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What is Canada doing about Global Hunger?

What is Canada doing about Global Hunger?

Given our concern over the cuts to international assistance in Federal Budget 2023, we want to look at what the Government of Canada...

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April 7, 2023
Global Food Justice? Decolonizing the Paths Forward (Recording)

Global Food Justice? Decolonizing the Paths Forward (Recording)

GRAN Learning Event with Dr. Elizabeth Vibert, University of Victoria historian whose research focuses on gender, poverty, colonialism, and food systems. (April 4,...

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April 4, 2023
Global Hunger Hotspots

Global Hunger Hotspots

Hunger Hotspots Climate-driven Hunger Recently, Oxfam looked at 10 of the worst climate hotspots in the world – countries that have had the...

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March 25, 2023
Education and Hunger

Education and Hunger

“There are times when I feel so hungry that I think going to school would be a waste. Some days I stay home,”...

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March 8, 2023
Hunger and Gender-Based Violence

Hunger and Gender-Based Violence

Hunger and Gender-Based Violence are Both on the Rise There is mounting evidence that gender-based violence has increased since the onset of the...

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March 3, 2023
Hunger and Gender

Hunger and Gender

Hunger is not an equal-opportunity affliction that affects women and girls and men and boys in equal measure. The sad fact is that...

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February 24, 2023
Children and Hunger

Children and Hunger

This week’s topic, hunger and its devastating impacts on children, is an especially difficult one. The suffering of children asks much of our...

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February 19, 2023
Root Causes of Hunger

Root Causes of Hunger

“We are facing hunger on an unprecedented scale, food prices have never been higher, and millions of lives and livelihoods are hanging in the...

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February 11, 2023
Fresh Food, Distressed Planet (Recording)

Fresh Food, Distressed Planet (Recording)

Webinar hosted by BCCIC (February 7, 2023)  GRAN co-founder Peggy Edwards was one of three panelists exploring women’s lived realities and leadership in...

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February 7, 2023
Hunger. What are We Talking About Exactly?

Hunger. What are We Talking About Exactly?

Before we go too much further into our learning on hunger and food insecurity, it is important to be clear about what we...

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February 5, 2023