By Katrina Moore and Saulo Araujo Every year on April 17, the global peasant movement La Via Campesina calls upon their allies and member organizations to take action for the International Day of Peasants’ Struggles. This year, the organization renamed the event “International Day of Farmers’ Struggles” to draw attention to the challenges of peasant farmers worldwide. The events this
15-04-2014
If you’ve picked up a newspaper, checked your twitter feed or watched late night TV in the last few weeks, you’ve heard about the newest report on climate change and how it affects our food system. Here are a few articles that caught our eye recently… 1. California Farmers: Drill, Baby, Drill (for Water, That Is) How does California continue to
14-04-2014
Join us in celebrating this year’s Farmworker Awareness Week, a national event that brings light to issues facing farmworkers and their families across the country. The annual event is organized by the Student Action for Farmworkers, a support organization that engages youth, students, and communities in increasing awareness of injustice in the agricultural system. The week of action began last Monday, March
28-03-2014
Alison Cohen is WhyHunger's Senior Director of Programs. This post originally appeared on Care2. Sueli and her chickens, nearly ready to distribute to other families in her base group. “A dignified life,” according to our campesina host Sueli during a recent site visit to her rural home along the Ribeira river in Brazil, “is one where you can work to produce food — enough
19-03-2014
By Katrina Moore and Saulo Araujo Every year on April 17, the global peasant movement La Via Campesina calls upon their allies and member organizations to take action for the International Day of Peasants’ Struggles. This year, the organization renamed the event “International Day of Farmers’ Struggles” to draw attention to the challenges of peasant farmers worldwide. The events this
15-04-2014
If you’ve picked up a newspaper, checked your twitter feed or watched late night TV in the last few weeks, you’ve heard about the newest report on climate change and how it affects our food system. Here are a few articles that caught our eye recently… 1. California Farmers: Drill, Baby, Drill (for Water, That Is) How does California continue to
14-04-2014
Join us in celebrating this year’s Farmworker Awareness Week, a national event that brings light to issues facing farmworkers and their families across the country. The annual event is organized by the Student Action for Farmworkers, a support organization that engages youth, students, and communities in increasing awareness of injustice in the agricultural system. The week of action began last Monday, March
28-03-2014
Alison Cohen is WhyHunger's Senior Director of Programs. This post originally appeared on Care2. Sueli and her chickens, nearly ready to distribute to other families in her base group. “A dignified life,” according to our campesina host Sueli during a recent site visit to her rural home along the Ribeira river in Brazil, “is one where you can work to produce food — enough
19-03-2014