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Join us for the 6th Annual Food Sovereignty Prize on October 15
The Food Sovereignty Prize honors grassroots leaders that are fighting for the right to food and dignity for all people who work and participate in food systems. The prize was first awarded as an alternative to the World Food Prize founded by “the father of the Green Revolution,” the late Norman Borlaug, and is presented by the U.S. Food Sovereignty
08-10-2014
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The Connect blog shares the stories of community-based organizations who are leading by example and working together to build the movement to end hunger and poverty.
08-10-2014
Farm and food workers on film
04-10-2014
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03-10-2014
US Food Sovereignty Alliance Report on Seeds & Seed Practices across the United States
Seeds are a patrimony of humankind and part of the collective wealth known as the commons. For thousands of years, women and men have selected and multiplied seeds to feed their families. Along with land and water, seeds are a basic asset to produce food. Without access to and control of seeds, food producers would go hungry. Yet farmers are
03-10-2014
workers- links resources – multimedia
30-09-2014
dig deeper – workers – orgs – Noah Lanard
30-09-2014
Community Food Projects Grantee Spotlight: Mariposa Community Health Clinic
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP). Grantees are doing some of the most innovative and collaborative projects to change local and regional food systems. WhyHunger’s www. — also funded by a CFP grant — is profiling these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real flavor of what the projects
30-09-2014
workers – dolores and bill
29-09-2014
workers – dolores huerta
29-09-2014

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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