The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe — and meet the activists on the frontlines of the fight to build a better world.
We all wish a new year will usher in some hope for alleviating global hunger. But earlier today, a BBC news report and an IRIN report revealed that while the rate of global hunger has declined this year, it still remains “unacceptably high,” according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO estimates …
Originally posted on the Pursue blog. You know those cornucopia cartoons that pop up everywhere around Thanksgiving? The ones in which the fresh produce practically bursts out of the horn? I’ve never seen a cornucopia in real life, but now I’ve seen the modern day iteration and…it…is…good! A week ago Sunday my car was overwhelmed …
The Peanut Solution [New York Times] “What is Plumpy’nut? Sound it out, and you get the idea: it’s an edible paste made of peanuts, packed with calories and vitamins, that is specially formulated to renourish starving children. Since its widespread introduction five years ago, it has been credited with significantly lowering mortality rates during famines …
With the Jewish High Holy days fast approaching, check out Ruth Messinger’s JTA Op-Ed “Holidays Remind of What We Still Need To Do in Haiti,” which calls upon our individual and collective responsibilities to the Haitian people. Reflecting upon the ubiquitous liturgical refrain asking “Who shall live and who shall die?” that we recite in …
“Five Questions for…” Interview Series [The Global Food Security blog] The Global Food Security blog will be running a “Five Questions for…” series beginning with Anna Lappé, co-founder of the Small Planet Institute and author of Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of your Fork and What You Can Do about …
