Sherita Mouzon of Witnesses to Hunger: Philly met with the Mayor’s Office recently to discuss the From Disparities to Discrimination series as well as mobilizing city-wide efforts to address racism and discrimination to alleviate poverty and hunger in Philadelphia. You can read her memo here.

Sherita Mouzon of Witnesses to Hunger: Philadelphia was featured in a Philadelphia inquirer article on how census data suggests that populations from different zip codes radically differ in terms of life expectancy. These life-expectancy numbers are a stunning shorthand for a host of other demographic factors — inadequate education, insufficient income, area unemployment levels, community…

Sherita Mouzon of Witnesses to Hunger: Philadelphia was featured on the Philadelphia Inquirer discussing her experiences with racism and discrimination, their insidious relationships with poverty and hunger, and her collaboration with the Center for Hunger-Free Communities to publish reports addressing Philadelphia’s duty to intervene. How are racism and hunger related?  Being mistreated at school, on…