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WhyHunger: Turn Hope Into Action

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Nutritious Food is a Human Right. Through community-fueled solutions, grassroots support, and scaling out sustainable, agroecological food production, WhyHunger meets people’s immediate food needs with dignity while also building a movement to end hunger in the U.S. and around the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the hunger crisis, leaving nearly 54 million Americans and 2 billion people worldwide struggling to feed themselves. In the face of crisis and urgent need, there is still great hope that a healthy, just, and hunger-free world is possible. Together, we can turn hope into action. ——— Special Thanks to: Our Organizational Partners: Jesús Vázquez Organización Boricuá de Agricultura Ecológica de Puerto Rico Facebook: @organizacionboricua Twitter: @orgboricua Instagram: @organizacion_boricua Katrina Sanders, Judy Belue Delta Fresh Foods Initiative - Bolivar Cou...

How the Light Gets In

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by Gregg Chadwick Paintings and sculptures at their best possess an uncanny ability to communicate ideas and feelings that words or other media are hard-pressed to convey. It seems that especially in times of struggle or unrest, art helps us connect to the personhood of others. Art creates dialogue . Dialogue promotes reflective discussion . And reflection can lead to change. Artists often use their creations as a sort of reflecting device that mirrors and focuses the viewer’s attention on social and political unrest. As Marvin Gaye sang so poignantly - “What’s going on.” Gregg Chadwick Call and Echo (left), America’s Sons [From Ferguson to Baltimore] (right) In my solo exhibition at Audis Husar Fine Art, a group of paintings provide their stories. The young man in Call and Echo has been seen by many viewers as an homage to Emmett Till. Not a description of the unspeakable violence enacted on that young man in the 1950’s, but ins...