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There is More That Unites Us Than Divides Us: Reflections on Messaging through SoPL

May 31, 2023

There is More That Unites Us Than Divides Us: Reflections on Messaging through SoPL

By Caitlin Stuart, Community Engagement & Navigator Manager, Nourish Co…

Narrative Strategy, SoPL

Giving a Voice to Those Who Sustain Us: Reflections on Field & Base Building through SoPL

May 19, 2023

Giving a Voice to Those Who Sustain Us: Reflections on Field & Base Building through SoPL

By Irene Ruiz and Alejandra Hernandez, members of HEAL’s 2023 cohort and th…

Organizing, SoPL

True Power Lies Within: Reflections on Power Analysis & Campaign Strategy Mapping Through SoPL

April 20, 2023

True Power Lies Within: Reflections on Power Analysis & Campaign Strategy Mapping Through SoPL

By Demond Timberlake, Assistant Director of Community Organizing & Oper…

Movement Building & Power, SoPL

HEAL Food Alliance Shows Up Big in DC for a Transformative Farm Bill

March 24, 2023

HEAL Food Alliance Shows Up Big in DC for a Transformative Farm Bill

By Eloni Porcher, Communications Manager at HEAL Food Alliance Food is our …

Farm Bill

HEAL Releases New School of Political Leadership Alumni Report

March 1, 2023

HEAL Releases New School of Political Leadership Alumni Report

  When we first conceived of HEAL, we recognized the enormity of the t…

Political Education, SoPL

Moving Forward, Looking Back: HEAL’s 2022 Year in Review

December 14, 2022

Moving Forward, Looking Back: HEAL’s 2022 Year in Review

Download HEAL’s 2022 Year in Review The principle of “moving forward,…

Impact Report

Together We Thrive: HEAL’s 2022 Rapid Response Fund Impact Report

November 10, 2022

Together We Thrive: HEAL’s 2022 Rapid Response Fund Impact Report

Download HEAL’s 2022 Rapid Response Fund Impact Report In the chaos o…

Impact Report, Rapid Response

Interdependence & Solidarity: HEAL’s Statement on the Recent SCOTUS Decisions

July 5, 2022

Interdependence & Solidarity: HEAL’s Statement on the Recent SCOTUS Decisions

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

Democracy, Federal Policy

Community-based food systems are crisis-proof food systems

July 1, 2022

Community-based food systems are crisis-proof food systems

The current food system is a web of national and global production and supp…

Community Control

SoPL is Timely and Necessary: Reflections on Session 6

June 29, 2022

SoPL is Timely and Necessary: Reflections on Session 6

By Marlene Manzo, Political Leadership Coordinator, HEAL Food Alliance Twel…

Political Education, SoPL

Raising grassroots voices to take on corporate factory farms

June 28, 2022

Raising grassroots voices to take on corporate factory farms

Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is a Minnesota-based grassroots organization…

Corporate Consolidation, Factory Farming & CAFOs, Organizing

Why is factory farming still a thing : systemic barriers to phasing out factory farming

June 27, 2022

Why is factory farming still a thing : systemic barriers to phasing out factory farming

If the harms of factory farming are well known, why are we seeing an expans…

Factory Farming & CAFOs