Last month, WhyHunger staff attended a book talk with Nick Saul, president and CEO of Community Food Centres Canada and co-author of The Stop: How the Fight for Good Food Transformed a Community and Inspired a Movement. Saul was the executive director of The Stop Community Food Centre in Toronto from 1998 to 2012. He described the long, demoralizing food
22-10-2013
18-10-2013
On Tuesday, October 15th, honorees from five countries – and five continents – converged in New York City for the Food Sovereignty Prize ceremony. The Food Sovereignty Prize, presented by the US Food Sovereignty Alliance, was first awarded in 2009 to spotlight grassroots activists working for a more democratic food system and champion solutions coming from those most impacted by
17-10-2013
WhyHunger is honored to be co-hosting the 5th annual Food Sovereignty Prize ceremony in New York City today! Organized, sponsored and awarded by the US Food Sovereignty Alliance, this year’s prize has particular resonance as the alternative to the World Food Prize. The World Food Prize, since 1986, has primarily promoted increased food production through technology, whereas the Food Sovereignty
15-10-2013
On Wednesday, we brought you the story of Shore Soup Project, a one-year-old organization in the Rockaways, Queens, New York, founded in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Shore Soup Project began as an emergency food provider--by providing food in an emergency. As the needs of the community changed in the months after the hurricane, the organization's focus grew to include
11-10-2013
Last month, WhyHunger staff attended a book talk with Nick Saul, president and CEO of Community Food Centres Canada and co-author of The Stop: How the Fight for Good Food Transformed a Community and Inspired a Movement. Saul was the executive director of The Stop Community Food Centre in Toronto from 1998 to 2012. He described the long, demoralizing food
22-10-2013
18-10-2013
On Tuesday, October 15th, honorees from five countries – and five continents – converged in New York City for the Food Sovereignty Prize ceremony. The Food Sovereignty Prize, presented by the US Food Sovereignty Alliance, was first awarded in 2009 to spotlight grassroots activists working for a more democratic food system and champion solutions coming from those most impacted by
17-10-2013
WhyHunger is honored to be co-hosting the 5th annual Food Sovereignty Prize ceremony in New York City today! Organized, sponsored and awarded by the US Food Sovereignty Alliance, this year’s prize has particular resonance as the alternative to the World Food Prize. The World Food Prize, since 1986, has primarily promoted increased food production through technology, whereas the Food Sovereignty
15-10-2013
On Wednesday, we brought you the story of Shore Soup Project, a one-year-old organization in the Rockaways, Queens, New York, founded in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Shore Soup Project began as an emergency food provider--by providing food in an emergency. As the needs of the community changed in the months after the hurricane, the organization's focus grew to include
11-10-2013