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One Woman, One Hectare: Land Reform is crucial for Food Justice!
11-06-2025
Saving Seeds
11-06-2025
Towards a Feminist Agroecological Practice
11-06-2025
WhyHunger Celebrates 50th Anniversary
05-06-2025
Voices at the Root
30-05-2025
WhyHunger To Honor CNN’s Laura Coates At Annual Chapin Awards Gala In NYC On June 4
WhyHunger To Honor CNN’s Laura Coates At Annual Chapin Awards Gala In NYC On June 4 Honorees Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo To Receive ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award And Perform A Special Set Additional Performances By Members of The Fab Faux Feat. Will Lee & More                   Thursday, May 22 –  WhyHunger, a global
22-05-2025
Meeting at The Intersection of Food, Culture, Music & Tech: My Reflection on WhyHunger’s 1st SXSW Experience
The iconic South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festival in Austin, TX wrapped last month, and WhyHunger had the honor of hosting our first ever SXSW programming panel! We held a fireside chat about how Indigenous and farmwork wisdom helps advance food sovereignty and mitigate climate change with WhyHunger Co-Director of Global Movements Program Kristen Wyman, also Co-founder of Eastern
25-04-2025
WhyHunger Celebrates 50th Anniversary Honoring Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo At Annual Chapin Awards Gala In NYC On June 4
WhyHunger Celebrates 50th Anniversary Honoring Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo At Annual Chapin Awards Gala In NYC On June 4 March 27, 2025 – WhyHunger, a global nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger and advancing the human right to nutritious food, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with the announcement of the Annual Chapin Awards Gala on June 4, 2025 at
27-03-2025
WhyHunger’s Amplified
WhyHunger’s Amplified benefit concert is an annual event that creates buzz, expands our reach, and forges powerful partnerships between musicians, fans, and corporate sponsors. In 2024, WhyHunger was thrilled to partner with EY as our Presenting Sponsor and iHeart Radio as our Premier Audio Partner. Along with dozens of other sponsors, we hosted an electrifying, sold-out show featuring The Roots,
21-03-2025
Music is at the heart of WhyHunger
Music is at the heart of WhyHunger, and we’re thrilled to partner with Gibson to amplify our mission. Gibson has generously donated iconic guitars that WhyHunger has had signed by legends like Taylor Swift, Green Day, Grace Bowers, The Roots, and more. These exclusive guitars, auctioned through Charitybuzz, have raised vital funds to support WhyHunger’s life-changing work. 
21-03-2025

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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