WhyHunger’s 35th annual campaign collaborates with celebrity ambassadors and partners to raise awareness and funds to meet growing need New York (January 6, 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, today announced its 35th annual Hungerthon campaign raised over $1.1 million -
06-01-2021
PLAY ON: Celebrating the Power of Music to Make Change Powerful Primetime Broadcast Concert Special Hosted by Kevin Bacon and Eve December 15 on CBS Raises More Than $7 Million to benefit the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. and WhyHunger Exciting Musical Performances Included Bon Jovi, LL COOL J, Ziggy Marley, Maren Morris, Sheryl Crow, Jon Batiste, Sara
20-12-2020
PLAY ON: Celebrating the Power of Music to Make Change Powerful Primetime Broadcast Concert Special Hosted by Kevin Bacon and Eve December 15 on CBS Raises More Than $7 Million to benefit the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. and WhyHunger Exciting Musical Performances Included Bon Jovi, LL COOL J, Ziggy Marley, Maren Morris, Sheryl Crow, Jon Batiste, Sara
20-12-2020
An extended interview with Axel Fuentes, Rural Community Workers Alliance. by Saulo Araujo and Joao Fonseca Animal protein is an important part of the diet of billions of people around the globe. The workers in processing plants, however, are making these products available to consumers at the expense of their own health. They suffer chronic pain daily due to the
15-12-2020
For more than forty years, Nicaragua’s Association of Rural Workers—Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo (The ATC) — has been working to improve the quality of life for rural communities. Together, they promote food sovereignty, strengthen local economies, and support movements across Central America led by small-scale farmers and food producers working for a better life.
14-12-2020
by Jusleen Basra Hunger in America is skyrocketing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. With nearly 1 in 4 children and up to 54 million people experiencing food insecurity, more Americans need support than ever before. While it may seem like a large task, WhyHunger believes that nutritious food is a basic human right and hunger is solvable with
09-12-2020
by Kristen Wyman and Jusleen Basra As we continue through this period of growth and transformation in the world, healing from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustice and the climate crisis, WhyHunger remains steadfast in lifting up the voices of communities and social movements working towards everlasting change. Eastern Woodlands Rematriation, a collective that is boldly reclaiming the
08-12-2020
On Tuesday December 15 music fans will be able to tune in to an extraordinary benefit concert broadcast amplifying awareness for transformational racial, social and food justice. The primetime one-hour special, PLAY ON: Celebrating the Power of Music to Make Change, will air on the CBS Network at 8/7c (please note new time), available to stream live on CBS All
07-12-2020
This year, Thanksgiving not only marks our annual fall harvest celebration, but also the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower’s arrival in Cape Cod. Thanksgiving is become a time for family and gratitude across the nation, but it also is an opportunity for us to take a moment to think back to where our traditions come from and be conscious of
26-11-2020
Amidst a global pandemic, these are challenging times for all of us. And now in a span of just two weeks, two category 5 hurricanes – Eta and Iota - devastated an entire region in Central America. The Latin American Coordination of Rural Organizations (CLOC/La Via Campesina) has asked WhyHunger to serve as conduit to raise funds for food, mattresses,
24-11-2020
WhyHunger’s 35th annual campaign collaborates with celebrity ambassadors and partners to raise awareness and funds to meet growing need New York (January 6, 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, today announced its 35th annual Hungerthon campaign raised over $1.1 million -
06-01-2021
PLAY ON: Celebrating the Power of Music to Make Change Powerful Primetime Broadcast Concert Special Hosted by Kevin Bacon and Eve December 15 on CBS Raises More Than $7 Million to benefit the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. and WhyHunger Exciting Musical Performances Included Bon Jovi, LL COOL J, Ziggy Marley, Maren Morris, Sheryl Crow, Jon Batiste, Sara
20-12-2020
PLAY ON: Celebrating the Power of Music to Make Change Powerful Primetime Broadcast Concert Special Hosted by Kevin Bacon and Eve December 15 on CBS Raises More Than $7 Million to benefit the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. and WhyHunger Exciting Musical Performances Included Bon Jovi, LL COOL J, Ziggy Marley, Maren Morris, Sheryl Crow, Jon Batiste, Sara
20-12-2020
An extended interview with Axel Fuentes, Rural Community Workers Alliance. by Saulo Araujo and Joao Fonseca Animal protein is an important part of the diet of billions of people around the globe. The workers in processing plants, however, are making these products available to consumers at the expense of their own health. They suffer chronic pain daily due to the
15-12-2020
For more than forty years, Nicaragua’s Association of Rural Workers—Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo (The ATC) — has been working to improve the quality of life for rural communities. Together, they promote food sovereignty, strengthen local economies, and support movements across Central America led by small-scale farmers and food producers working for a better life.
14-12-2020
by Jusleen Basra Hunger in America is skyrocketing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. With nearly 1 in 4 children and up to 54 million people experiencing food insecurity, more Americans need support than ever before. While it may seem like a large task, WhyHunger believes that nutritious food is a basic human right and hunger is solvable with
09-12-2020
by Kristen Wyman and Jusleen Basra As we continue through this period of growth and transformation in the world, healing from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustice and the climate crisis, WhyHunger remains steadfast in lifting up the voices of communities and social movements working towards everlasting change. Eastern Woodlands Rematriation, a collective that is boldly reclaiming the
08-12-2020
On Tuesday December 15 music fans will be able to tune in to an extraordinary benefit concert broadcast amplifying awareness for transformational racial, social and food justice. The primetime one-hour special, PLAY ON: Celebrating the Power of Music to Make Change, will air on the CBS Network at 8/7c (please note new time), available to stream live on CBS All
07-12-2020
This year, Thanksgiving not only marks our annual fall harvest celebration, but also the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower’s arrival in Cape Cod. Thanksgiving is become a time for family and gratitude across the nation, but it also is an opportunity for us to take a moment to think back to where our traditions come from and be conscious of
26-11-2020
Amidst a global pandemic, these are challenging times for all of us. And now in a span of just two weeks, two category 5 hurricanes – Eta and Iota - devastated an entire region in Central America. The Latin American Coordination of Rural Organizations (CLOC/La Via Campesina) has asked WhyHunger to serve as conduit to raise funds for food, mattresses,
24-11-2020