To conclude Farmworker Awareness Week, I am happy to share my experience at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) Parade and Concert for Fair Food. The annual action, held this year in St. Petersburg, Florida, was a gathering of thousands of allies, including WhyHunger, from across the country who stepped up to raise the consciousness of consumers and fight for the
27-03-2015
Oscar Otzoy In honor of National Farm Worker Awareness Week, WhyHunger is featuring a story from Community Voices, a storytelling site that amplifies the voices of grassroots leaders and organizations across the country to demonstrate how small acts of food sovereignty happening across the country add up to a powerful, vital collective. Oscar Otzoy came to the United States in
25-03-2015
Wade in the Water sung by St. James Missionary Baptist Church of Canton When I would hear Wade in the Water, a famous black spiritual, even as a child I would be over come with a deep sadness. A profound sense of loss that often moved me to tears. A few years ago I shared that with an elder I
22-03-2015
WhyHunger is proud to release its first agroecology publication, “Agroecology: Putting Food Sovereignty into Action.” Agroecology is an agricultural method based on the traditional knowledge of those who cultivate the land and a way of life. We believe its practice is critical to addressing global hunger and increasing communities’ access to basic resources such as land, water and seeds. The
20-03-2015
Stories of WhyHunger Ally the National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO), and Fishing Communities in Sri Lanka. This is the 1st in a 3-part series of articles on NAFSO and the communities whose rights it defends. Part 1: Resilience, the Struggle for Human Rights, and a Decade of Hardship click image to see more There are hundreds of thousands of fishing families
18-03-2015
Fight for farmworkers' rights by attending CIW’s Concert & Parade for Fair Food on Saturday, March 21st in St. Petersburg, Florida. Like many of history’s most powerful grassroots movements for change, the movement for Fair Food has been driven by art and music. Theater, music, murals, and puppets rooted in the diverse cultural traditions of the Fair Food Nation have always brought
13-03-2015
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP). Grantees are doing some of the most innovative and collaborative projects to change local and regional food systems. WhyHunger’s Food Security Learning Center — also funded by a CFP grant — is profiling these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real flavor of
12-03-2015
Last July, WhyHunger traveled to the Dominican Republic to learn from the women of CONAMUCA, the 10,000-member Confederation of Rural Women that has led the fight for land rights, gender equality and food sovereignty in the Dominican Republic for three decades. In a photo essay last fall, we profiled some of the women who are working with CONAMUCA and advocating
08-03-2015
WhyHunger is excited to announce that our John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes app was named a 2015 Interactive Annual Award Winner by Communication Arts magazine! Showcased in the magazine’s March/April issue and online, The Bermuda Tapes was selected as one of 39 winners out of 1,137 submissions to this juried competition that recognizes the finest talent in the industry. The
05-03-2015
WhyHunger is pleased to be partnering with Andrianna Natsoulas, longtime food sovereignty activist and author of the book Food Voices: Stories From the People Who Feed Us. In 2010, Andrianna began a journey across the Americas to capture the stories of people working towards and living a just and sustainable food system. WhyHunger is featuring highlights of these stories, gathered from
02-03-2015
To conclude Farmworker Awareness Week, I am happy to share my experience at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) Parade and Concert for Fair Food. The annual action, held this year in St. Petersburg, Florida, was a gathering of thousands of allies, including WhyHunger, from across the country who stepped up to raise the consciousness of consumers and fight for the
27-03-2015
Oscar Otzoy In honor of National Farm Worker Awareness Week, WhyHunger is featuring a story from Community Voices, a storytelling site that amplifies the voices of grassroots leaders and organizations across the country to demonstrate how small acts of food sovereignty happening across the country add up to a powerful, vital collective. Oscar Otzoy came to the United States in
25-03-2015
Wade in the Water sung by St. James Missionary Baptist Church of Canton When I would hear Wade in the Water, a famous black spiritual, even as a child I would be over come with a deep sadness. A profound sense of loss that often moved me to tears. A few years ago I shared that with an elder I
22-03-2015
WhyHunger is proud to release its first agroecology publication, “Agroecology: Putting Food Sovereignty into Action.” Agroecology is an agricultural method based on the traditional knowledge of those who cultivate the land and a way of life. We believe its practice is critical to addressing global hunger and increasing communities’ access to basic resources such as land, water and seeds. The
20-03-2015
Stories of WhyHunger Ally the National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO), and Fishing Communities in Sri Lanka. This is the 1st in a 3-part series of articles on NAFSO and the communities whose rights it defends. Part 1: Resilience, the Struggle for Human Rights, and a Decade of Hardship click image to see more There are hundreds of thousands of fishing families
18-03-2015
Fight for farmworkers' rights by attending CIW’s Concert & Parade for Fair Food on Saturday, March 21st in St. Petersburg, Florida. Like many of history’s most powerful grassroots movements for change, the movement for Fair Food has been driven by art and music. Theater, music, murals, and puppets rooted in the diverse cultural traditions of the Fair Food Nation have always brought
13-03-2015
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP). Grantees are doing some of the most innovative and collaborative projects to change local and regional food systems. WhyHunger’s Food Security Learning Center — also funded by a CFP grant — is profiling these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real flavor of
12-03-2015
Last July, WhyHunger traveled to the Dominican Republic to learn from the women of CONAMUCA, the 10,000-member Confederation of Rural Women that has led the fight for land rights, gender equality and food sovereignty in the Dominican Republic for three decades. In a photo essay last fall, we profiled some of the women who are working with CONAMUCA and advocating
08-03-2015
WhyHunger is excited to announce that our John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes app was named a 2015 Interactive Annual Award Winner by Communication Arts magazine! Showcased in the magazine’s March/April issue and online, The Bermuda Tapes was selected as one of 39 winners out of 1,137 submissions to this juried competition that recognizes the finest talent in the industry. The
05-03-2015
WhyHunger is pleased to be partnering with Andrianna Natsoulas, longtime food sovereignty activist and author of the book Food Voices: Stories From the People Who Feed Us. In 2010, Andrianna began a journey across the Americas to capture the stories of people working towards and living a just and sustainable food system. WhyHunger is featuring highlights of these stories, gathered from
02-03-2015