A New Year, Renewed Resolve: What’s Next in the Fight Against Hunger
A new year is beginning and with it, a renewed set of fights, responsibilities, and opportunities to act.
The challenges before us are real. Hunger in America remains widespread and deeply rooted in policy decisions that continue to put millions of families at risk. But a new year also brings clarity: we know what’s at stake, we know what works, and we know that sustained, values-driven action can move the needle.
In the months ahead, MAZON has several opportunities for you and your community to engage in our mission to end hunger, whether you’re looking to learn, to mobilize your community, or to apply direct pressure on decision-makers. Here’s what’s coming up, and how you can be part of it.
MLK Day: Hunger Justice and Civil Rights Museum Tour
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, including the injustice of hunger. This MLK Day, we’re grounding our advocacy in that legacy.
- Civil Rights Tour of The Hunger Museum (Virtual): Join MAZON on January 19th at 9am PT/12pm ET for a one-hour tour offering a civil rights lens to the story of hunger in MAZON’s digital experience, The Hunger Museum (hungermuseum.org). Led by Naama Haviv, MAZON’s Vice President of Community Engagement, this tour explores the social, cultural, and political activism of the 1960’s and 1970’s that reframed access to food as fundamental to racial and gender equality. This virtual tour will take place over the course of an hour, with time for questions and discussion. This tour is free and open to the greater MAZON community. Link provided upon registration.
February: Legislative Action Week During Congressional Recess
When Members of Congress return home during the congressional recess from February 16-19, we show up. During this Legislative Action Week, we’ll be asking our community to:
- Schedule and attend meetings with Members of Congress and their staff. Training and materials will be provided
- Drop off materials if you can’t schedule a meeting
Constituent power has a large impact on lawmakers and lobbying efforts. The more a lawmaker hears a message, especially from their constituents, the harder it is for them to ignore the issues. This is about accountability, relationship-building, and ensuring lawmakers hear clearly and directly from the people they represent.
Ongoing: Postcard Parties
MAZON’s No One Deserves to Go Hungry postcard campaign aims to generate 47,000 postcards directed at Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. Each postcard represents 1,000 of the 47 million Americans struggling with hunger, and it is an expression of our collective concern and outrage.
Throughout the winter and early spring, we’re inviting communities to host postcard parties at
- Purim celebrations
- Shabbat gatherings
- Community meetings, classes, and social events
Just make sure to return your postcards right after Purim or earlier!
March: National Call-In Day & Postcard Delivery
In March, we’ll bring it all together.
As we deliver tens of thousands of postcards to the USDA, we’ll also host a national day of action, asking our supporters to flood USDA with calls, emails, and social posts demanding action to protect and strengthen food assistance programs.
This Is a New Year and We’re Not Starting From Scratch
We hope you’ll join us in the months ahead and help make this a year of renewed resolve and real impact. The work ahead will require persistence and we do not do it alone. There is a role for everyone in this fight. Whether you join one action or many, host a gathering or show up as a participant, your voice matters.