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FV: Organized, United and Strong
04-08-2011
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FV: Organized, United and Strong
04-08-2011
Organized, United and Strong
Antonio Feitosa, a fisherman in Brazil, speaks about the challenges he faces as he organizes his community against large-scale windmill and shrimp farm developers.
04-08-2011
Get on the Bus! WhyHunger Joins the Food and Freedom Rides
  By Siena Chrisman with Roy Frias On May 22, 1961, a group of six white Americans and seven black Americans boarded a bus in Washington, DC, bound for the South. The goal of the Freedom Rides – which took place 50 years ago this spring – was to test the laws being made to desegregate interstate travel. Laws of
03-08-2011
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This picture is a part of the BFUGS article.
03-08-2011
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This picture is a part of the BFUGS event.
03-08-2011
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This picture is a part of the article- Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners.
03-08-2011
What’s your “awesome” idea to change the way we eat?
The Awesome Foundation has just launched a new micro-grant foundation called Awesome Food and is searching for unique and awesome ways to enlighten our lives with food. Starting this month, they are accepting applications from individuals, groups, and organizations that have an awesome idea about how to better our food system and each month will give away $1,000 towards helping
02-08-2011
Nutrition Education: International
This section contains a list of organizations working to improve nutrition at the international level.
01-08-2011
La Via Campesina Visits Local Activists in New York City on June 15th 2011
This past June, WhyHunger and partners hosted representatives from La Via Campesina in North America and the Caribbean who were in NYC to discuss their work and personally invite funders and foundations to participate in building grassroots democracy. La Via Campesina is the largest social movement in the world, with a membership of over 250 million farming and fishing families
29-07-2011

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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