Our friends at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and allies around the country have been stepping up the pressure on recalcitrant fast food giant Wendy's, the last major fast food chain to hold out and refuse to join the CIW's groundbreaking Fair Food Program. In addition to rallies on Wendy's home turf of Ohio and a social media campaign featuring
18-12-2013
By Saulo Araujo, Global Movements Program Director Rose Edith Germain listened attentively, eager to learn. She shook her head in disbelief when Joe Fagen talked about how a black family was not able to get a loan to build a house in a predominantly white neighborhood in Iowa. The description was so clear to her that she probably did not
11-12-2013
Join WhyHunger's National Hunger Clearinghouse Director Jessica Powers on Wednesday, December 11, 12 - 1PM EST for "Beyond Emergency Food: Thoughts from both sides of the border," a free webinar with our partners at the Community Food Centres Canada. We'll talk about WhyHunger's work to support emergency food providers going beyond charitable food access programs to create initiatives fostering a more inclusive and
09-12-2013
Our friends at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and allies around the country have been stepping up the pressure on recalcitrant fast food giant Wendy's, the last major fast food chain to hold out and refuse to join the CIW's groundbreaking Fair Food Program. In addition to rallies on Wendy's home turf of Ohio and a social media campaign featuring
18-12-2013
By Saulo Araujo, Global Movements Program Director Rose Edith Germain listened attentively, eager to learn. She shook her head in disbelief when Joe Fagen talked about how a black family was not able to get a loan to build a house in a predominantly white neighborhood in Iowa. The description was so clear to her that she probably did not
11-12-2013
Join WhyHunger's National Hunger Clearinghouse Director Jessica Powers on Wednesday, December 11, 12 - 1PM EST for "Beyond Emergency Food: Thoughts from both sides of the border," a free webinar with our partners at the Community Food Centres Canada. We'll talk about WhyHunger's work to support emergency food providers going beyond charitable food access programs to create initiatives fostering a more inclusive and
09-12-2013