To All Those Interested in Food and Justice...

A (usually) weekly update on food issues, promoting access to sufficient, affordable, healthy food ---with a focus on campaigns you can become active in!

• Governor’s May Revise Has Good News and Bad News on Anti Poverty Measures
• Minimum Wage Actions On The Street and At LA City Council
• It’s Time to Raise GR

• Support California Nutrition Incentives in the State Budget
• LA Food Policy Council Gala

Hi all---Here are recent news items featuring Hunger Action LA. Most deal with either the SSI campaign or Market Match

---Hunger Action LA mourns the recent passing of Ruth Todasco, an activist of many years and mentor to many activists here, especially involved in the Global Women’s Strike. See the featured post on our homepage

Events and News. Events first:

• April 22: Renter’s Day LA
• April 22: LA Food Policy Council
• Anti-Poverty Training, Hunger Action LA & Community Health Councils, Friday April 24 6 pm-8 pm
• Eastside Earth Day with Proyecto Jardin, Sunday April 26
• LCHC (Latino Coalition for a Healthy California): AB 1357 Soda Tax and Latino Health Advocacy Day, Tuesday April 28:

And Now the News:

• LA Has Highest Food Insecurity In the Nation
• The War on the Poor is an American Tradition Now
• Not a Late April Fool’s Joke: Celebrities and Wealthy People Start To Notice Poverty
• Drought : Tell Nestle Stop Taking Precious Water Out of Our State
• Fighting Food Waste: Ugly Food Movement and “Just Eat It” Documentary
• Homeless Rights: Millions Spent on Law Enforcement Targeting People Just for Being Homeless

Calendar of Important Upcoming Events Related to Hunger & Poverty

• April 11: Know Your Rights Seminar
• April 15: Fight for $15 Minimum Wage, LA
• April 22: Renter’s Day LA
• April 22: LA Food Policy Council
• April 24: DeRailing Hunger! Anti-Poverty Training, Hunger Action LA & Community Health Councils, 6 pm-8 pm
• May 8: LA Aging Advocacy Summit
• May 12-13: Hunger Action Day

RSVP for Hunger Action Day May 12-13: Each May hundreds of anti-hunger advocates from across the state meet in Sacramento to educate their legislators about hunger and encourage their support for anti-hunger legislation. This year advocates from your community will be at the capitol on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. (Group travel date from LA for overnight in Sacramento is May 12.) With more than 3.8 million California adults struggling with food insecurity it’s important we speak out

Send questions or RSVP to: michelle@hungeractionla.org

• Hunger Action LA Training: DeRailing Hunger! April 24 @ 6 pm
• Grant Could Bring $1 Million for Produce for Low Income Families
• Governor’s Water Conservation Measure Lets Big Corporations Off the Hook
• Renter’s Day LA----April 22, 2015 at City Hall
• Job Announcement: Director for Healthy Neighborhood Market Network
• Free Health and Nutrition Workshops for LA Agencies
• Register for LA Aging Advocacy Summit: May 8, 2015

RSVP for Hunger Action Day May 12-13: Each May hundreds of anti-hunger advocates from across the state meet in Sacramento to educate their legislators about hunger and encourage their support for anti-hunger legislation. This year advocates from your community will be at the capitol on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. (Group travel date from LA for overnight in Sacramento is May 12.) With more than 3.8 million California adults struggling with food insecurity it’s important we speak out

Send questions or RSVP to : frank@hungeractionla.org or michelle@hungeractionla.org

• HALA Special Meeting Thursday 26: Pack The Room for SSI Budget Hearing
• Three Major New State Bills on Nutrition and Hunger:
  • Senator Liu Introduces Right to Rest Act, SB 608
  • California Nutrition Incentives Act, AB 1321
  • Soda Warning Label: SB 203
• Congress’ Budget Cuts Every Program Imaginable
• April 2 Minimum Wage Hearing-West L.A.
• The Drought: Scary News and Hopeful News

RSVP for Hunger Action Day May 12-13: Each May hundreds of anti-hunger advocates from across the state meet in Sacramento to educate their legislators about hunger and encourage their support for anti-hunger legislation. This year advocates from your community will be at the capitol on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. (Group travel date from LA for overnight in Sacramento is May 12.) With more than 3.8 million California adults struggling with food insecurity it’s important we speak out

Send questions or RSVP to: michelle@hungeractionla.org

• Getting SSI, Living in Hunger
• Renter’s Day LA: Saturday March 14
• April 15th Rallies for “Fight for 15” Dollars Per Hour
• Urban Ag Issues in LA City Council
• Peoples Guide 2015 Available Now!

RSVP for Hunger Action Day May 12-13: Each May hundreds of anti-hunger advocates from across the state meet in Sacramento to educate their legislators about hunger and encourage their support for anti-hunger legislation. This year advocates from your community will be at the capitol on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 (group travel date from LA for overnight in Sacramento is May 12). With more than 3.8 million California adults struggling with food insecurity it’s important we speak out. Send questions or RSVP to : michelle@hungeractionla.org

• Senator Liu Introduces Right to Rest Act
• International Women’s Day March 7
• Send Letters to Support Lifting Seniors, Disabled Out of Poverty
• LATimes: Hunger Programs Boost Farmers Markets
• Share Our Strength Releases Report on Child Hunger
• Groceryships Group Graduation: Special Guest Tavis Smiley
• Peoples Guide 2015 Available Now!

• Hunger Action LA Meeting Feb 27: Updates on SSI Campaign,Food Waste, Upcoming Hunger Action Day
• California Must Repeal Child Exclusion Law
• Report on Senior Hunger in 2012 Shows 68% Increase in Hungry Seniors Since 2007
• Farmers Markets In the News
• California Leads Nation in Number of Anti-Homeless Person Laws
• Tenants Together Empowering Renters
• Food Workers Striving for Change
• Peoples Guide 2015 Available Now!