by Alison Cohen, Director of Programs Our caravan of jeeps – five in total, carrying 17 visitors including Hard Rock staff from around the world,
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Sow seeds, not greed: Farmers gather on Wall Street
Kerry Trueman
This post originally ran on Grist. It's been a long time since farmers congregated in downtown Manhattan -- around 350 years, to be exact. The
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Food Sovereignty at the Growing Food and Justice for All Gathering
Christina Schiavoni
“Mother Earth says: ‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.’” This was among the messages conveyed through an interactive socio-drama, or mistica, that took
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