ac On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 6:40 PM, Frank Tamborello <[email protected]>wrote:
> *To All Those Interested in Food and Justice... * > > * * > > A (usually) weekly update on food issues, promoting access to sufficient, > affordable, healthy food ---with a focus on campaigns you can become active > in! **** > > Welcome to all the new people on the list. If you wish to respond, or use > a different e mail, or be removed from the list, please respond to > [email protected] . DO NOT reply to THIS email: it wont go > anywhere. Use [email protected] **** > > *Follow us *on Twitter @HungerActionLA .**** > > Like our Facebook page > https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hunger-Action-Los-Angeles/133467296826961** > ** > > ** ** > > *2013-2014 Peoples Guide is here!* Place your order at > [email protected] . This 72-pg booklet covers rights, > responsibilities, who qualifies, and how to access financial assistance, > free and low cost food, health care, housing, and other services in Los > Angeles County. Spanish version also available beginning Sept. 1. $1.25 per > copy: inquire about discounts for orders over 10. See last years version > for a sample www.hungeractionla.org/peoplesguide **** > > ** ** > > *August 15, 2013:* > > * * > > *Next HALA Meeting August 30:* Next Hunger Action LA meeting is Friday > August 30, at LAANE, 464 S. Lucas Ave, LA 90017. This is a week later than > usual, but we are encouraging people to attend the Community Legislative > Briefing-Developing Champions to Restore the Golden State being held on > August 23 (see below in the news)**** > > ** ** > > ***1. ****Community Legislative Briefing Friday August > 23 * > > ***2. ****Two Major Anti Hunger Bills Placed in Suspense File: Need to > Get Them Out Before September** > * > > ***3. ****Victory for Sidewalk Gardens!** > * > > ***4. ****Washington DC Holds One Key To Ending Hunger or Creating > More Misery** > * > > ***5. ****Obesity, Poverty, Food Prices, And Business Models*** > > ** ** > > ********************************** > *1. Community Legislative Briefing Friday August 23***** > > * * > > California Partnership is presenting a Community Legislative Briefing: > Developing Champions to Restore the Golden State!**** > > *Day/Time:* Friday, August 23, > 2013 10:00 am 12 > noon > *Location:* ACLU-SC 1313 W 8th St Los > Angeles, CA 90017**** > > ** ** > > Community members will share their stories and advocates will speak about > programs and policies that impact the lives of the most vulnerable in > California. Weve invited all Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside and San > Bernardino legislators to attend and hear our concerns. *For the hunger > community in particular this will be a chance to turn out in force to make > a final push for a couple of bills that have just been put in the > suspense file and need to be passed out by the end of August.* Segments > will focus on health, human services, criminal justice, hunger, and > homelessness. **** > > ** ** > > *Community members, advocates, and policy-makers are all invited. *For > more information and to RSVP contact: Astrid Campos at > [email protected] or 714-396-8242.**** > > ** ** > > ************************************************************************* > > *2. Two Major Anti Hunger Bills Placed in Suspense File: Need to Get Them > Out Before September* > > ** ** > > *SB 283, Successful Re-Entry and Access to Jobs*: This bill removes the > ban on ever receiving CalFresh benefits for persons with certain drug > felonies. It is now in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, where it was > placed in the suspense file. That means we have two weeks to convince > them to take it out of the suspense file.**** > > ** ** > > For the next two weeks we need to generate calls, emails, mail & social > media to the members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee and their > staff. You can find the list of members here: > http://apro.assembly.ca.gov/membersstaff . **** > > ** ** > > If you live in the district, consider setting up a visit too. LA-area > members of the committee include chair Mike Gatto, Ian Calderon, Raul > Bocanegra, Isadore Hall, Steven Bradford, Chris Holden, and Jimmy Gomez.* > *** > > ** ** > > Remember to remind them that the bill has over 140 organizations in > support (thanks to you all), including the CA Probation & Parole Officers > Association. Also, dont forget to remind them that we have editorials > endorsing the removal of the lifetime ban on food stamps from the LA > Times<http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/28/opinion/la-ed-calfresh-food-aid-drug-offenders-20130628>and > the NY > Times<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/opinion/sunday/unfair-punishments-of-ex-offenders.html>. > **** > > *Look for an email announcing a call-in day for Tuesday, August 20.