Finding solutions to hunger is not easy, and as we continue on with our 21 Days for World Hunger series, it’s important to ask ourselves honestly if we’re ready and willing to be leaders in the fight.
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Jessica Hullinger has written 15 articles so far, you can find them below.
Creating Solutions
The Urban Hunger Problem: The Causes
As hunger is such a widespread problem, I cannot know or address every potential cause, but I can share with you some of the biggest, most widespread causes, those being poverty and high cost of living, a lack of access to good food, and an overall confusion about how to find help.
Current Events, Politics & Economy
Hunger in New York City: Meeting the Victims
Nearly HALF the women in NYC have difficulty affording food. Some blame this on the fact that women are paid less than men. Nationally, for every dollar a man makes, a woman still only makes 77 cents. At the opposite end of the spectrum are seniors, who are also largely impacted by hunger here, as one out of every three have a hard time buying food.
Current Events, Politics & Economy
Why do People go Hungry in The Big Apple?
New York City is the most populous city in the U.S., with roughly 8 million people inhabiting its five boroughs. Of those 8 million people, it’s safe to estimate that 1.3 million have a hard time buying food for themselves. I can think of no better place to start examining our country’s hunger problem than here.
Environment
Day 12: Making The Vegan Movement Mainstream
For twelve days now, I’ve made a conscious effort to steer clear of eating animal products as part of my two-week vegan challenge. A recent UN study revealed that industrialized agriculture is a key player in climate change and resource depletion. It suggested a world-wide diet shift away from meat and dairy products is essential for alleviating our species’ growing environmental footprint.
Creating Solutions
Veganism and Positive Change: Day 8 Without Animal Products
In my upcoming posts, I’ll be exploring that vision for the future, and I invite you to do the same. If you have positive ideas and visions about how the future could change if we all backed away from animal products (for whatever reasons, be they moral, political or environmental), I invite you to share them. Let’s brainstorm. Let’s get excited about the possibilities.
Creating Solutions
5 Days Without Animal Products – Some Reader Advice
I’ve received some amazing comments full of advice from vegans. I want to share some of these hints and insights with you, because they have been so helpful.
Creating Solutions
Going Vegan: Day 4
I’m discovering that there are two ways to execute a vegan diet: You can either eat only those foods that are prepared vegan-ready, or you can learn to make meals for yourself by reworking ingredients, experimenting with recipes and learning about the food you’re preparing. Personally, I like the second option.
Creating Solutions
My Progress and My Argument for Temporarily Going Vegan: Day 2
This is Day 2 of my Vegan Challenge. I was prompted to temporarily eat a vegan diet based on a UN study released last week. The report found evidence that a global diet shift away from animal products is needed to help prevent resource depletion and alleviate world hunger. I want to close the mental [...]
Creating Solutions
The Vegan Challenge: Day 1
I’m going to be completely honest: This morning, I made a commitment to becoming vegan. Tonight, I had a polish sausage for dinner. Is there a more epic way to fail a diet on the first day?
Creating Solutions
Book Review: “The Story of Stuff” by Annie Leonard
Annie Leonard’s new book tells the story of our obsessive relationship with our possessions, and unless we alter that relationship, the story doesn’t end well. The book, titled “The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, our Communities, and Our Health – And a Vision for Change,” is the in-depth [...]
Creating Solutions
Defunding Attacks Inspire Increased Donations to Indiana Planned Parenthood
It’s been nearly two years since Planned Parenthood of Indiana entered a storm of heated controversy and economic hardship that hasn’t quite settled. The organization was accused of harboring sexual predators in 2008 after undercover videos surfaced showing clinicians allegedly ignoring instances of statutory rape. Less than a year after the videos, the organization lost [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
Preview: Indiana High School Principal on Budget Cuts, Teacher Layoffs
State tax caps in Indiana have wreaked havoc on Indiana public schools. Last Thursday I spoke with Doug Lesley, the principal of Harrison High School here in West Lafayette, Indiana about the cuts the Tippecanoe County School Corporation is experiencing. The school will lose 12 percent of its teaching staff and 20 percent of its [...]
Creating Solutions
Move Your Money Campaign Having Unexpected Impact, According to Huffington Post Staff
The impacts of the Move Your Money campaign are surprising, even for its creators at the Huffington Post. I recently emailed Arianna Huffington with questions about the statistics of the Move Your Money campaign, an initiative she and other Huffington Post staffers began in December of 2009 in order to bring down “too big [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
Effects of Move Your Money Campaign Are Indirect But Present
In December, Arianna Huffington of The Huffington Post launched a highly publicized campaign encouraging Americans to move their money from big banks into smaller, locally owned credit unions. But has the initiative made any headway in the last three months, or has it faded into the background?
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