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.
“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 …
Though media coverage of the flooding in Pakistan is far less robust than the coverage of the Haiti earthquake, there’s been some recent buzz in the blogosphere. In assessing Pakistan’s crisis, many bloggers have asked some version of the question “Why is no one helping?” Some suspect the reason is donor fatigue. Others stress it’s …
Food Security in India [NY Times] Terrific letter to the editor by AJWS’s Board Chair, Barbara Dobkin! The land rush doesn’t have to end in a poor deal for Africans [Guardian] Sadly, for anyone who happens to live on that farmland there are countless examples of governments handing it over at bargain prices to foreign …
Originally posted on the Pursue blog. AJWS alumna and Pursuer Sara Hahn is currently participating in the 6th Annual UNESCO Intergenerational Human Rights Forum at the University of Connecticut. Sara wrote about an exercise on food security that took place during the Forum: “I was given the role of a single father raising three children, who has …
Status of Female Farmers Rises During Food Crisis [Women’s E-News] “The women who grow more than half the world’s agricultural produce have gained international recognition and aid since the start of the global food crisis in 2007. Instead of being seen as a minor, vulnerable group, international aid agencies have begun keeping sex-specific data and …
