HEAL Food Alliance
@healfoodalliance.bsky.social
building collective power to transform our food & farm systems
people of color and member led
☀️ join us in the fight for real food ☀️
healfoodalliance.org
people of color and member led
☀️ join us in the fight for real food ☀️
healfoodalliance.org
Hunger has always been a weapon but so is cooperation
We are not powerless in the face of SNAP cuts
Our farms and mutual aid networks are acts of resistance
Thread of resources compiled by @nefoclandtrust.bsky.social to connect folks with info and local resources to navigate the ongoing crisis /1
We are not powerless in the face of SNAP cuts
Our farms and mutual aid networks are acts of resistance
Thread of resources compiled by @nefoclandtrust.bsky.social to connect folks with info and local resources to navigate the ongoing crisis /1
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hunger has always been a weapon but so is cooperation
We are not powerless in the face of SNAP cuts
Our farms and mutual aid networks are acts of resistance
Thread of resources compiled by @nefoclandtrust.bsky.social to connect folks with info and local resources to navigate the ongoing crisis /1
We are not powerless in the face of SNAP cuts
Our farms and mutual aid networks are acts of resistance
Thread of resources compiled by @nefoclandtrust.bsky.social to connect folks with info and local resources to navigate the ongoing crisis /1
November 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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We filed an amicus brief on behalf of @healfoodalliance.bsky.social to challenge the cancellation of a new data reporting rule. The Trump admin's attempt to invalidate the rule enables discrimination and helps Big Ag take over more of our food system.
More at farmstand.org/lending.
More at farmstand.org/lending.
America’s unfair food system was built on lending discrimination. We’re fighting back. - FarmSTAND
American agriculture relies on credit as much as it does seeds, soil, rain, and sun. Without credit, farmers cannot invest in tractors, livestock, or new irrigation systems. They may not survive a…
farmstand.org
October 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We filed an amicus brief on behalf of @healfoodalliance.bsky.social to challenge the cancellation of a new data reporting rule. The Trump admin's attempt to invalidate the rule enables discrimination and helps Big Ag take over more of our food system.
More at farmstand.org/lending.
More at farmstand.org/lending.
HEAL Organizing Director Maleeka Manurasada breaks down the truth about precision ag:
-how it causes real harm to the environment,
-destabilizes jobs for farm workers and growers,
all while being funded by our tax dollars!
bit.ly/PrecisionAgReport
-how it causes real harm to the environment,
-destabilizes jobs for farm workers and growers,
all while being funded by our tax dollars!
bit.ly/PrecisionAgReport
September 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
HEAL Organizing Director Maleeka Manurasada breaks down the truth about precision ag:
-how it causes real harm to the environment,
-destabilizes jobs for farm workers and growers,
all while being funded by our tax dollars!
bit.ly/PrecisionAgReport
-how it causes real harm to the environment,
-destabilizes jobs for farm workers and growers,
all while being funded by our tax dollars!
bit.ly/PrecisionAgReport
We know real solutions to the climate crisis don’t come from corporations. They come from the people who care for the land and their communities!
Our new report highlights the harms and risks of precision ag and tech in our food system bit.ly/PrecisionAgReport
Our new report highlights the harms and risks of precision ag and tech in our food system bit.ly/PrecisionAgReport
September 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We know real solutions to the climate crisis don’t come from corporations. They come from the people who care for the land and their communities!
Our new report highlights the harms and risks of precision ag and tech in our food system bit.ly/PrecisionAgReport
Our new report highlights the harms and risks of precision ag and tech in our food system bit.ly/PrecisionAgReport
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THREAD: Sept. 18 | 12 PM CST
Investigate Midwest is hosting a free virtual panel on immigration raids, reform & the future of farm labor. As enforcement ramps up and reforms stall, what does this mean for farmworkers, supply chains & rural communities?
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/immigratio...
Investigate Midwest is hosting a free virtual panel on immigration raids, reform & the future of farm labor. As enforcement ramps up and reforms stall, what does this mean for farmworkers, supply chains & rural communities?
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/immigratio...
September 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
THREAD: Sept. 18 | 12 PM CST
Investigate Midwest is hosting a free virtual panel on immigration raids, reform & the future of farm labor. As enforcement ramps up and reforms stall, what does this mean for farmworkers, supply chains & rural communities?
