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By Kristen Wyman and Saulo Araujo Image courtesy of Agroecology Now: Members of a Euro-American motorcycle club work alongside citizens of the Athabascan Nation to launch a fish wheel in the Copper River, Alaska. A recent article, “These Extraordinary Times: Indigenous Peoples and coalition building for agroecology and food sovereignty”, posted by the Center for Water,
13-09-2019
In 2005, Paraguai, Jesuita, Jose and Kilma made one of their biggest decisions of their lives. They joined other landless families in the occupation of an abandoned farm in the outskirts of Ribeirão Preto, one of the major Agribusiness centers in Brazil. Ribeirão Preto is the Brazilian equivalent of a mix of Immokalee, FL and Des Moines, IA: a local
03-09-2019
Early this year, our ally La Via Campesina International organized its 3rd International Mission to Colombia to monitor the impacts of violence in rural communities caused by government forces and paramilitaries and learn from peasant and indigenous people what has to be done to achieve food sovereignty and justice. The peace agreement between the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed
26-08-2019
Philabundance is the largest hunger relief organization in greater Philadelphia, working with 365 local partners to distribute over 26 million pounds of food annually. But food distribution is only one way Philabundance addresses hunger in its nine-county service area. Recognizing the importance of job training and living wages in long-term solutions to hunger, Philabundance launched the Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK)
22-08-2019
In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly began celebrating World Humanitarian Day on August 19th, commemorating the anniversary of the 2003 Canal Hotel Bombing in Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion left the UN headquarters of Iraq in shambles and 22 people lost their lives, including the Special Representative of the Security General to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. World Humanitarian Day
19-08-2019
WhyHunger joins thousands of advocates and partner organizations standing in solidarity with the immigrant workers, families and individuals being targeted by the recent attacks, raids and policies of the U.S. government. After 43 years of working to ensure everyone has the right to nutritious food, we are keenly aware of the connections between the spike in anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions,
13-08-2019
Analyzing the Complicity in Destruction II Report, How Northern Consumers and Financiers Enable Bolsonaro’s Assault on the Brazilian Amazon By: Joao Fonseca Deforestation of the Amazon is one of the most critical and urgent issues in our struggle to stop global warming, mitigate climate change, and ensure a right to food and nutrition for all. Providing 20% of our
09-08-2019
Did you know that Cuba is one of the world’s great innovators in sustainable farming practices? The Cesar Escalante Credit & Services Cooperative in Boyeros, Cuba is one of 20 farming cooperatives in the region that’s working to develop and adapt agroecological farming practices to produce healthy food in a changing climate. Together, they’re feeding their
08-08-2019
Written by Elena Seeley In 1967, three years after President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists planned a Poor People’s Campaign in Washington D.C. Recognizing the ways that the fight for economic justice touches all races and geographic regions, they intended to bring folks together along socioeconomic lines by marching peacefully and
30-07-2019
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
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