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Video Dispatches from Rio+20
Continuing our reports from the UN Rio +20 sustainable development summit last week… Dr. Miguel Altieri, Professor of Agroecology at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, speaks on agroecology, hunger, global action, and social movements at the Rio+20 Earth Summit. Dr. Altieri is a leading scholar of ecological agriculture or "agroecology," conducting
02-07-2012
Rock Band Tonic Visits Haiti As “Artist Ambassadors”
A special thanks to Tonic, who recently posted about their trip to Haiti as Hard Rock's "Artist Ambassadors". During their journey, Tonic got to see firsthand how Hard Rock and WhyHunger's "Imagi
02-07-2012
Blurred Vision is Back!
Our friends from Blurred Vision are back! Last December their release of "Dear John," a tribute song to the late great John Lennon, raised funds for WhyHunger, connecting the band to our Artists Aga
02-07-2012
Volunteer with Bleu
  On July 14, AAH&P member Bleu is inviting his fans for yet another awesome volunteer opportunity! This time you'll have the chance to get your hands dirty by working with our partners
02-07-2012
WhyHunger Featured in Billboard Magazine!
    Thanks to Billboard Magazine for focusing a recent article on the power of musicians to help in the fight to end hunger and poverty. The article underlines the achievements of
02-07-2012
On the Road in Rio: A View from the Ground
by Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, Outreach and Partnerships Manager of the Global Movements Program [Ed note: As we've been reporting, WhyHunger's Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau has been at the Rio +20 UN sustainable development summit. The Summit ended yesterday, but at the end of last week, Tristan sent us these notes about his time there.] My experience at Rio +20 has been amazing. I
28-06-2012
Montana’s Poverty Profile
27-06-2012
Missouri Budget Analysis
27-06-2012
Missouri Poverty Profile
27-06-2012
Mississippi’s Poverty Profile
27-06-2012

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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