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Toronto Food Policy Council: What a Food Policy Council Does
18-12-2014
Sudbury Food Policy Council infographic
18-12-2014
Profiles of State and Local Food Policy Councils
Learn more about the origins and goals of food policy councils at the state and local level.
18-12-2014
Policy and Advocacy on the Right to Land
Social movements and major figures in the global food movement have responded to the increasing threat of land grabs and highlight specific opportunities for resistance. Learn about these efforts and what is being done in response.
18-12-2014
Food Policy Councils: Take Action
Find out how to get involved: launch a food policy council or join an existing council near you.
18-12-2014
Policy & Advocacy: Food Policy Councils
Across the country food policy councils are convening and developing innovative farm and food policies. Take a look at successful examples, resources, and existing support for developing a food policy council.
18-12-2014
WhyHunger and Hard Rock International visit CONAMUCA in the Dominican Republic.
In December 2011, a team from WhyHunger and Hard Rock International traveled to the Dominican Republic to visit CONAMUCA, one of the beneficiaries of the "Imagine There's No Hunger" campaign.
17-12-2014
What Ferguson Can Teach the Food Movement
"And my husband is six feet under, and I'm looking for a way to feed my kids now." -- Esaw Garner, widow of Eric Garner "Tangled Roots and Bitter Fruit: What Ferguson can teach the food movement," by Eric Holt-Giménez, the Executive Director of Food First, a partner of WhyHunger, touches on the perpetuation of racism in our society at large
17-12-2014
Oakland Food Policy Council mtg notes
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alethea_marie/5688649452
17-12-2014
Oakland Food Policy Council meeting
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17-12-2014

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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