Marianne Gambelli Chief Investment Officer at Horizon Media Marianne partners with the senior leadership team to drive all media activation strategies across all channels. Her main priorities are to monetize client investments, seek out new and emerging technologies, develop new media research capabilities, and to develop multi-year and multi-platform media deals. Marianne also leads the creation of new revenue-generating media
07-09-2016
Join WhyHunger for a hilarious night at world famous Gotham Comedy Club as we roast Marianne Gambelli, Chief Investment Officer at Horizon Media and leading advertising sales executive as part of the kick-off to our 31st annual Hungerthon! Assisted by our host, comedian Pete Dominick, a ferocious team of roasters will keep the audience entertained and hopefully keep Marianne on
07-09-2016
Eighth Annual Food Sovereignty Prize Honors Grassroots Organizations Calling Big Ag’s Bluff SEATTLE, WA, August, 31 2016 – The US Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA) is pleased to announce the honorees of the eighth annual Food Sovereignty Prize: the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) and the Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF). The honorees were selected for their success in
31-08-2016
At WhyHunger we strive for cross-collaboration among programs, understanding that as we build a movement to end hunger and poverty it is critical for domestic and international organizations to build solidarity. This often involves finding a way for food justice and food sovereignty organizations to build relationships and learn from each other. As a staff member who helps facilitate these
30-08-2016
It was a hot and sunny Wednesday morning, as I set out at 9a.m. excited for the unknown towards the Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger’s Healing Garden at Far Rockaway Farm to meet my colleagues and fellow interns at WhyHunger. Having taken class trips with extended stays on farms throughout my middle and high school years I was no stranger to
29-08-2016
This piece was originally published by La Via Campesina. The World Social Forum, held this month in Montreal, brought together thousands of activists, organizations and social movements working to build a sustainable and inclusive world, to learn, strategize and share knowledge with each other. With so many organizers, farmers, activists, students and change makers in one place, it was easy
26-08-2016
Dona Sofia and children: ""I never thought that we could become a community of strong women, with our heads full of ideas. I may not have any money but I am a wealthy woman because of my ties to AFEDES." Photo credit:WhyHunger This post first appeared in EcoWatch. The Kaqchikel women—one of 23 Mayan cultures in Guatemala—are fighting to
22-08-2016
This is a guest post originally published in the Kids Make a Difference Newsletter a couple years ago. Written by WhyHunger's longtime friend and Board Member Jen Chapin, in this honest reflection Jen wrangles with questions about racism that many have and reflects on America’s racial legacy, how it affects her son (who is now close to 11 yrs old) and what she’ll
11-08-2016
Artists Against Hunger and Poverty is excited to announce a new partnership with YouTuber Chris Oflyng for our Summer Meals Rock for Kids campaign! Known for his high energy and dynamic videos that promote positivity and acceptance, Chris has hundreds of thousands of dedicated fans across the world and is using his popular platform to draw attention to the summer hunger crisis
08-08-2016
This post first appeared in The Huffington Post. When President Franklin Roosevelt proposed legislation for the New Deal at the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s he needed the support of the South to pass it in congress. As a result, the vast majority of Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans were excluded from most of the benefits and
05-08-2016
Marianne Gambelli Chief Investment Officer at Horizon Media Marianne partners with the senior leadership team to drive all media activation strategies across all channels. Her main priorities are to monetize client investments, seek out new and emerging technologies, develop new media research capabilities, and to develop multi-year and multi-platform media deals. Marianne also leads the creation of new revenue-generating media
07-09-2016
Join WhyHunger for a hilarious night at world famous Gotham Comedy Club as we roast Marianne Gambelli, Chief Investment Officer at Horizon Media and leading advertising sales executive as part of the kick-off to our 31st annual Hungerthon! Assisted by our host, comedian Pete Dominick, a ferocious team of roasters will keep the audience entertained and hopefully keep Marianne on
07-09-2016
Eighth Annual Food Sovereignty Prize Honors Grassroots Organizations Calling Big Ag’s Bluff SEATTLE, WA, August, 31 2016 – The US Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA) is pleased to announce the honorees of the eighth annual Food Sovereignty Prize: the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) and the Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF). The honorees were selected for their success in
31-08-2016
At WhyHunger we strive for cross-collaboration among programs, understanding that as we build a movement to end hunger and poverty it is critical for domestic and international organizations to build solidarity. This often involves finding a way for food justice and food sovereignty organizations to build relationships and learn from each other. As a staff member who helps facilitate these
30-08-2016
It was a hot and sunny Wednesday morning, as I set out at 9a.m. excited for the unknown towards the Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger’s Healing Garden at Far Rockaway Farm to meet my colleagues and fellow interns at WhyHunger. Having taken class trips with extended stays on farms throughout my middle and high school years I was no stranger to
29-08-2016
This piece was originally published by La Via Campesina. The World Social Forum, held this month in Montreal, brought together thousands of activists, organizations and social movements working to build a sustainable and inclusive world, to learn, strategize and share knowledge with each other. With so many organizers, farmers, activists, students and change makers in one place, it was easy
26-08-2016
Dona Sofia and children: ""I never thought that we could become a community of strong women, with our heads full of ideas. I may not have any money but I am a wealthy woman because of my ties to AFEDES." Photo credit:WhyHunger This post first appeared in EcoWatch. The Kaqchikel women—one of 23 Mayan cultures in Guatemala—are fighting to
22-08-2016
This is a guest post originally published in the Kids Make a Difference Newsletter a couple years ago. Written by WhyHunger's longtime friend and Board Member Jen Chapin, in this honest reflection Jen wrangles with questions about racism that many have and reflects on America’s racial legacy, how it affects her son (who is now close to 11 yrs old) and what she’ll
11-08-2016
Artists Against Hunger and Poverty is excited to announce a new partnership with YouTuber Chris Oflyng for our Summer Meals Rock for Kids campaign! Known for his high energy and dynamic videos that promote positivity and acceptance, Chris has hundreds of thousands of dedicated fans across the world and is using his popular platform to draw attention to the summer hunger crisis
08-08-2016
This post first appeared in The Huffington Post. When President Franklin Roosevelt proposed legislation for the New Deal at the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s he needed the support of the South to pass it in congress. As a result, the vast majority of Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans were excluded from most of the benefits and
05-08-2016