The VII Congress of the Latin American Coordination of Rural Organizations (CLOC/LVC) brought together over 450 delegates from 85 organizations and 21 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean regions. Amidst geopolitical changes, peasants and indigenous people – important political sectors in both regions - came together in Cuba to analyze the unfavorable political context for agrarian reform and
17-09-2019
According to the USDA, approximately 133 billion pounds of food—close to 40% of food in the United States—is wasted each year, while millions continue to go hungry. For one food bank in Louisiana, asking, ‘what would happen if nutritious food was rescued and shared rather than dumped into overflowing landfills?’ has led to so much more
13-09-2019
By Kristen Wyman and Saulo Araujo Image courtesy of Agroecology Now: Members of a Euro-American motorcycle club work alongside citizens of the Athabascan Nation to launch a fish wheel in the Copper River, Alaska. A recent article, “These Extraordinary Times: Indigenous Peoples and coalition building for agroecology and food sovereignty”, posted by the Center for Water,
13-09-2019
In 2005, Paraguai, Jesuita, Jose and Kilma made one of their biggest decisions of their lives. They joined other landless families in the occupation of an abandoned farm in the outskirts of Ribeirão Preto, one of the major Agribusiness centers in Brazil. Ribeirão Preto is the Brazilian equivalent of a mix of Immokalee, FL and Des Moines, IA: a local
03-09-2019
Early this year, our ally La Via Campesina International organized its 3rd International Mission to Colombia to monitor the impacts of violence in rural communities caused by government forces and paramilitaries and learn from peasant and indigenous people what has to be done to achieve food sovereignty and justice. The peace agreement between the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed
26-08-2019
Philabundance is the largest hunger relief organization in greater Philadelphia, working with 365 local partners to distribute over 26 million pounds of food annually. But food distribution is only one way Philabundance addresses hunger in its nine-county service area. Recognizing the importance of job training and living wages in long-term solutions to hunger, Philabundance launched the Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK)
22-08-2019
In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly began celebrating World Humanitarian Day on August 19th, commemorating the anniversary of the 2003 Canal Hotel Bombing in Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion left the UN headquarters of Iraq in shambles and 22 people lost their lives, including the Special Representative of the Security General to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. World Humanitarian Day
19-08-2019
WhyHunger joins thousands of advocates and partner organizations standing in solidarity with the immigrant workers, families and individuals being targeted by the recent attacks, raids and policies of the U.S. government. After 43 years of working to ensure everyone has the right to nutritious food, we are keenly aware of the connections between the spike in anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions,
13-08-2019
Analyzing the Complicity in Destruction II Report, How Northern Consumers and Financiers Enable Bolsonaro’s Assault on the Brazilian Amazon By: Joao Fonseca Deforestation of the Amazon is one of the most critical and urgent issues in our struggle to stop global warming, mitigate climate change, and ensure a right to food and nutrition for all. Providing 20% of our
09-08-2019
The VII Congress of the Latin American Coordination of Rural Organizations (CLOC/LVC) brought together over 450 delegates from 85 organizations and 21 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean regions. Amidst geopolitical changes, peasants and indigenous people – important political sectors in both regions - came together in Cuba to analyze the unfavorable political context for agrarian reform and
17-09-2019
According to the USDA, approximately 133 billion pounds of food—close to 40% of food in the United States—is wasted each year, while millions continue to go hungry. For one food bank in Louisiana, asking, ‘what would happen if nutritious food was rescued and shared rather than dumped into overflowing landfills?’ has led to so much more
13-09-2019
By Kristen Wyman and Saulo Araujo Image courtesy of Agroecology Now: Members of a Euro-American motorcycle club work alongside citizens of the Athabascan Nation to launch a fish wheel in the Copper River, Alaska. A recent article, “These Extraordinary Times: Indigenous Peoples and coalition building for agroecology and food sovereignty”, posted by the Center for Water,
13-09-2019
In 2005, Paraguai, Jesuita, Jose and Kilma made one of their biggest decisions of their lives. They joined other landless families in the occupation of an abandoned farm in the outskirts of Ribeirão Preto, one of the major Agribusiness centers in Brazil. Ribeirão Preto is the Brazilian equivalent of a mix of Immokalee, FL and Des Moines, IA: a local
03-09-2019
Early this year, our ally La Via Campesina International organized its 3rd International Mission to Colombia to monitor the impacts of violence in rural communities caused by government forces and paramilitaries and learn from peasant and indigenous people what has to be done to achieve food sovereignty and justice. The peace agreement between the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed
26-08-2019
Philabundance is the largest hunger relief organization in greater Philadelphia, working with 365 local partners to distribute over 26 million pounds of food annually. But food distribution is only one way Philabundance addresses hunger in its nine-county service area. Recognizing the importance of job training and living wages in long-term solutions to hunger, Philabundance launched the Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK)
22-08-2019
In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly began celebrating World Humanitarian Day on August 19th, commemorating the anniversary of the 2003 Canal Hotel Bombing in Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion left the UN headquarters of Iraq in shambles and 22 people lost their lives, including the Special Representative of the Security General to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. World Humanitarian Day
19-08-2019
WhyHunger joins thousands of advocates and partner organizations standing in solidarity with the immigrant workers, families and individuals being targeted by the recent attacks, raids and policies of the U.S. government. After 43 years of working to ensure everyone has the right to nutritious food, we are keenly aware of the connections between the spike in anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions,
13-08-2019
Analyzing the Complicity in Destruction II Report, How Northern Consumers and Financiers Enable Bolsonaro’s Assault on the Brazilian Amazon By: Joao Fonseca Deforestation of the Amazon is one of the most critical and urgent issues in our struggle to stop global warming, mitigate climate change, and ensure a right to food and nutrition for all. Providing 20% of our
09-08-2019