AJWS: Congress Needs to Pass International Food Aid Reform Now
The country’s current international food aid program needs to be reformed to be more effective and efficient.
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A (tentative) win for food justice activists!
Originally posted on the blog of the Brooklyn Food Coalition. This looks good. As part of the 2014 Budget Request released last week, President Obama included a proposal that would overhaul America’s international food aid system. It’s not a perfect proposal and it still needs to be approved by Congress, but it’s a huge leap …
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April 24th Statement on President Obama’s proposal to reform US Global Food Aid
New York, NY; April 24, 2013— In response to Senate and House hearings this week on foreign assistance and the president’s FY14 budget proposal, here is a statement for attribution from Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service, an organization that has been deeply involved in the fight for international food aid reform: “We …
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American Jewish World Service Hopeful about President’s Proposed Food Aid Reforms
New York, NY; February 26, 2013— Ruth Messinger, president of the international development and human rights organization, American Jewish World Service (AJWS), today issued the following statement in response to reports that President Obama will propose new food aid reforms in his fiscal year 2014 budget: AJWS welcomes reports that the President will propose important …
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Jewish Groups Deliver More Than 18,000 Signatures to House Leadership, Administration Calling for a “Just Farm Bill”
Coalition pushes for anti-hunger and sustainable agricultural policies in the United States and abroad WASHINGTON, D.C.; June 14, 2012—Today, seven national Jewish groups delivered a petition with more than 18,000 signatures to House Leadership and the Obama Administration demanding a focus on food justice in the next Farm Bill. The signatures represent a Jewish communal …
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