Co-written by Colin Lawton, Communications Manager of WhyHunger & Alison Cohen, Senior Director of WhyHunger Interview conducted by Colin Lawton Almost a month into the government shutdown and many Americans are beginning to see what the effects could mean for the US on the whole – parks left untended, roads left unpaved, travel increasingly aggravating. However, for
23-01-2019
By Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs, WhyHunger “In the past five years in the UK, we have seen a steep rise in the number of people seeking emergency food aid in the form of charitable provision, signalling permanence to the existence of food banks. In Canada and the USA, there is a much longer history of charitable food provision.
04-01-2019
WhyHunger announced today that its annual Hungerthon campaign raised over $1 million for the third year in a row. Funds raised through Hungerthon support innovative community-based solutions to hunger in America, ensuring everyone has access to nutritious food and can build a future free from hunger and food insecurity. “With its roots in radio, Hungerthon remains a Thanksgiving tradition that
20-12-2018
Reported by Alison Cohen and Colin Lawton For the past 2 months, #PeasantRightsNow has been the focal point of a delegation from across the globe led by La Via Campesina. Representing millions of farmers, landless people, rural women and youth, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers in 70 countries, this international movement for food sovereignty has fought and lobbied for
17-12-2018
This Op-ed by Alison Cohen and Emily Mattheisen was first published by The Hill. As the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) came to a close in Geneva, the U.S. government was conspicuously absent. When the U.S. pulled out of the UNHRC in late June, it was reminiscent of the petulant child in the sandbox who doesn’t
10-12-2018
It’s that time of year again! As we get ready for the holidays, we’re always on the lookout for the perfect gifts for loved ones. This year, what better way to give than with a gift that also gives back? That’s why we’ve put together our annual WhyHunger Holiday Gift Guide, a collection of 10 unique staff favorites that support
05-12-2018
On October 10th, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security published an update to the “public charge” rule that would force immigrant families to make the decision between invaluable programs supporting food, housing and health and keeping their family together in the U.S. This is not a choice that anybody in the U.S. should have to make. Public benefits belong to
29-11-2018
On October 25th, Hilal Elver, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food released the report, “Agricultural Workers and the Right to Food.” In it, Elver exposes the many barriers to the right to food faced by agricultural workers, who comprise one-third of the world’s workforce. To better understand the report’s findings, WhyHunger’s Alison Cohen moderated a panel to
13-11-2018
New York (November 13, 2018)— 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 released results from its inaugural Hunger Perception Survey. The survey revealed the majority of Americans (89%) think hunger is a solvable problem. While 67% of respondents believe it
13-11-2018
Introduction From resisting displacement to advocating for fishers’ rights, Brazilian fisherfolk have long engaged in actions of resistance to protect their land and communities. In September, two members of WhyHunger’s ally, Movimento de Pescadores e Pescadoras (MPP), or the Movement of Artisanal Fishermen and Fisherwomen, visited the WhyHunger office in New York City. Together, Ormezita Barbosa, the general coordinator for
07-11-2018
Co-written by Colin Lawton, Communications Manager of WhyHunger & Alison Cohen, Senior Director of WhyHunger Interview conducted by Colin Lawton Almost a month into the government shutdown and many Americans are beginning to see what the effects could mean for the US on the whole – parks left untended, roads left unpaved, travel increasingly aggravating. However, for
23-01-2019
By Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs, WhyHunger “In the past five years in the UK, we have seen a steep rise in the number of people seeking emergency food aid in the form of charitable provision, signalling permanence to the existence of food banks. In Canada and the USA, there is a much longer history of charitable food provision.
04-01-2019
WhyHunger announced today that its annual Hungerthon campaign raised over $1 million for the third year in a row. Funds raised through Hungerthon support innovative community-based solutions to hunger in America, ensuring everyone has access to nutritious food and can build a future free from hunger and food insecurity. “With its roots in radio, Hungerthon remains a Thanksgiving tradition that
20-12-2018
Reported by Alison Cohen and Colin Lawton For the past 2 months, #PeasantRightsNow has been the focal point of a delegation from across the globe led by La Via Campesina. Representing millions of farmers, landless people, rural women and youth, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers in 70 countries, this international movement for food sovereignty has fought and lobbied for
17-12-2018
This Op-ed by Alison Cohen and Emily Mattheisen was first published by The Hill. As the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) came to a close in Geneva, the U.S. government was conspicuously absent. When the U.S. pulled out of the UNHRC in late June, it was reminiscent of the petulant child in the sandbox who doesn’t
10-12-2018
It’s that time of year again! As we get ready for the holidays, we’re always on the lookout for the perfect gifts for loved ones. This year, what better way to give than with a gift that also gives back? That’s why we’ve put together our annual WhyHunger Holiday Gift Guide, a collection of 10 unique staff favorites that support
05-12-2018
On October 10th, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security published an update to the “public charge” rule that would force immigrant families to make the decision between invaluable programs supporting food, housing and health and keeping their family together in the U.S. This is not a choice that anybody in the U.S. should have to make. Public benefits belong to
29-11-2018
On October 25th, Hilal Elver, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food released the report, “Agricultural Workers and the Right to Food.” In it, Elver exposes the many barriers to the right to food faced by agricultural workers, who comprise one-third of the world’s workforce. To better understand the report’s findings, WhyHunger’s Alison Cohen moderated a panel to
13-11-2018
New York (November 13, 2018)— 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 released results from its inaugural Hunger Perception Survey. The survey revealed the majority of Americans (89%) think hunger is a solvable problem. While 67% of respondents believe it
13-11-2018
Introduction From resisting displacement to advocating for fishers’ rights, Brazilian fisherfolk have long engaged in actions of resistance to protect their land and communities. In September, two members of WhyHunger’s ally, Movimento de Pescadores e Pescadoras (MPP), or the Movement of Artisanal Fishermen and Fisherwomen, visited the WhyHunger office in New York City. Together, Ormezita Barbosa, the general coordinator for
07-11-2018