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Senate Passes Trump’s Budget – A Massive Giveaway to Billionaires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2025 Senate Passes Trump’s Budget – A Massive Giveaway to Billionaires that Cuts SNAP, Fuels Deportations, and Guts Climate Protections Today, the Senate passed Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful” budget – a massive giveaway to billionaires and corporate polluters at the expense of everyday people. Similar to the House version, the […]
SoPL Reflections: Mississippi Fresh’s Mission to Reclaim Narrative Power in the Fight for Food Justice
This is the fourth post in our School of Political Leadership (SoPL) blog series! This year, 14 dynamic leaders are joining SoPL to build powerful advocacy campaigns that drive racial, economic, and environmental justice in our food and farm systems. Over six months, participants will dive into leadership training, strategy development, and mentorship—gaining the skills […]
Statement: House Budget Slashes Food Aid, Boosts Billionaires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2025 House Budget Slashes Food Aid, Boosts Billionaires HEAL Food Alliance Urges Senate to Reject Reconciliation Bill That Cuts SNAP, Escalates Deportations, and Guts Climate Funding Yesterday, House Republicans passed a budget reconciliation bill that guts critical support systems for working families while giving more handouts to billionaires and corporate […]
HEAL Recipes for Collective Care & Resistance: Spring Update
Welcome to the HEAL Food Alliance quarterly newsletter! To stay up to date on what’s happening in the food and farm justice movement, subscribe now » Spring is here, and so is our latest recipe for collective care and resistance. We’re lifting up powerful stories from frontline organizers, urgent calls to action, and visionary leadership […]
Claiming Power on Colfax: FJNWA’s Reflections on Power Analysis & Campaign Strategy at SoPL
This is the second post in our School of Political Leadership (SoPL) blog series! This year, 14 dynamic leaders are joining SoPL to build powerful advocacy campaigns that drive racial, economic, and environmental justice in our food and farm systems. Over six months, participants will dive into leadership training, strategy development, and mentorship—gaining the skills […]
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 2025 School of Political Leadership (SoPL) blog series! This year, 14 dynamic leaders are joining SoPL to build powerful advocacy campaigns that drive racial, economic, and environmental justice in our food and farm systems. Over six months, participants will dive […]
Rural Communities Lose Critical Financial Protections: The Impact of the CFPB Shutdown
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Farmers and rural communities will face higher bank fees and predatory lending as Trump admin. dismantles watchdog bureau WASHINGTON, DC (February 28, 2025) – As the Trump administration caters to financial corporations’ interests—at the expense of everyday Americans—the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is at risk. Created following the […]
Stay Steady. Stay Strong. Our Movement is Powerful.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve watched the new administration attack our communities — all to serve the interests of Trump and his billionaire buddies. But let’s be clear: the first three weeks of Trump’s presidency have not shown his strength. They’ve revealed the MAGA strategy. MAGA republicans and their billionaire friends are trying to […]
HEAL Food Alliance Urges Congress to Protect Transparency in Lending for Small Farmers and Ranchers
HEAL Food Alliance Urges Congress to Protect Transparency in Lending for Small Farmers and Ranchers WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 5, 2024) – Today, the House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing for multiple bills that threaten key protections for small farmers, ranchers, and everyday borrowers. Lawmakers discussed rolling back critical regulations designed to provide transparency […]
HEAL Food Alliance Expresses Concern Rollins’ Nomination Poses to Farmers, Workers, and Food Insecure Families
HEAL Food Alliance Expresses Concern Rollins’ Nomination Poses to Farmers, Workers, and Food Insecure Families USDA Needs Leadership that Champions the Needs of All Communities NATIONAL – Today, Brooke Rollins, former White House policy advisor and chief executive officer of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), faced a Senate confirmation hearing to lead the U.S. […]