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/immigratio...
Investigate Midwest is hosting a free virtual panel on immigration raids, reform & the future of farm labor. As enforcement ramps up and reforms stall, what does this mean for farmworkers, supply chains & rural communities?
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/immigratio...
No one should have to choose between their health and putting food on the table.
It’s time for OSHA to support safety, dignity, and protection for the 28 million food and farm workers essential to our survival!
It’s time for OSHA to support safety, dignity, and protection for the 28 million food and farm workers essential to our survival!
September 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
No one should have to choose between their health and putting food on the table.
It’s time for OSHA to support safety, dignity, and protection for the 28 million food and farm workers essential to our survival!
It’s time for OSHA to support safety, dignity, and protection for the 28 million food and farm workers essential to our survival!
This isn’t just a climate issue.
it’s immigration justice
racial justice
labor rights and
human rights issue.
Failure to act now is costing lives
#ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
it’s immigration justice
racial justice
labor rights and
human rights issue.
Failure to act now is costing lives
#ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
August 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This isn’t just a climate issue.
it’s immigration justice
racial justice
labor rights and
human rights issue.
Failure to act now is costing lives
#ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
it’s immigration justice
racial justice
labor rights and
human rights issue.
Failure to act now is costing lives
#ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
When working people are protected communities thrive ✨
Heat stress protections NOW for the 28 million working people integral to our communities and essential to our survival!
For too long, corporate lobbyists and complicit politicians have put profits over people’s lives 🧵
Heat stress protections NOW for the 28 million working people integral to our communities and essential to our survival!
For too long, corporate lobbyists and complicit politicians have put profits over people’s lives 🧵
August 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
When working people are protected communities thrive ✨
Heat stress protections NOW for the 28 million working people integral to our communities and essential to our survival!
For too long, corporate lobbyists and complicit politicians have put profits over people’s lives 🧵
Heat stress protections NOW for the 28 million working people integral to our communities and essential to our survival!
For too long, corporate lobbyists and complicit politicians have put profits over people’s lives 🧵
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Across the country, libraries are using culinary programs to evolve beyond traditional book-lending, adapt to users’ needs, and reshape themselves into contemporary centers of community.
How Libraries Are Creating Community Through Food
Libraries nationwide are offering community classes on nutrition, food security, and how to get a good meal on the table.
buff.ly
August 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Across the country, libraries are using culinary programs to evolve beyond traditional book-lending, adapt to users’ needs, and reshape themselves into contemporary centers of community.
We want our taxes to feed people
not detain them
We want our taxes to help families
not separate them
#ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
not detain them
We want our taxes to help families
not separate them
#ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
August 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
We want our taxes to feed people
not detain them
We want our taxes to help families
not separate them
#ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
not detain them
We want our taxes to help families
not separate them
#ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
Reminder: no one is illegal and all labor is essential!
Join us in the fight for safety, dignity and protection for the 28 million working people essential to our survival! #ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
Join us in the fight for safety, dignity and protection for the 28 million working people essential to our survival! #ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
August 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Reminder: no one is illegal and all labor is essential!
Join us in the fight for safety, dignity and protection for the 28 million working people essential to our survival! #ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
Join us in the fight for safety, dignity and protection for the 28 million working people essential to our survival! #ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
We are in solidarity with all immigrant workers and oppose all policies that terrorize communities and separate loved ones. Our tax dollars must fund food, community and care, not fear and billionaires. #ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
August 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We are in solidarity with all immigrant workers and oppose all policies that terrorize communities and separate loved ones. Our tax dollars must fund food, community and care, not fear and billionaires. #ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers
“Folks need clarity about what is happening, support during a difficult moment, and alternatives to the current faltering system.”
This guide from @grist.org includes status of USDA programs and resources for those seeking additional support!
grist.org/food-and-agr...
This guide from @grist.org includes status of USDA programs and resources for those seeking additional support!
grist.org/food-and-agr...
Following the USDA’s food and farm funding: Here's what's been canceled and frozen, and resources for those affected
Your guide to federal funding cuts, plus resources for farmers and food businesses seeking support and solutions.
grist.org
August 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“Folks need clarity about what is happening, support during a difficult moment, and alternatives to the current faltering system.”
