Many people dream of vacationing at an exotic destination someday. Perhaps someplace with sandy white beaches and endless clear skies, nestled against a backdrop of mountains. But how many consider what it took to actually build that luxury resort? Not the actual price tag, but the number of lives affected, the individuals uprooted from their homes and source of livelihoods,
22-03-2019
Please join us for WhyHunger's Nourishing People and the Planet Film Screening & Discussion on Tuesday, March 19th in NYC from 6:00 to 8:00pm. This free event will begin with a short film about farming and community in Puerto Rico followed by a discussion with Jesús Vázquez from the Organización Boricuá de Agricultura Ecológica de Puerto Rico. Please come out
14-03-2019
Story by Colin Lawton, including contextual analysis and translation by Betty Fermin Resilience. Fortitude. Determination. Strength. Care. Love. Some of the terms that come to mind when I think of women now and throughout history. I’ve had the honor of being exposed to some amazing women throughout my life who were exemplary leaders, mothers, sisters, champions and unapologetically themselves
07-03-2019
This story is an update from our original coverage, which can be found here. The collapse of a dam with mining waste in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil took away lives, homes and ways of living. After one month, many families still haven’t been able to locate their loved ones and at least 139 bodies are still under the toxic mud.
01-03-2019
To round out Black History Month, our U.S. Programs Directors, Suzanne Babb & Lorrie Clevenger, took a brief moment to share their thoughts on Black Food Sovereignty, what it means and why it matters so much to food justice and the social and economic landscape of our society to this day. Suzanne is a member of Black Urban Growers, an organization of
28-02-2019
WhyHunger is proud of the impact of our work. We listen and respond to the needs of community-based organizations and social movements who are leading the way forward. Together, we are magnifying our impact and building solutions that transform and last. BUILDING GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS WhyHunger’s International Solidarity Fund invested $354,021 in strengthening existing and emergent social movements for
25-02-2019
Border security negotiations begin anew this week in an effort to avoid shutdown 2.0. But two anti-hunger experts argue that lawmakers should really be focused on the precarity of our federal social safety net and a low-wage economy where crisis is just a missed paycheck or two away. - This article originally appeared in the New Food Economy. Employees of the
11-02-2019
It is part of the Hollywood version of the American college experience, to be a broke student surviving on instant noodles in a dormitory. But hunger on college campuses in America is so much more than a plot line. In one of the most developed countries in the world, tens of thousands of students can barely afford food due to
08-02-2019
Emergency Support Needed As Community Organizations Rebuild After Devastating Dam Collapse In Brazil
All photos courtesy of Ricardo Stuckert On January 25th, a dam collapsed in southeastern Brazil unleashing a devastating torrent of toxic mining waste that killed at least 120 people and wiped out homes, businesses and crops in surrounding villages. Government reports estimate 159 people are still missing, but WhyHunger’s local partners contend the number is much higher— nearly 700 people lived in
01-02-2019
WhyHunger was part of a recent delegation organized by Friends of the ATC (Farmworkers Union). Delegates lived and worked alongside ATC members. Susan Lagos, a long-time Nicaragua resident and former campesina (peasant farmer) herself, translated into English the life experiences told by Emerita Vega, the head of household of the family she stayed with. Our guest blog this week is
25-01-2019
Many people dream of vacationing at an exotic destination someday. Perhaps someplace with sandy white beaches and endless clear skies, nestled against a backdrop of mountains. But how many consider what it took to actually build that luxury resort? Not the actual price tag, but the number of lives affected, the individuals uprooted from their homes and source of livelihoods,
22-03-2019
Please join us for WhyHunger's Nourishing People and the Planet Film Screening & Discussion on Tuesday, March 19th in NYC from 6:00 to 8:00pm. This free event will begin with a short film about farming and community in Puerto Rico followed by a discussion with Jesús Vázquez from the Organización Boricuá de Agricultura Ecológica de Puerto Rico. Please come out
14-03-2019
Story by Colin Lawton, including contextual analysis and translation by Betty Fermin Resilience. Fortitude. Determination. Strength. Care. Love. Some of the terms that come to mind when I think of women now and throughout history. I’ve had the honor of being exposed to some amazing women throughout my life who were exemplary leaders, mothers, sisters, champions and unapologetically themselves
07-03-2019
This story is an update from our original coverage, which can be found here. The collapse of a dam with mining waste in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil took away lives, homes and ways of living. After one month, many families still haven’t been able to locate their loved ones and at least 139 bodies are still under the toxic mud.
01-03-2019
To round out Black History Month, our U.S. Programs Directors, Suzanne Babb & Lorrie Clevenger, took a brief moment to share their thoughts on Black Food Sovereignty, what it means and why it matters so much to food justice and the social and economic landscape of our society to this day. Suzanne is a member of Black Urban Growers, an organization of
28-02-2019
WhyHunger is proud of the impact of our work. We listen and respond to the needs of community-based organizations and social movements who are leading the way forward. Together, we are magnifying our impact and building solutions that transform and last. BUILDING GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS WhyHunger’s International Solidarity Fund invested $354,021 in strengthening existing and emergent social movements for
25-02-2019
Border security negotiations begin anew this week in an effort to avoid shutdown 2.0. But two anti-hunger experts argue that lawmakers should really be focused on the precarity of our federal social safety net and a low-wage economy where crisis is just a missed paycheck or two away. - This article originally appeared in the New Food Economy. Employees of the
11-02-2019
It is part of the Hollywood version of the American college experience, to be a broke student surviving on instant noodles in a dormitory. But hunger on college campuses in America is so much more than a plot line. In one of the most developed countries in the world, tens of thousands of students can barely afford food due to
08-02-2019
Emergency Support Needed As Community Organizations Rebuild After Devastating Dam Collapse In Brazil
All photos courtesy of Ricardo Stuckert On January 25th, a dam collapsed in southeastern Brazil unleashing a devastating torrent of toxic mining waste that killed at least 120 people and wiped out homes, businesses and crops in surrounding villages. Government reports estimate 159 people are still missing, but WhyHunger’s local partners contend the number is much higher— nearly 700 people lived in
01-02-2019
WhyHunger was part of a recent delegation organized by Friends of the ATC (Farmworkers Union). Delegates lived and worked alongside ATC members. Susan Lagos, a long-time Nicaragua resident and former campesina (peasant farmer) herself, translated into English the life experiences told by Emerita Vega, the head of household of the family she stayed with. Our guest blog this week is
25-01-2019