WhyHunger Executive Director, Noreen Springstead speaking with
Salon.com
at Food Tank's new series on critical food issues, Live In New York City.
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After 50 Years of Pop & Rock Hits, 95.5 WPLJ Says Goodbye
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“I was always partial to 'The Bill Ayres Show,' a late-night weekly talk show that began way back in 1973 and airs Sunday nights. It was a go-to listen for me after long nights in the office, sitting in my car, eating drive-thru McDonald’s and listening to Ayres talk love, loss and everything in between.”
– Writer,
Bobby Olivier
shares the impact of WhyHunger Co-Founder, Ambassador and
95.5 PLJ
radio host, Bill Ayres.
After 50 years of delivering pop & rock hits to NY & NJ listeners, Hungerthon partner WPLJ is saying goodbye after an official announcement this month it will be going off the air
May 30th
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Bill’s last show will air May 27
th
at midnight, and Community Connections – with special guest Noreen Springstead – will follow at 1am.
Thank you, Bill and the whole WPLJ family for the timeless memories and your Hungerthon support.
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oin Team WhyHunger in This year's NYC Marathon!
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Want to run in this year's TCS new York City Marathon?
Join Team WhyHunger! As an official charity partner, WhyHunger has just 3 spots left in the 2019 NYC Marathon. Click below for more details on how to register today!
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he Legacy of Harry & Bill are honored in New Documentary
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This month, filming wrapped on an upcoming documentary
“When In Doubt, Do Something”
on the legacy of our co-founders, Bill Ayres and the late Harry Chapin. Senator Patrick Leahy shared thoughtful memories on film of his many years in support of Bill and Harry's mission.
Stay tuned for more details on the release of the film!
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Save the Date! WhyHunger & BUGs Present "Freedom Farmers: A Book Reading with Dr. Monica White"
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Mark your calendars for June 11th!
WhyHunger and Black Urban Growers (BUGs) present an amazing celebration of Juneteenth with a Book Reading and Q&A with professor and activist, Dr. Monica White as she discusses her new book, "Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement, 1880-2010."
For information on venue, times, and more, contact events@whyhunger.org.
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Noreen Springstead Discusses Food Equity in New Live Talk Series
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"We need to build a movement to address the root causes and ask the question 'why are people hungry?'"
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“Hunger is a symptom of an unjust system that exploits people.”
On Tuesday, May 14th, WhyHunger's Executive Director, Noreen Springstead sat down with Salon.com for an interview for Food Tank's first installment of the "Live in New York City" series in partnership with Salon.com and NYU Steinhardt discussing critical food issues. Noreen spoke on the inequities and injustices that currently exist within the food system, citing the necessity to address the systemic, root causes of hunger and poverty as the problem.
Thank you to Food Tank, Salon.com and NYU Steinhardt for having us and we look forward to the future of the series!
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NY Times:
Tuition or Dinner? Nearly Half of College Students Surveyed in a New Report Are Going Hungry
As the weeks towards thousands of college students accepting their diplomas begin winding down, issues of food insecurity on campuses across the nation continues to rise.
The Atlantic:
South Africa Confronts a Legacy of Apartheid
“There is not enough land here,” states Phumlani Zota, a 32-year-old pig farmer, as he sifted through piles of waste in a refuse dump beneath the Langeberg mountains, filling a burlap sack with scraps of food for his livestock. Yet on all sides, the impoverished settlement was hemmed in by great tracts of white-owned farmland, neat rows of fruit trees and grapevines punctuated by ornate Cape Dutch architecture. The disjuncture is jarring, but mirrored all over South Africa.
EcoWatch:
Sanders Proposes Major Changes to Food Production System
Back on the campaign trail in Iowa over the weekend, 2020 Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled a major policy vision that includes breaking up powerful agriculture conglomerates as a way to save small farmers and rural communities who he says are facing a "major, major crisis."
Community 2 Community Development:
SB 5438 Unanimously Passes in WA House Bringing Hope for H2A Farmworker Protections
Shout-out to our partner
Community to Community Development
for their recent victory! SB 5438 passed unanimously in the WA State House and is now waiting for concurrence in the Senate. The H2A program oversight would help ensure improved labor, housing, health and safety requirements for farmworkers on temporary visa in Washington who are often forced to work under abusive conditions. “This is not the original bill we wanted, but it is still a viable process that will help us fight for justice for farmworkers,” said Rosalinda Guillen, Executive Director of C2C.
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Despite the narrative of food scarcity and forced migration projected in mainstream media, WhyHunger had the opportunity to speak with farmer and organizer, Kevin Rangel of the National Peasant Front Ezequiel Zamora, also a member of our ally global movement, La Via Campesina, on the current situation taking place in Venezuela in this candid interview.
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In reflection and solidarity with workers and peasants across the globe, we explored the true significance and history of May Day.
This piece make the connection between the historical analysis and values of May Day with today’s struggle to achieve class consciousness and ultimately, economic justice.
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USFSA Food Sovereignty Stories: Spread the Word!
Our partners at U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance bring forth a new series in sharing the stories of food justice,
Food Sovereignty Stories
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Food Sovereignty Stories
is a series of videos from social movements in the United States working towards a more just and sustainable food system. These short films explore issues of farm justice, migrant rights, feminism, radical urban agriculture, fighting the extractive economy and Indigenous cosmovision, amongst others critical issues.
Check out the
first video
, featuring WhyHunger partner and ally Community to Community Development.
Please share and discuss these videos
.
We hope they stimulate new thinking, raise questions and allow us to all connect with the common struggle for food sovereignty in the United States and internationally.
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WhyHunger is a leader in building the movement to end hunger and poverty by connecting people to nutritious, affordable food and by supporting grassroots solutions that inspire self-reliance and community empowerment.
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