Here's a statement from the Alliance to End Hunger about the upcoming Conference.
Statement on Date Announcement for White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health August 29, 2022 https://bit.ly/3AST1l4 The Alliance to End Hunger applauds the announcement of Wednesday, September 28 as the date for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. The conference, originally announced in May, was established with a stated goal to “End hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030, so that fewer Americans experience diet-related diseases like diabetes, obesity, and hypertension.” The last White House conference devoted to hunger and nutrition was held over 50 years ago and played a pivotal role in improving what is now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), school feeding programs, and helped establish the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). This year the White House solicited input and recommendations from stakeholders across the country. The Alliance to End Hunger hosted a virtual listening session with its Hunger Free Communities Network and submitted subsequent recommendations. The Alliance urges the White House Conference to take this once-in-a-generation opportunity to end hunger and improve nutrition and health outcomes. The conference should be centered on addressing poverty-related hunger and its root causes; engaging people with lived experience and expertise; and focus on reducing racial, ethnic, and other disparities in food insecurity along with other priorities endorsed by national anti-hunger organizations. “The United States – along with the rest of the world – has faced exceptional adversity when seeking to ensure food and nutrition security for everyone in the last few years,” Stated Eric Mitchell, Executive Director for the Alliance to End Hunger. “It is our hope that the White House Conference will address hunger and malnutrition in a holistic, sustainable, and equitable way. We thank the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress for making this conference a reality, and look forward to working together to ensure that the outcomes of the conference lead to genuine and long-lasting impact.” Best, Minerva Delgado (she/her) Director of Coalitions & Advocacy Alliance to End Hunger
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"Let's wipe out hunger one poem at a time!" -- Poet Willeena Booker
As a result of Poetry X Hunger's August 8, 2022 online event which showcased hunger-focused poems by 25 poets from all over the world, lots of folks donated to a variety of anti-hunger organizations and causes. And, hey, you can still donate! Just choose an organization that fights hunger, and make a donation in honor of Poetry X Hunger. Here's a link to a 17-minute out-take from the session. https://youtu.be/zoKPRUcBW4Q And here's the link to the full 80-minute session. https://youtu.be/nabQxkatV8I or or https://youtu.be/iiupXiGHQpU The good folks at Pennsylvania State University's Global Teachi Ag(riculture) Network (GTAN) showcased a powerful hunger-focused poem by Sistah Joy Alford in the August 2022 issue of the GTAN newsletter. Titled, When/Photo Op, the poem was first published on the Poetry X Hunger website. Here's the link to the newsletter: https://conta.cc/3PYnO51
This 9-minute video is part of an interview series with Jan Smith, Executive Director of SOMOS: A Place for Words in Taos, New Mexico, USA, and Juan Morales who, as a faculty member for the 6th Annual Taos Writers Conference, 7/29-7/31/22, will discuss Hunger and Ritual: Writing Poetry on Food:
Click the link to see the video: Hunger and Ritual: Writing Poetry on Food The Washington, DC (USA) community-based hunger prevention group, Roots for Life (Roots for Life (roots-for-life.org) has selected two poems from the Poetry X Hunger website to feature on their website.
See Methany Eltigani's poem here -- https://www.roots-for-life.org/resources/poetry-x-hunger-grow-nourish-sustain-together And, see Sunu Chandy's poem here -- https://www.roots-for-life.org/resources/poetry-x-hunger-do-the-math-spring-2020-quarantine-edition In this 50 minute podcast, Liz Reitzig of Nourishing Liberty (Nourishing Liberty - On Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Real Food) discusses food systems, food insecurity and poetry with Poetry X Hunger's Hiram Larew. Thanks to Editor Jason Whong and author Kathleen Edwards of OutLook by the Bay magazine for featuring Poetry X Hunger in the most recent issue (article attached). OutLook by the Bay caters to seniors in the Greater Annapolis, Maryland, USA area. The article includes mention of FAO, The Capital Area Food Bank, poets Anne Harding Woodworth, Sharon Ingram and Henry Crawford, the Maryland State Arts Council and Oregon State University. Excerpts of poems by Brian Donnell James and Aaron R are included. Thanks to friend and poet, Sharon Olson for sharing the article. To poetry! Hiram Larew
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In this 12-minute video clip, Poet Extraordinaire Sistah Joy Alford offers fresh ideas about the role of poets in Speaking Back to Hunger. She also showcases the important part that Poetry X Hunger can play in working with school kids. And, she reads an excerpt from one of her powerful poems, Did They Know. To watch her read the full poem, visit -- Category: Sistah Joy - Poetry X Hunger Poetry Leader, Patti Ross, recently presented her poem, Prayer Line in Koreatown, LA at Immanuel Church in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was inspired to write the poem after reading about the Church's anti-hunger work. During her first-time visit to the site in March 2022, she was invited to read and record her poem in the chapel. Turn up your volume to hear this 2-minute video -- (8) Patti Ross Presents her Hunger Poem in Los Angeles, CA USA - YouTube And here's the text of her poem -- Category: Patti Ross - Poetry X Hunger
In this 30-min interview, Richard Wilmore and Constanza Roeder of the popular Arts for the Health of It podcast visit with Poetry X Hunger about its mission of bringing poets and their poetry to the anti-hunger cause. We cover lots of ground!! Take a look to learn more about Arts for the Health of It and about Poetry X Hunger.
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