Take Action on World Food Day
World Food Day is tomorrow, October 16th. This is a day when the global community comes together to unite against hunger. Want to know how you can get involved? Here’s how:
AJWS Blog
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.
On the Ground in Haiti
I arrived in Haiti and settled in to Port-au-Prince. I remember the profound poverty of the country, its strong African-Caribbean feel, the streets filled with kids in different uniforms bustling to and from schools, thousands of small stalls selling one or two products, throngs of people stopping to talk with each other and the traffic. Streets …
So Much Food. So Much Hunger.
The article “So Much Food. So Much Hunger.” in Sunday’s NY Times could not be more relevant to the daily buzz at AJWS around Fighting Hunger from the Ground Up. In fact, here at AJWS, we’ve been joking about how one of us must have been the article’s ghost writer.
Great Press in The Oregonian!
In just a few short weeks, Fighting Hunger from the Ground Up has gained tremendous momentum from coast to coast! The incomparable Ruth Messinger has hit the road to spread the word about AJWS’s campaign and to express the dire need for changes in government legislation to ensure that no one is hungry. Check out this fabulous article about Fighting …
Women Aren't the Problem; They're the Solution
On Sunday evening, I went to hear Nicholas Kristof and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, speak about their new book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. I have not yet read the book, but listening to Kristof and WuDunn gave me a good sense of what to expect. The book (which highlights …