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Historically, Black farmers have produced food not only to feed their communities but also as a form of resistance, community building and organizing. Despite this powerful legacy, the presence and voices of Black farmers have been alarmingly absent in the national conversation about who grows our food and at the mainstream food and farming conferences in the United States.
21-06-2019
This article was originally posted by National Family Farm Coalition. JFK, as it turns out, was not correct when he noted 60 years ago that the word ‘crisis’ is a combination of the Chinese brush strokes meaning danger and opportunity. While he was linguistically incorrect, we get what he was saying. A crisis situation can be the impetus for
17-06-2019
A Q&A with Maine’s State Representative Craig V. Hickman and Quill’s End Farm owner Heather Retberg The state of Maine has been one of the pioneering states in the U.S. working on policies to ensure its population has the adequate tools to access nutritious food through direct farmer-to-consumer transactions. In 2017 Maine passed the Food Sovereignty Law, which according
17-06-2019
By Saulo Araujo and Betty Fermin, WhyHunger The US Congress’s Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held the hearing “Climate Change and the Agriculture Sector” last month. If you haven’t had the chance to watch it, you can access the livestream here. This hearing brings up several issues that are critical to achieving food sovereignty and realizing the human right
14-06-2019
For tens of millions of Americans—low-income families, working parents, seniors, veterans, undocumented workers—regular pantry visits have become a necessary and ongoing strategy to feed their families. Based in Tucson, the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona (CFBSA) stands out among 60,000 emergency food providers offering the first line of defense against hunger in the United States. Even
13-06-2019
New York (June 12, 2019) – Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs, WhyHunger, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products Executive Order. “This regulatory streamlining Executive Order (EO) for biotech is a gross misstep towards ending hunger, combating climate change and building a just food and farm system. Essentially
12-06-2019
The 20th Annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards took place at City Winery in New York City last evening, honoring singer-songwriter John Mellencamp with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award, which shines a spotlight on artists who have proven their commitment to striving for social justice and creating real change in combating hunger worldwide. Emceed by Pete Dominick, comedian and host of SiriusXM's Stand Up with
06-06-2019
New York (June 6, 2019) – The 20th Annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards took place at City Winery in New York City last evening, honoring singer-songwriter John Mellencamp with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award, which shines a spotlight on artists who have proven their commitment to striving for social justice and creating real change in combating hunger worldwide.
06-06-2019
Farm work is hard work. Hefting heavy produce, squatting for hours, wrangling animals, sweating in the sun and soaking in the rain, farmworkers put in long days to ensure our access to fresh, nutritious food. On big industrial farms, workers are often sprayed with pesticides, forced to work long hours without breaks, harassed by managers, and
06-06-2019
Imagine you sign up for a class on canning fresh vegetables at your local food pantry. The instructor is engaging, the lessons are rich and educational, the other students are sharing ideas for saving money and creating healthy, kid-friendly meals. You return home inspired and eager to apply what you learned, but you don’t know how
30-05-2019
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