We join much of the world in our outrage as we grieve over the lives senselessly cut short by racial violence and will say their names out loud and in our hearts: David McAtee, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Mike Brown, Philando Castile, and so, so many others. WhyHunger stands with
02-06-2020
#RightsNotCharity Around the world, COVID-19 is shaking the foundation of our globalized economic system to its core. The “richest” countries in the world are staring into the face of an economic depression. In the United States, more than 38 million people across the nation applied for unemployment benefits in the last seven weeks alone, and millions more are expected to
29-05-2020
Fans Stream Exclusive Music Donated by Cindy Blackman Santana & Carlos Santana, Tom Morello, DMC, The Silkroad Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Wilco and more to Support COVID-19 Hunger Relief New York (May 26, 2020) - The music and technology industries have joined forces to launch SongAid, an ongoing effort to fight the global hunger crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19
26-05-2020
Fans Stream Exclusive Music Donated by Cindy Blackman Santana & Carlos Santana, Tom Morello, DMC, The Silkroad Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Wilco and more to Support COVID-19 Hunger Relief New York (May 26, 2020) - The music and technology industries have joined forces to launch SongAid, an ongoing effort to fight the global hunger crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19
26-05-2020
Can grassroots organizations build power during a global pandemic? If it depends on the Brazilian youth, the answer is a resounding yes! The Youth Uprising Movement, Levante Popular da Juventude - a youth-led social movement - has been setting up mutual aid networks in 21 states led by youth in favelas (slums), schools and rural villages. Levante’s campaign “Youth-led Solidarity:
18-05-2020
WhyHunger has been in touch with our partners across the country and the globe to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their communities and what they’re doing to help. What we’ve heard has been both heartbreaking and inspiring—further demonstrating the critical role of grassroots organizations as first responders in their communities. In the coming weeks,
14-05-2020
Comprehensive approach addresses broad impact and needs across the food system New York (May 11, 2020) - As unemployment continues to soar and food banks and pantries struggle to meet skyrocketing demand, 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—has deployed its Rapid Response
11-05-2020
Comprehensive approach addresses broad impact and needs across the food system New York (May 11, 2020) - As unemployment continues to soar and food banks and pantries struggle to meet skyrocketing demand, 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—has deployed its Rapid Response
11-05-2020
WhyHunger has been in touch with our partners across the country and the globe to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their communities and what they’re doing to help. What we’ve heard has been both heartbreaking and inspiring—further demonstrating the critical role of grassroots organizations as first responders in their communities. In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing the
07-05-2020
This is a guest blog post from La Via Campesina North America. On this May 1st, the member organizations of La Via Campesina-North America stand with every food system worker in our common struggle against the exploitation, discrimination, and violence that too many of us endure. We take this time to declare that essential workers’ rights are peasants’ rights. We
30-04-2020
We join much of the world in our outrage as we grieve over the lives senselessly cut short by racial violence and will say their names out loud and in our hearts: David McAtee, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Mike Brown, Philando Castile, and so, so many others. WhyHunger stands with
02-06-2020
#RightsNotCharity Around the world, COVID-19 is shaking the foundation of our globalized economic system to its core. The “richest” countries in the world are staring into the face of an economic depression. In the United States, more than 38 million people across the nation applied for unemployment benefits in the last seven weeks alone, and millions more are expected to
29-05-2020
Fans Stream Exclusive Music Donated by Cindy Blackman Santana & Carlos Santana, Tom Morello, DMC, The Silkroad Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Wilco and more to Support COVID-19 Hunger Relief New York (May 26, 2020) - The music and technology industries have joined forces to launch SongAid, an ongoing effort to fight the global hunger crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19
26-05-2020
Fans Stream Exclusive Music Donated by Cindy Blackman Santana & Carlos Santana, Tom Morello, DMC, The Silkroad Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Wilco and more to Support COVID-19 Hunger Relief New York (May 26, 2020) - The music and technology industries have joined forces to launch SongAid, an ongoing effort to fight the global hunger crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19
26-05-2020
Can grassroots organizations build power during a global pandemic? If it depends on the Brazilian youth, the answer is a resounding yes! The Youth Uprising Movement, Levante Popular da Juventude - a youth-led social movement - has been setting up mutual aid networks in 21 states led by youth in favelas (slums), schools and rural villages. Levante’s campaign “Youth-led Solidarity:
18-05-2020
WhyHunger has been in touch with our partners across the country and the globe to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their communities and what they’re doing to help. What we’ve heard has been both heartbreaking and inspiring—further demonstrating the critical role of grassroots organizations as first responders in their communities. In the coming weeks,
14-05-2020
Comprehensive approach addresses broad impact and needs across the food system New York (May 11, 2020) - As unemployment continues to soar and food banks and pantries struggle to meet skyrocketing demand, 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—has deployed its Rapid Response
11-05-2020
Comprehensive approach addresses broad impact and needs across the food system New York (May 11, 2020) - As unemployment continues to soar and food banks and pantries struggle to meet skyrocketing demand, 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—has deployed its Rapid Response
11-05-2020
WhyHunger has been in touch with our partners across the country and the globe to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their communities and what they’re doing to help. What we’ve heard has been both heartbreaking and inspiring—further demonstrating the critical role of grassroots organizations as first responders in their communities. In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing the
07-05-2020
This is a guest blog post from La Via Campesina North America. On this May 1st, the member organizations of La Via Campesina-North America stand with every food system worker in our common struggle against the exploitation, discrimination, and violence that too many of us endure. We take this time to declare that essential workers’ rights are peasants’ rights. We
30-04-2020