A man enjoys a meal at Yorkville Common Pantry in NYC before going to work. Photo by Diane Bondareff. In his State of the Union address earlier this year, President Obama called for Congress to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour. Despite a recent survey by the Pew Center Research Center showing that three-quarters of
06-05-2014
The New York Food Policy Center interviews Beatriz Beckford, the Grassroots Action Network Manager at WhyHunger. This post originally appeared on the New York Food Policy Center website. Beatriz and her son. Beatriz Beckford is the Grassroots Action Network Manager for WhyHunger, a leader in building the movement to end hunger and poverty by connecting people to nutritious, affordable food
02-05-2014
By Saulo Araújo, WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program Director. This post originally appeared on Care2. From the early images of a melting Arctic to the recent ICCP report, even those last hold outs are forced to acknowledge that climate change is a real and pressing danger to our world, especially to our food system. Despite the numerous media reports and hashtags,
22-04-2014
By Saulo Araújo, WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program Director Members of ATC set up a table for the seeds and products fair in Estelí, Nicaragua. Photo credit: ATC Today is the International Day of Farmers’ Struggles,La Via Campesina’scall to action for farmers’ seed sovereignty. The day coincides with the 36thanniversary celebration of theAssociation of Rural Workers (ATC), the leading La Via
17-04-2014
A man enjoys a meal at Yorkville Common Pantry in NYC before going to work. Photo by Diane Bondareff. In his State of the Union address earlier this year, President Obama called for Congress to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour. Despite a recent survey by the Pew Center Research Center showing that three-quarters of
06-05-2014
The New York Food Policy Center interviews Beatriz Beckford, the Grassroots Action Network Manager at WhyHunger. This post originally appeared on the New York Food Policy Center website. Beatriz and her son. Beatriz Beckford is the Grassroots Action Network Manager for WhyHunger, a leader in building the movement to end hunger and poverty by connecting people to nutritious, affordable food
02-05-2014
By Saulo Araújo, WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program Director. This post originally appeared on Care2. From the early images of a melting Arctic to the recent ICCP report, even those last hold outs are forced to acknowledge that climate change is a real and pressing danger to our world, especially to our food system. Despite the numerous media reports and hashtags,
22-04-2014
By Saulo Araújo, WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program Director Members of ATC set up a table for the seeds and products fair in Estelí, Nicaragua. Photo credit: ATC Today is the International Day of Farmers’ Struggles,La Via Campesina’scall to action for farmers’ seed sovereignty. The day coincides with the 36thanniversary celebration of theAssociation of Rural Workers (ATC), the leading La Via
17-04-2014