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Finding Power in Our Stories: Reflections from HEAL’s 2025 School of Political Leadership

March 27, 2025

Finding Power in Our Stories: Reflections from HEAL’s 2025 School of Political Leadership

Kicking Off HEAL’s 2025 SoPL Blog Series! Welcome to the first post in our …

Political Education, SoPL

Stay Steady. Stay Strong. Our Movement is Powerful.

February 14, 2025

Stay Steady. Stay Strong. Our Movement is Powerful.

Over the past few weeks, we’ve watched the new administration attack our co…

Movement Building & Power

Seeding Revolution! HEAL’s 2024 Year in Review

December 12, 2024

Seeding Revolution! HEAL’s 2024 Year in Review

Download HEAL’s 2024 Year in Review Our vision is clear. In the futur…

Impact Report

In Defense of Our Food System, Workers, and Environment: HEAL Transition Memo

December 9, 2024

In Defense of Our Food System, Workers, and Environment: HEAL Transition Memo

TO: Members of the United States House of Representatives and the United St…

Climate, Credit Justice, Federal Policy, Workers

Ten Bills to Create Dignity and Safe Working Conditions for Food and Farm Workers

November 29, 2024

Ten Bills to Create Dignity and Safe Working Conditions for Food and Farm Workers

By Nichelle Harriott, Policy Director, HEAL Food Alliance This piece serves…

Worker Safety, Workers

Sowing Collective Care – HEAL’s 2024 Rapid Response Fund Impact Report

November 26, 2024

Sowing Collective Care – HEAL’s 2024 Rapid Response Fund Impact Report

Download HEAL’s 2024 Rapid Response Fund Report A fruitful and abunda…

Rapid Response

A Call for Radical Solidarity and Care: The Impact of the Supreme Court Decisions

August 22, 2024

A Call for Radical Solidarity and Care: The Impact of the Supreme Court Decisions

By Navina Khanna, Executive Director, HEAL Food Alliance The recent Supreme…

Democracy, Federal Policy

Fate of the Farm Bill: A Deeper Dive into the 3 Farm Bill Proposals

July 22, 2024

Fate of the Farm Bill: A Deeper Dive into the 3 Farm Bill Proposals

Here in the US, our food system is governed by a giant piece of legislation…

Farm Bill

Equity Must be Integral to USDA Programs: HEAL’s Takeaways From the USDA Equity Commission’s Final Report

March 26, 2024

Equity Must be Integral to USDA Programs: HEAL’s Takeaways From the USDA Equity Commission’s Final Report

*Important update as of 1/24/2024* After decades of discriminatory practice…

BIPOC Producers, Federal Policy, Racial Justice

3 Key Takeaways from the Latest USDA Census of Agriculture

March 22, 2024

3 Key Takeaways from the Latest USDA Census of Agriculture

By Ashley Fent, Campaigns Researcher Producers of color face a farm economy…

BIPOC Producers, Farmers, Federal Policy

Recovering Black land for food and climate justice

February 16, 2024

Recovering Black land for food and climate justice

HEAL Platform For Real Food Toolkit Series – Member Dispatch: Nationa…

BIPOC Producers, Climate, Land Access, Racial Justice

Drawing on Diné knowledge for Sustainable Food Systems

February 6, 2024

Drawing on Diné knowledge for Sustainable Food Systems

HEAL Platform For Real Food Toolkit Series – Member Dispatch: Nihikey…

Agroecology, Indigenous Sovereignty