This guide from @grist.org includes status of USDA programs and resources for those seeking additional support!
grist.org/food-and-agr...
This guide from @grist.org includes status of USDA programs and resources for those seeking additional support!
grist.org/food-and-agr...
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Heat protections “should be implemented yesterday” @healfoodalliance.bsky.social. Agriculture and food system workers deserve to stay safe and healthy at work, especially as summers get hotter and more dangerous
A long-awaited rule to protect workers from heat stress moves forward, even under Trump
While labor experts say the regulation is progressing quickly, advocacy groups wonder what has taken so long
grist.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Heat protections “should be implemented yesterday” @healfoodalliance.bsky.social. Agriculture and food system workers deserve to stay safe and healthy at work, especially as summers get hotter and more dangerous
Now is the time to act!
If we want futures where everyone has access to food, care, and a thriving planet we need leaders who invest in people, not corporations and profits
Tell the Senate to reject this destructive spending bill and vote “No” on Trump’s big bad bill
bit.ly/No2TheBigBadBill
If we want futures where everyone has access to food, care, and a thriving planet we need leaders who invest in people, not corporations and profits
Tell the Senate to reject this destructive spending bill and vote “No” on Trump’s big bad bill
bit.ly/No2TheBigBadBill
June 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Now is the time to act!
If we want futures where everyone has access to food, care, and a thriving planet we need leaders who invest in people, not corporations and profits
Tell the Senate to reject this destructive spending bill and vote “No” on Trump’s big bad bill
bit.ly/No2TheBigBadBill
If we want futures where everyone has access to food, care, and a thriving planet we need leaders who invest in people, not corporations and profits
Tell the Senate to reject this destructive spending bill and vote “No” on Trump’s big bad bill
bit.ly/No2TheBigBadBill
In the latest HEAL SoPL blog, SOFSA shares how roleplaying 1:1s and revisiting their base-building strategy made their campaign feel clear and doable.
“What felt nebulous now feels approachable.”
Read more: healfoodalliance.org/aligning-res...
#FoodJustice #LeadershipDevelopment #BaseBuilding
“What felt nebulous now feels approachable.”
Read more: healfoodalliance.org/aligning-res...
#FoodJustice #LeadershipDevelopment #BaseBuilding
May 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In the latest HEAL SoPL blog, SOFSA shares how roleplaying 1:1s and revisiting their base-building strategy made their campaign feel clear and doable.
“What felt nebulous now feels approachable.”
Read more: healfoodalliance.org/aligning-res...
#FoodJustice #LeadershipDevelopment #BaseBuilding
“What felt nebulous now feels approachable.”
Read more: healfoodalliance.org/aligning-res...
#FoodJustice #LeadershipDevelopment #BaseBuilding
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Gaza: Why Does U.S. Have Money for "War and Genocide" But Not for Healthcare?
Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Gaza: Why Does U.S. Have Money for “War and Genocide” But Not for Healthcare?
Jewish Voice for Peace held its largest-ever national member meeting in Baltimore from April 31 through May 4, with more than 2,000 attending. We feature the address of Democratic Congressmember Rashida...
www.democracynow.org
May 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Gaza: Why Does U.S. Have Money for "War and Genocide" But Not for Healthcare?
🚨 Farmworker organizer Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez was detained & targeted for defending farmworker rights and dignity. He's facing a bond hearing at the ICE detention center in Tacoma.
📸 Post your #FreeLelo photo or video today.
🗣️ Take action: bit.ly/FreeLelo
#FreeLelo #FarmworkerJustice
📸 Post your #FreeLelo photo or video today.
🗣️ Take action: bit.ly/FreeLelo
#FreeLelo #FarmworkerJustice
May 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
🚨 Farmworker organizer Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez was detained & targeted for defending farmworker rights and dignity. He's facing a bond hearing at the ICE detention center in Tacoma.
📸 Post your #FreeLelo photo or video today.
🗣️ Take action: bit.ly/FreeLelo
#FreeLelo #FarmworkerJustice
📸 Post your #FreeLelo photo or video today.
