by Nada Khader | Feb 6, 2014 | Communities & Focus Areas, Community Gardening, Environmental and Food Justice
Upcoming Food Justice Events Healthy Food is a Human Right! What is Food Justice? Food Justice is communities exercising their right to grow, sell, and eat healthy food. Healthy food is fresh, nutritious, affordable, culturally-appropriate, and grown locally with care...
by Nada Khader | Feb 3, 2014 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
On Monday, join fellow activists in your community for an important vigil against Keystone XL. In Westchester, Lisa Moir is organizing a vigil at 7pm tomorrow, Monday, February 3rd, in front of the Blue Pig Cafe in Croton-on-Hudson locate at 121 Maple Street in...
by Nada Khader | Feb 3, 2014 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
http://www.lohud.com/article/20140201/OPINION/302010017/Don-t-turn-N-Y-into-transit-route-fracked-natural-gas Don’t turn N.Y. into transit route for fracked natural gas The Algonquin Incremental Market project is a plan by Spectra Energy to convey an additional...
by Nada Khader | Jan 31, 2014 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
Dear Friends, Our wonderful colleagues at Sierra Club – Atlantic Chapter have simplified an important opportunity for you to submit comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding the proposed Spectra Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM)...
by Nada Khader | Jan 29, 2014 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
Statement by Mark Dunlea, Hunger Action Network of NYS, On House Passage of Farm Bill Farm Bill Cuts Funding for Hunger; Favors Agribusiness and Unhealthy Foods; Environmentalists Lose The last time the Farm Bill passed in 2008, House Speaker leader Nancy Pelosi...