Over the last half century, small farmers and fisher people across the world have increasingly been dispossessed of their land and denied resources while multinational food corporations have grown to be ever more powerful. In response, landed workers and fisher people began to organize. Yet in order to take on the global food system, they needed to mount an equally

As of today, Brazil has over 900,000 confirmed cases of COVID and it is now projected to have the highest number of deaths, passing the United States. If that was not worrisome enough, the current administration has yet to name a new Minister of Health, the third since the beginning of this pandemic. Astonishingly, not too long ago, Brazil was

About 22 years ago, Karen Washington and her neighbor, Jose Lugo, began the process of turning an empty garbage ridden lot into a flourishing community garden. With help from the New York Botanical Garden’s Bronx Green Up initiative, who provided them with them fruit trees, bushes, perennials and seeds, they created the Garden of Happiness. The garden has Hens that

The global health and economic crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic has demanded rapid responses by governmental and institutional authorities. Some governments have been more successful than others at tackling this epidemic. Brazil’s approach, perhaps, stands out among others as President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied the potential impacts of the pandemic encouraging his supporters to organize gatherings demanding the

All Proceeds will be Donated in Support of COVID-19 Hunger Relief Los Angeles (June 10, 2020) – Legendary singer-songwriter Jesse Colin Young has teamed up with SongAid and WhyHunger to release an updated version of The Youngbloods’ 1969 hit song, “Get Together.” Featuring Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Steve Miller on electric guitar and background vocals, all proceeds