Tell Congress they must act quickly to protect the food-insecure.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌


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[[link removed]]The Right to (Healthy) Food in a Pandemic



Dear Supporter,



With one in nine Americans
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to healthy food
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Now, the COVID-19 pandemic is stretching an already inadequate
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TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to pass emergency food aid now and then work to
realize the Green New Deal’s goal of “building a more sustainable food system
that ensures universal access to healthy food.”
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TAKE ACTION
[[link removed]]I hope you and your family are well. (For information on how to stay healthy and
prevent viral infections, including coronavirus, click here
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Even if you’re feeling fine and making the most of time at home, it’s hard not
to worry.

You don’t have to be low-income or food-insecure to be concerned about how to prepare
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with empty shelves
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But if you’re already low-income, or relying on school meals or food assistance,
or if the coronavirus epidemic has reduced your income or put you out of work,
access to food is as much of a concern as avoiding COVID-19.

School meals
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Need grows each day as the coronavirus crisis puts new strains on families’
finances.

There is no Right to Food under the U.S. Constitution. Internationally, Trump’s
ambassadors have announced
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pulled the U.S. out of the United Nations Human Rights Council
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The Green New Deal
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the Federal Government to secure healthy food for all people of the U.S. for
generations to come. The resolution proposes to do so “by building a more
sustainable food system that ensures universal access to healthy food.”

On Saturday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a coronavirus
stimulus package that includes $1 billion
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pandemic, but the Senate might not pass the bill as is.

TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to pass emergency food aid now and then work to
realize the Green New Deal’s goal of “building a more sustainable food system
that ensures universal access to healthy food.”
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TAKE ACTION
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Alexis, for the OCA Team.

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individual donors. Thank you!


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