🗣️ Take action: bit.ly/FreeLelo
#FreeLelo #FarmworkerJustice
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🚨 Lelo's bond hearing is scheduled for RIGHT NOW at the ICE Detention Facility in Tacoma, WA. #FreeLelo and ALL targeted workers! ICE out of our communities! Learn more about this case at the #LinksInBio and share your photo or video in support of Lelo today.
May 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨 Lelo's bond hearing is scheduled for RIGHT NOW at the ICE Detention Facility in Tacoma, WA. #FreeLelo and ALL targeted workers! ICE out of our communities! Learn more about this case at the #LinksInBio and share your photo or video in support of Lelo today.
Do you know why you're eating today?
Because a farmworker bent over in the heat of the sun and picked your veggies. A poultry processing worker butchered and packaged your chicken. A transportation worker delivered them all to the market. And a restaurant worker prepared the final meal for you --
Because a farmworker bent over in the heat of the sun and picked your veggies. A poultry processing worker butchered and packaged your chicken. A transportation worker delivered them all to the market. And a restaurant worker prepared the final meal for you --
May 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Do you know why you're eating today?
Because a farmworker bent over in the heat of the sun and picked your veggies. A poultry processing worker butchered and packaged your chicken. A transportation worker delivered them all to the market. And a restaurant worker prepared the final meal for you --
Because a farmworker bent over in the heat of the sun and picked your veggies. A poultry processing worker butchered and packaged your chicken. A transportation worker delivered them all to the market. And a restaurant worker prepared the final meal for you --
Every day is Earth Day 🌱🌊🌼
– which means every day we can take action to be in deep care with the land, water, and all its inhabitants – including the people who tend it ✨
– which means every day we can take action to be in deep care with the land, water, and all its inhabitants – including the people who tend it ✨
April 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Every day is Earth Day 🌱🌊🌼
– which means every day we can take action to be in deep care with the land, water, and all its inhabitants – including the people who tend it ✨
– which means every day we can take action to be in deep care with the land, water, and all its inhabitants – including the people who tend it ✨
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On Monday, armed Border Patrol agents entered a Vermont dairy farm and arrested 8 farmworkers. This is the largest single immigration arrest of farmworkers and one of the largest worksite arrests in recent VT history. CC: @migrantjustice.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr...
Freedom for Farmworkers!
On the evening of April 21st, armed Border Patrol agents entered a Vermont dairy farm and detained eight farmworkers. This is the largest single immigration arrest of farmworkers – and one of the larg...
actionnetwork.org
April 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
On Monday, armed Border Patrol agents entered a Vermont dairy farm and arrested 8 farmworkers. This is the largest single immigration arrest of farmworkers and one of the largest worksite arrests in recent VT history. CC: @migrantjustice.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr...
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Almost half of Americans are breathing in dangerous levels of air pollutants, a new report shows, a rise compared with a year ago and likely to further increase in coming years thanks to the climate crisis and the Trump administration’s sweeping environmental rollbacks.
April 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Almost half of Americans are breathing in dangerous levels of air pollutants, a new report shows, a rise compared with a year ago and likely to further increase in coming years thanks to the climate crisis and the Trump administration’s sweeping environmental rollbacks.
Last week the House voted to overturn two CFPB rules that protect consumers from overdraft fees and crooked practices of digital payment apps
"This is a rule that would bring overdraft fees from $35 down to $5 and save families $5 billion a year, or $225 per household per year." bit.ly/4cyvhnJ
"This is a rule that would bring overdraft fees from $35 down to $5 and save families $5 billion a year, or $225 per household per year." bit.ly/4cyvhnJ
Rural advocates urge CA lawmakers to safeguard banking protections
President Donald Trump's administration has targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, so advocates for people in rural communities are pressing California lawmakers to step in. Trump's new b...
www.publicnewsservice.org
April 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Last week the House voted to overturn two CFPB rules that protect consumers from overdraft fees and crooked practices of digital payment apps
"This is a rule that would bring overdraft fees from $35 down to $5 and save families $5 billion a year, or $225 per household per year." bit.ly/4cyvhnJ
"This is a rule that would bring overdraft fees from $35 down to $5 and save families $5 billion a year, or $225 per household per year." bit.ly/4cyvhnJ