* > > * * > > *AB 191, Aligning CalFresh with MediCal:* This bill would help make more > vulnerable Californians eligible to get CalFresh food benefits by extending > eligibility to certain people in MediCal who dont quite fit the guidelines > right now for CalFresh, but have low income and need help to purchase > healthy food. This bill is stuck in the Senate Appropriations Committee in > suspense. **** > > ** ** > > Please contact Senate Appropriations Committee members in the next two > weeks to urge their support of this bill. The list of committee members is > here: http://sapro.senate.ca.gov/ . Los Angeles and Long Beach area > members include Senator Kevin de Leon, Senator Ricardo Lara, and Senator > Alex Padilla.**** > > ** ** > > *************************************************************** > > *3. Victory for Sidewalk Gardens!* > > * * > > Los Angeles residents who grow fruits and vegetables near their front curb > will get a respite from the city's code enforcement officials, under a > measure approved Tuesday by the City Council. The Council voted unanimously > in favor of temporarily suspending enforcement of parkway gardens. **** > > ** ** > > More than 25 community stakeholders and organizations were in attendance, > including representatives from LA Green Grounds, the Urban Ag Working > Group, Farmscape, the LA Garden Council, Root Down LA, Los Angeles > Community Action Network, Hunger Action Los Angeles, the Wynbrandt Farm, > Community Health Councils, St. Johns Well Child & Family Center and the Los > Angeles Food Policy Council.**** > > ** ** > > LA Times: > http://www.latimes.com/la-me-ln-sidewalk-gardens-20130813,0,324094.story * > *** > > ABC: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/state&id=9205311 **** > > Our Weekly: > http://ourweekly.com/news/2013/aug/13/l-city-council-green-lights-planting-public-parkwa/#.Ug13b6xcySo > **** > > ** ** > > ************************************************* > > *4. Washington DC Holds One Key To Ending Hunger or Creating More Misery** > *** > > Funding for SNAP (food stamps) is key to ending hunger in the US. Right > now about 46 million Americans are depending on these benefits for all or > part of their resources for food.**** > > Its unclear what is going to happen in the program given the huge > political divide in the nations capitol. What was once a program supported > by both parties is now being threatened with unprecedented cuts. **** > > In fact, SNAP recipients are going to see their benefits lowered around > November, regardless of whether any political action is taken via the Farm > Bill or the federal budget. Back in 2009, SNAP participants got a 13% > increase in benefits across the board as part of the American Recover and > Restoration Act (the stimulus). That increase was set to expire in the fall > of this year (2013.)**** > > Besides this, though, Republicans have proposed $40 billion in cuts to the > program.**** > > The House and Senate each passed their version of the Farm Bill, the usual > vehicle for SNAP funding. The House version of the Farm Bill didnt include > the SNAP program at all: for the first time since the food stamps programs > inception, it was carved out as a separate bill. Its not clear if the > Senate will even play along with this. What may happen as a result is that > the Farm Bill will simply be extended and nothing will happen to SNAP.**** > > However, the House of Representatives can vote to include the $40 billion > cuts in a federal budget bill, regardless of the Farm Bills fate.**** > > With so many confusing avenues ahead for food assistance, the best thing > we can do is make our voices heard.**** > > Californians already worked to get every California Democrat to sign on to > a letter opposing cuts to SNAP. You can see that letter, the list of > signers, and more details at Food Research and Action Centers website here: > **** > > House Dems Unanimously Agree To Protect > SNAP<http://frac.org/frac-applauds-democratic-house-members-for-protecting-snap/> > **** > > If you go to any August town hall meetings sponsored by Congresspeople, > please bring up this letter, and the issue of SNAP. It has to be kept on > the front burner. **** > > *Bread for the World petition:* Bread for the World has submitted one > petition calling on the President to end hunger with over 30,000 signatures > and is preparing another. *Please sign the > petition*<http://act.bread.org/site/R?i=6P4f-Z-KPPZv659sTg5Q8A>and > *ask your friends to > sign*<http://act.bread.org/site/R?i=LZEtNAs76xLyUS7ROg8Y4w>as well. With your > help, we can reach 50,000 signatures by the time of our > next delivery.