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Climate Justice at the Root of Food Justice
By Alison Cohen, WhyHunger's Senior Director of Programs. This post originally appeared on EcoWatch. A locally trained agronomist works with residents at Mouvman Peyizan Papay first Eco-Village, a sustainable community in Haiti’s Central Plateau. Climate change is arguably the most pressing and cross-cutting issue of our time. The policies we’ve created, endorsed and use to rely almost exclusively on fossil fuels to meet
19-09-2014
Community Food Projects Grantee Spotlight: Vida Verde Farms
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
18-09-2014
Panel in Brooklyn to Discuss Raising Awareness with Multimedia
Are you in New York City? Want to keep that glow of inspiration after the People’s Climate March this weekend? This Sunday at 6:00pm, Saulo Araujo, WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program Director, will take part in a panel discussion at Photoville about the power of storytelling to affect social change. Photo by Alfredo Bini, photojournalist and panel participant. The panel, Land
16-09-2014
Recruiting Food Policy Council Members
An overall guide to finding the right members for a food policy council and recruiting your team, including sample bylaws and application forms.
12-09-2014
Model Healthy Food System Resolution cover
10-09-2014
Doing Food Policy Councils Right cover
10-09-2014
Mississippi Delta Leads the Way on the Journey to Food as Medicine
By Judy Belue, Director of the Delta Fresh Foods Initiative (DFFI). DFFI is a coalition of community stakeholders committed to establishing sustainable, equitable food systems in the Mississippi Delta. Dr. H. Jack Geiger with Dr. John W. Hatch during construction on the Delta Health Center, 1968. Dr. H. Jack Geiger came to the Mississippi Delta fifty years ago during the
10-09-2014
Model Healthy Food System Resolution
Looking to start a food policy council in your area? This resolution serves as a template to adopt a healthy food system resolution and provides ideas for how community members and local government can work together for a healthier food environment.
10-09-2014
Doing Food Policy Councils Right: A Guide to Development and Action
A truly invaluable resource for anyone involved in food policy council work from formation to ongoing planning. Developed by Mark Winne, this manual includes everything on getting started, choosing members, budgeting, and winning policy victories.
10-09-2014
Introduction: Food, Faith and Spirituality
There is a deeply rooted historical memory and ritual around food in all faith and indigenous spiritual traditions
09-09-2014

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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