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Black US Farmers, Honduran Afro-Indigenous Share Food Sovereignty Prize
WhyHunger is excited to support the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance as they announce the winners of this year's Food Sovereignty Prize! Black US Farmers, Honduran Afro-Indigenous Share Food Sovereignty Prize Des Moines, Iowa, United States - September 1,2015 - In this moment when it is vital to assert that Black lives matter, the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance honors Black and
02-09-2015
Aarón Sánchez
30-08-2015
The Nutopians
30-08-2015
Joe D’Urso
30-08-2015
The Antidote to Farmer Suicide in Southern India
By Alison Cohen, WhyHunger’s Senior Director of Programs. This post first appeared on EcoWatch. Krishnappa standing on the edge of his food forest sharing his experiential knowledge of Zero Budget Natural Farming with local farmers. Photo credit: WhyHunger It is late-July. A car drops us off at the edge of a patchwork of agricultural fields on the outskirts of Mysore
27-08-2015
What is a social movement?
The struggle to end hunger is about achieving a dignified life for all. To end hunger, we need to tackle entrenched structural issues such as communities’ rights to land, water and seeds. We at WhyHunger believe real transformations in society take place when individuals and collectives especially those who have the most at stake -- build power together as they
26-08-2015
SoAz Conference
Using the collaborative network approach, grassroots leaders in these regions are organizing their communities and creating vibrant and resilient plans and projects for a local food system that benefits and reflects the priorities and values of the entire community . Their innovations and successes have attracted new resources to their communities, increased community engagement in health issues, raised regional and
26-08-2015
Storytelling Spotlight: Community Servings
This spotlight is a feature on WhyHunger’s digital storytelling website, Community Voices, that showcases grassroots organizations and community leaders through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real view of projects that are working to alleviate food insecurity and increase communities’ access to nutritious food. We believe that telling one’s story is not only an act of reclaiming in the face of the dominant food narrative
25-08-2015
Hunger and Health Summit Interviews
This May, Nourish Network for the Right to Food hosted the 2015 Health and Hunger Summit. WhyHunger sat down with summit participants Stephanie Solomon, Director of Education and Outreach at Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, and Alyssa Wassung, Director of Policy and Planning at God’s Love We Deliver, to talk about hunger, health, and the right to food. WhyHunger: What does the
20-08-2015
International Solidarity
Through the Global Movements Program, WhyHunger works to build international solidarity between people in the US and in the Global South. As a two-way street, international solidarity is based on the understanding that we all face common struggles. We believe that international solidarity is fostered through shared vision and a long-term commitment to support and struggle alongside one another. We
19-08-2015

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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