WhyHunger ally, the Food Chain Workers Alliance (FCWA), released a new report that exposes major discord between Walmart’s labor and environmental claims and the reality in its food supply chain and provides recommendations for improvements. Findings in the report show that Walmart’s commitments to improving these standards have not translated to actual improvements in working conditions or the environment across
04-06-2015
Real transformations in society take place when individuals and groups, especially those who have the most at stake, build power together as they work towards common goals and a common vision of society. Social movements are expressions of a collective desire to end oppression and injustices. This section highlights WhyHunger’s investment in strengthening existing and emergent social movements for food
03-06-2015
Growing Grassroots Power is at the foundation of WhyHunger’s approach to building and supporting effective movements. Developing supportive partnerships, rooted in trust and solidarity, and allying with grassroots leaders and organizations requires a long term commitment to the capacity building and resourcing of grassroots actors. This section shares practices, methods, projects and stories that illustrate grassroots-centered capacity building, institution building,
03-06-2015
Reposted with permission. This article was originally featured in the Pesticide Action Network’s GroundTruth blog and is about the dangers of pesticide use to grow our food and what we can do about it. by Marcia Ishii-Eiteman If you’ve been following the recent big news about Monsanto’s infamous weedkiller RoundUp and cancer, you’ll have heard that industry’s “dirty little secret” just got dirtier.
02-06-2015
WhyHunger ally, the Food Chain Workers Alliance (FCWA), released a new report that exposes major discord between Walmart’s labor and environmental claims and the reality in its food supply chain and provides recommendations for improvements. Findings in the report show that Walmart’s commitments to improving these standards have not translated to actual improvements in working conditions or the environment across
04-06-2015
Real transformations in society take place when individuals and groups, especially those who have the most at stake, build power together as they work towards common goals and a common vision of society. Social movements are expressions of a collective desire to end oppression and injustices. This section highlights WhyHunger’s investment in strengthening existing and emergent social movements for food
03-06-2015
Growing Grassroots Power is at the foundation of WhyHunger’s approach to building and supporting effective movements. Developing supportive partnerships, rooted in trust and solidarity, and allying with grassroots leaders and organizations requires a long term commitment to the capacity building and resourcing of grassroots actors. This section shares practices, methods, projects and stories that illustrate grassroots-centered capacity building, institution building,
03-06-2015
Reposted with permission. This article was originally featured in the Pesticide Action Network’s GroundTruth blog and is about the dangers of pesticide use to grow our food and what we can do about it. by Marcia Ishii-Eiteman If you’ve been following the recent big news about Monsanto’s infamous weedkiller RoundUp and cancer, you’ll have heard that industry’s “dirty little secret” just got dirtier.
02-06-2015