U.S. Working Group on the Food Crisis Statement on the G8 Meeting in L'Aquila, Italy
U.S. Working Group on the Food Crisis Issues Statement to G8 Urging New Approach to Food Security
Sign onto (and share) the Call to Action! Make your voice heard in support of smart food policy being a priority of the new administration. Tell your friends, family, colleagues, and organization to sign on too! You can download a printer friendly version of the Call to Action here . Send letters to President Obama and to your other elected officials. Ask your local, state, and federal representatives what they are doing to address the food crisis. Use ideas from the Call to Action and other materials on this website to tell them what policies they need to support. See a sample letter to Obama here. Vote! Voting with your fork three times a day is critical—and so is voting at the voting booth. Election Day is November 4. Write an op-ed or letter to the editor! See the resources section of this website for ideas, and draw on your own experiences to talk about the injustices of the food crisis and the real solutions. Join national actions against agribusiness! Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Bunge, and Cargill are a few of the food, seed, and fertilizer companies who have been reaping record profits during the food crisis. Learn more and join creative campaigns against them at www.ran.org . Educate and mobilize! Hold a teach-in or other local action to educate and motivate your community. Check out the just-released “Food for Thought and Action: A Food Sovereignty Curriculum” from Grassroots International and the National Family Farm Coalition for ideas. Take control of your food! Growing your own food and knowing your farmer are powerful ways to regain control of what you eat and how it’s produced. Support your local food system! To effectively cultivate positive alternatives to the dominant food system, these efforts must be scaled up—brought out of your own kitchen and into restaurants, stores, and institutions. • Request local food at your neighborhood stores and restaurants. Consumer demand is a powerful force—so stores and restaurants need to hear that you demand it. Connect with other efforts to put food on the political agenda! • Support organic farming at the White House Let us know what you do so we can watch the movement grow and lend our support; email Tristan@whyhunger.org.
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