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Imagine There’s No Hunger 2011
On November 1, 2011 at 1 p.m. (EST), Yoko Ono Lennon, Hard Rock International and WhyHunger invited the world to join them as they launched IMAGINE THERE'S NO HUNGER, a global campaign to raise awareness for the fight against childhood hunger.
16-07-2012
The Clarks
16-07-2012
Act Now: Stop Land Grabs in The Philippines!
The Philippine government has sold the land of thousands of indigenous peasants to a foreign company who plans to build a palm oil plantation
16-07-2012
Bill Ayres Letter to the Editor New York Times
In his Letter to the Editor published in the The New York Times, our own Bill Ayres explains Artists Against Hunger & Poverty co-founder Bruce Springsteen
16-07-2012
Good Food, Good Jobs
Yesterday the Applied Research Center, a racial justice think tank and publisher of Colorlines.com, released “Good Food and Good Jobs for All: Challenges and Opportunities to Advance Racial and Economic Equity in the Food System.” Part of a series on food justice and race, the report makes recommendations on how the labor movement and the food justice movement— which journalist
11-07-2012
2012 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards
09-07-2012
Call Congress today to protect hungry families from cuts!
Tomorrow, the House Agriculture Committee will vote on a Farm Bill proposal that cuts SNAP food assistance for struggling families by over $16 billion. Call your Representative today to oppose these deep cuts!
09-07-2012
On Film: art as activism!
Want to know what it looks like to "transform" your block through art, food justice activism, community organizing, and a whole lot of love? From our amazing partners Tierra y Libertad Organization in Tucson, AZ, comes this digital story made for Literacy Forsyth Digital Storytelling Camp about Sarah Fox's experience painting a mural with a group of friends during her
06-07-2012
Food Independence Day!
Celebrate “Food Independence Day"! Food activists around the country (and of all ages!) are declaring their food independence by working together to revitalize their community's food system. How are you declaring your food independence today? (Photo by Joshua Kristal)
04-07-2012
Stories from the National Hunger Hotline: Kids Helping Kids
The National Hunger Hotline, a service of WhyHunger’s National Hunger Clearinghouse, provides real-time referrals for people in need across the U.S. to emergency food and assistance programs. Receiving an average of 700 calls per month, the Hotline is a portal to information, assistance and resources, ultimately empowering families and individuals to meet their vital needs including fresh, healthy food. In
02-07-2012

Statement from WhyHunger on Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Plan to Cut Food Stamps

New York (January 17, 2020) – Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs at WhyHunger, issued the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed by 14 states, Washington, D.C. and New York Read more.
January 17, 2020
Hungerthon Campaign Raises $1 Million to End Hunger for Good

New York (January 6, 2020) —WhyHunger— a leader in the movement to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world—today announced Read more.
January 6, 2020
Statement from WhyHunger on the Unwarranted SNAP Requirements

Statement from WhyHunger on the Unwarranted SNAP Requirements New York (December 4, 2019) – Noreen Springstead, executive director of WhyHunger, issued the following statement regarding the tightening of work requirements Read more.
December 5, 2019
WhyHunger’s Hungerthon Campaign Aims to End Hunger

WhyHunger’s Hungerthon Campaign Aims to End Hunger – 34thannual awareness month and fundraising drive launches November 1 –   New York (October 30, 2019)—WhyHunger— a leader in the movement to Read more.
October 30, 2019


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Food Access Problems need Food Justice Solutions

Canadians have a right to food – sort of. In accordance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which the Canadian government ratified in 1976, everyone living Read more.
January 16, 2020
Solidarity, Education and Action! Comedores Sociales: An emerging movement in Puerto Rico

Before Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck in 2017, a large percentage of Puerto Ricans faced food insecurity on a daily basis. In fact, Puerto Ricans were 4 times more likely Read more.
July 8, 2019
L’agroécologie

L’agroécologie permet aux communautés de définir eux-mêmes leurs propres solutions pour produire des aliments sains et conserver les eaux et les sols.   Read more.
April 12, 2018
Agroecology

WhyHunger is proud to release its first agroecology publication, “Agroecology: Putting Food Sovereignty into Action.” Agroecology is an agricultural method… Read more.
April 12, 2018


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