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Bakin’ Up Some (Nerdy) Cookies
This coming weekend marks Memorial Day in the United States, which for me mostly means a long weekend, planting my container garden, and having a cookout with my friends. And if there’s one thing that you probably shouldn’t bring to a gathering with my friends, it’s probably sugar (we’re all plenty hyper naturally). So, naturally, [...]
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Posted in Hunger Games, Philosophical Musings
Tagged baking, Fictional Food, the hunger games
Always Looking Forward
Last week, I talked about the food crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa. Today, I’d like to go back and talk a little more about that from a different angle.
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Posted in Empowerment, Harry Potter Alliance News, Human Rights, Hunger Games
Tagged Africa, food, Harry Potter Alliance News, Human Rights, hunger games, sahel, West Africa
Urgent: Sahel Day of Action
The Hunger Games are never truly at an end, as we all know. The only question is, where’s the next arena? Well, the Sahel region of West Africa looks like a very likely candidate, unless we can put a stop to it before it’s too late.
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Posted in About, Action, Empowerment, Harry Potter Alliance News, Hunger Games
Tagged food, Harry Potter Alliance News, hunger games, oxfam, sahel, West Africa
“Capitol”-ism in Action: Classism and The Hunger Games
Staffers Kaci Ferrell and Amber Surface discuss the constant slurs that Southerners, and especially Appalachians face in our society, and how this form of classism has been brought to light by The Hunger Games.
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Posted in Harry Potter Alliance News, Human Rights, Hunger Games
Tagged Harry Potter Alliance News, hunger games
It’s a Wrap! Hunger is #notagame.
The Hunger is Not a Game campaign is coming to a close. Check out the results and tell us what you thought of it!
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Posted in Empowerment, Harry Potter Alliance News, Hunger Games
Tagged campaign wrap up, hunger games, hunger is not a game
Yep, your tomatoes are illegal now, and don’t you dare feed the neighbors
New Zealand is well on it’s way to handing over it’s most basic right to the government.
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Posted in Action, Harry Potter Alliance News, Hunger Games
Are We the Capitol?
In Monday’s vlog Julian posed two questions: “How can we break through the norms of our society that prioritizes the wrong problems, and do you think you do enough to help end world hunger?” Easy questions, yes? Right. Not so much. They’re great questions. Don’t get me wrong. But I’ve been sitting here for quite [...]
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Posted in Action, Empowerment, Human Rights, Hunger Games
Considering the Horrors in “The Hunger Games”, Race Shouldn’t Be One
Adam Mazo is the Director of the documentary film Coexist. Coexist is a documentary and educational outreach project which includes a 40-minute film, Viewer’s Guide, curricular and technical support, which constitute a ready-to-use toolkit for incorporation into programs on anti-violence, conflict resolution, anti-bullying and other standards-aligned curricula by school districts, youth development organizations, colleges and [...]
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Posted in Empowerment, Hunger Games
