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Monthly Action Against Classism
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-Donate healthy and organic food, money or time to your local food bank or kitchen. Call them up and ask them what their needs are and follow through! Everyone needs to eat and deserves to eat well!
-Join a local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and/or donate a share of a CSA to your local Food Pantry.
-Start looking for and buying from Farmers Markets in your area.
-Take the time to look at these organizations websites. They are doing incredible work! Links are below on our action page.
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The following organizations are helping to not only feed people, but to feed them healthy and nutritous food. Please take a moment to look at their websites and to think about how you can contribute to their causes.
FACT: 31.6% of all client households served by the America's Second Harvest Network have had to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care. The America's Second Harvest Network believes that every single person can do something to help end hunger in America. To find out what you can do click here.
Growing Power is a nationwide nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds and the environments they live in through the development of Community Food Systems. These systems provide high-quality, safe, healthy, affordable food for all residents in the community. To learn more about them and to contribute to their cause click here.
The Community Food Security Coalition is a non-profit North American organization dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times. To read more about there work and how youcan support them click here.
FACT: Obesity is an epidemic in the United States. Over the last 20 years, the number of overweight children in the U.S. has increased more than 50 percent. These children are at risk for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and other serious health problems. There are several reasons for America’s expanding waistline, but one of the most important factors for children and young adults is the low quality and non-nutritious food being served in many schools and colleges. If you are a teacher or have a child who eats school lunch, you'll want to check out sustainabletable.com's website. They have all sorts of information on how to create change in school cafeteria's across the country. To read about what you can do click here.
March 2007: Class and Mental Health
February 2007: Class and Sports
November 2006: Class and The Military
October 2006: Class and Television
September 2006: Class and Higher Education
August 2006: The Immigration Debate
July 2006: Ethical Travel and Responsible Tourism
June 2006: Universal Health Care and Estate Tax Repeal
May 2006: Support Fair Trade
April 2006: Raise the Minimum Wage
March 2006: Challenge Class Bias in Tax Enforcement
February 2006: Demand that Big Businesses Pay their Fair Share of Health Care
January 2006: Continue Efforts to Stop the Classist Federal Spending Bill
December 2005: Stop the Classist Budget
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