Got food on your plate? Thank a farmworker! Last week was Farmworker Awareness Week! If you're a regular reader of our blog, you know that one week of thinking about the role of workers in the food system is just the beginning -- check out Student Action for Farmworkers and Student Farmworker Alliance for how to stand up for the
03-04-2013
For 19 years, the Kids Can Make a Difference program (KIDS) has been helping kids and their teachers take action against hunger and poverty. Originally a program of WhyHunger, KIDS found a new home in 2010 with iEARN, and has grown steadily since then. WhyHunger is pleased to be part of KIDS' latest project latest project: the Finding Solutions to
01-04-2013
Last week, following the CIW's March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance held its second Assembly in nearby Tampa. The Alliance, of which WhyHunger is a founding member, works to end poverty, rebuild local food economies, and assert democratic control over the food system. In practice, that means building relationships and fostering solidarity among grassroots
27-03-2013
WhyHunger is pleased to announce our 2013 Annual WhyHunger-Chapin Awards Dinner to be held on Monday, June 3, 2013, at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City! Join WhyHunger, supporters and friends for a night of great music, food and celebration of this year’s honorees. The ceremony will recognize the 2013 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award Winners: Adelante Mujeres,
25-03-2013
Passover, the Jewish holiday commemorating the Jews' exodus from slavery in Egypt, begins on Monday. Food is important at many holidays, but it plays a particular role at Passover. The seder, the Passover ceremony, happens at the dining room table with friends and family, and includes eating and drinking of symbolic foods and wine, as well as the dinner meal
22-03-2013
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 Food Security Learning Center — also funded by a CFP grant — has recently begun to profile these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real flavor
20-03-2013
Many of us from WhyHunger have just finished the last leg of the March for Rights, Respect, and Fair Food with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The trip was incredible, and we can't wait to show you all of our awesome photos and videos. In the meanwhile, get your fix by checking out some of the links below: Photos * CIW's
18-03-2013
Got food on your plate? Thank a farmworker! Last week was Farmworker Awareness Week! If you're a regular reader of our blog, you know that one week of thinking about the role of workers in the food system is just the beginning -- check out Student Action for Farmworkers and Student Farmworker Alliance for how to stand up for the
03-04-2013
For 19 years, the Kids Can Make a Difference program (KIDS) has been helping kids and their teachers take action against hunger and poverty. Originally a program of WhyHunger, KIDS found a new home in 2010 with iEARN, and has grown steadily since then. WhyHunger is pleased to be part of KIDS' latest project latest project: the Finding Solutions to
01-04-2013
Last week, following the CIW's March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance held its second Assembly in nearby Tampa. The Alliance, of which WhyHunger is a founding member, works to end poverty, rebuild local food economies, and assert democratic control over the food system. In practice, that means building relationships and fostering solidarity among grassroots
27-03-2013
WhyHunger is pleased to announce our 2013 Annual WhyHunger-Chapin Awards Dinner to be held on Monday, June 3, 2013, at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City! Join WhyHunger, supporters and friends for a night of great music, food and celebration of this year’s honorees. The ceremony will recognize the 2013 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award Winners: Adelante Mujeres,
25-03-2013
Passover, the Jewish holiday commemorating the Jews' exodus from slavery in Egypt, begins on Monday. Food is important at many holidays, but it plays a particular role at Passover. The seder, the Passover ceremony, happens at the dining room table with friends and family, and includes eating and drinking of symbolic foods and wine, as well as the dinner meal
22-03-2013
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 Food Security Learning Center — also funded by a CFP grant — has recently begun to profile these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real flavor
20-03-2013
Many of us from WhyHunger have just finished the last leg of the March for Rights, Respect, and Fair Food with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The trip was incredible, and we can't wait to show you all of our awesome photos and videos. In the meanwhile, get your fix by checking out some of the links below: Photos * CIW's
18-03-2013