**** > > The best thing that you can do is take a minute *right now* to email your > member of Congress and tell them to hold the line on SNAP. > <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=A6T4rjrAInrcEGYwz2i3yS%2FR%2FREQxkNJ> > If > theyre a Democrat, thank them for signing the letter opposing cuts to SNAP > and let them know the people are watching. If they are a Republican, > explain to them how critical SNAP benefits are, not only to 46 million > hungry Americans but to business and the general economy. $5 in SNAP > benefits generate $9 in economic stimulus.**** > > You may also want to read this article by RenoBerkely to find out the > truth about Americas food assistance recipients:**** > > Paul Ryan and The Truth About Food > Stamps<http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/15129329-paul-ryan-and-the-truth-about-food-stamps> > **** > > > We strongly oppose any cuts to SNAP because we know how badly families > are still hurting from the Recession. We don't think it's right or wise to > cut SNAP when our poverty level is at its highest point in > decades<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=HpfkDoUpwBA%2BN%2BF%2B3skh%2Bi%2FR%2FREQxkNJ> > . > > Please send an email now to your California congressmember telling them to > stand up for SNAP and the children, seniors and families that need it. > <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dipCIVUXrg6zcalW3OOT0i%2FR%2FREQxkNJ> > **** > > ** ** > > ************************************************************************** > ** > > *5. Obesity, Poverty, Food Prices, And Business Models* > > ** ** > > Political Pitfalls of Michelle Obama's Nutrition > Campaign<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-michelle-food-20130712,0,3918464.story>. > The first lady has pledged to fight junk-food ads aimed at children. But > some say her desire to work with businesses kept her quiet when she was > needed most. **** > > ** ** > > Obesity Rate Finally Declining in > Children?<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/07/health/broad-decline-in-obesity-rate-seen-in-poor-young-children.html?pagewanted=all&;>The > obesity rate among preschool-age children from poor families fell in 19 > states and United States territories between 2008 and 2011, federal health > officials said Tuesday the first time a major government report has shown > a consistent pattern of decline for low-income children after decades of > rising rates.**** > > ** ** > > LA School Meals Get Healthy Makeover by > Students<http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9191513>. > Kids are now creating some of the menu at LA Unified Schools premiering > this month, under the leadership of innovative food services director David > Binkle.**** > > ** ** > > Cheap Food and Well Paid Workers > Too?<http://m.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/09/1229983/-Walmart-s-Worst-Nightmare-Competition-Has-Cashiers-And-Produce-Clerks-With-1-Million-Pensions?detail=email> > A > store chain based in Idaho called Winco has come up with a challenging > alternative to the business model employed by competition such as Walmart > and Target, who keep prices low by keeping employee wages down. Winco could > prove that you can keep prices low for the consumer while providing > employees with quality wages and benefits.**** > > ** ** > > Brits Willing To Pay More Food, If the Extra Money Helps Farmers Not > Investors<http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/jul/21/tesco-boss-cheap-food-over?CMP=twt_gu> > **** > > In the UK analysts say rising demand for food is inevitably going to > result in price increases. The British public in surveys say they are > willing to pay higher prices for food---if the extra money is going to > support farmers, not food speculators. How would the American public react > if it knew who really gets the food dollar?**** > > ** ** > > Wonder what some of the other expenses are that use up the family budget, > causing stress about how are we going to pay for food? 30% of Moms > Struggle to Afford > Diapers<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/30/diaper-need-impact-child-health_n_3677495.html?utm_hp_ref=impact> > **** > > ** ** > > A study on babies born to moms addicted to crack revealed that Poverty > Has Worse Consequences for Children than > Crack<http://gawker.com/major-crack-baby-study-concludes-poverty-worse-for-ki-901254959>. > **** > > * * > > * ***** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *************************************************** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Frank Tamborello**** > > Hunger Action Los Angeles**** > > 961 S. 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