HAUPPAUGE, New York – June 22, 2021 It’s hard to imagine that forty years later we are still fighting to end hunger and find solutions to address why poverty still exists. As we approach the 40th anniversary of Harry Chapin’s passing, we honor and remember who he was; a singer/songwriter, Grammy award winning recording artist, social activist, husband, father, brother and
23-06-2021
by Jusleen Basra The imposition of large, resource-extractive corporations on Indigenous and peasant territories around the world strips land access from local communities and deeply damages ecosystems. This is an all-too-familiar pattern that the Quilombola community of Boca do Rio, located near Salvador, Brazil knows well. Over the past few decades, various petrochemical companies have taken over the land that
04-06-2021
by Romy Felsen-Parsons *This series reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and the right to food throughout the course of 2020 and pulls from varying cited materials throughout the course of the year. It has been sectioned into separate blog articles with an intention of paced readability without sacrifice to the integrity of the
28-05-2021
by Romy Felsen-Parsons *This series reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and the right to food throughout the course of 2020 and pulls from varying cited materials throughout the course of the year. It has been sectioned into separate blog articles with an intention of paced readability without sacrifice to the integrity of the
26-05-2021
by Romy Felsen-Parsons *This series reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and the right to food throughout the course of 2020 and pulls from varying cited materials throughout the course of the year. It has been sectioned into separate blog articles with an intention of paced readability without sacrifice to the integrity of the
24-05-2021
by Betty Fermin & Kristen Wyman Lee el articulo en español abajo The rights of Indigenous peoples and the fight for climate justice are inextricably linked. In extractive industry (the extraction of earth’s raw material for added value), Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) is standard international law that recognizes the importance of community participation in decision making processes related to
14-05-2021
New York (May 13, 2021) – WhyHunger - a leader in the movement to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world - and the Duke Sanford World Food Policy Center at Duke University, today released preliminary results from their research study: 'Impact of COVID-19 On Hunger Relief Organizations'.
13-05-2021
Tuesday’s convictions for the murder of George Floyd marked a critical moment of accountability for Mr. Floyd’s family and for the millions of people around the globe who spoke out to demand justice in response to his brutal, public murder at the hands of former police officer Derek Chauvin last year. This all too uncommon
22-04-2021
Read in English Por Jusleen Basra "El maíz es el elemento central de la forma de vida de las comunidades indígenas. Podríamos decir que el maíz es el corazón de las culturas de Mesoamérica. Entonces el maíz lo encontramos en muchas de las manifestaciones culturales de nuestros pueblos y por eso es muy importante para nosotros defenderlo, porque finalmente, es
22-04-2021
Leer en Español by Jusleen Basra “Corn is the central element of the Indigenous communities' way of life. We could say that corn is the heart of Mesoamerican cultures … [it] is found in many of the cultural manifestations of our people and that is why it is very important for us to defend it, because in the end, it
22-04-2021
HAUPPAUGE, New York – June 22, 2021 It’s hard to imagine that forty years later we are still fighting to end hunger and find solutions to address why poverty still exists. As we approach the 40th anniversary of Harry Chapin’s passing, we honor and remember who he was; a singer/songwriter, Grammy award winning recording artist, social activist, husband, father, brother and
23-06-2021
by Jusleen Basra The imposition of large, resource-extractive corporations on Indigenous and peasant territories around the world strips land access from local communities and deeply damages ecosystems. This is an all-too-familiar pattern that the Quilombola community of Boca do Rio, located near Salvador, Brazil knows well. Over the past few decades, various petrochemical companies have taken over the land that
04-06-2021
by Romy Felsen-Parsons *This series reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and the right to food throughout the course of 2020 and pulls from varying cited materials throughout the course of the year. It has been sectioned into separate blog articles with an intention of paced readability without sacrifice to the integrity of the
28-05-2021
by Romy Felsen-Parsons *This series reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and the right to food throughout the course of 2020 and pulls from varying cited materials throughout the course of the year. It has been sectioned into separate blog articles with an intention of paced readability without sacrifice to the integrity of the
26-05-2021
by Romy Felsen-Parsons *This series reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and the right to food throughout the course of 2020 and pulls from varying cited materials throughout the course of the year. It has been sectioned into separate blog articles with an intention of paced readability without sacrifice to the integrity of the
24-05-2021
by Betty Fermin & Kristen Wyman Lee el articulo en español abajo The rights of Indigenous peoples and the fight for climate justice are inextricably linked. In extractive industry (the extraction of earth’s raw material for added value), Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) is standard international law that recognizes the importance of community participation in decision making processes related to
14-05-2021
New York (May 13, 2021) – WhyHunger - a leader in the movement to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world - and the Duke Sanford World Food Policy Center at Duke University, today released preliminary results from their research study: 'Impact of COVID-19 On Hunger Relief Organizations'.
13-05-2021
Tuesday’s convictions for the murder of George Floyd marked a critical moment of accountability for Mr. Floyd’s family and for the millions of people around the globe who spoke out to demand justice in response to his brutal, public murder at the hands of former police officer Derek Chauvin last year. This all too uncommon
22-04-2021
Read in English Por Jusleen Basra "El maíz es el elemento central de la forma de vida de las comunidades indígenas. Podríamos decir que el maíz es el corazón de las culturas de Mesoamérica. Entonces el maíz lo encontramos en muchas de las manifestaciones culturales de nuestros pueblos y por eso es muy importante para nosotros defenderlo, porque finalmente, es
22-04-2021
Leer en Español by Jusleen Basra “Corn is the central element of the Indigenous communities' way of life. We could say that corn is the heart of Mesoamerican cultures … [it] is found in many of the cultural manifestations of our people and that is why it is very important for us to defend it, because in the end, it
22-04-2021