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Hunger Action Month Lobby Day
September 24, 2019 @ 10:45 am - 1:00 pm
Advocates from numerous organizations, including Worcester County Food Bank, Greater Boston Food Bank, Food Bank of Western MA (Food Bank Coalition of Massachusetts), Children’s Health Watch, MA Food System Collaborative, Mass Law Reform Institute, Massachusetts Public Health Association, Project Bread and the Worcester Food Policy Council are hosting a Hunger Action Month Lobby Day and a “Stand Strong for the Right to Food” Rally. These organizations will be conducting legislative visits to lobby for bills related to combatting hunger and reducing food insecurity and will also be hosting a rally to draw attention to these action items and opportunities to combat hunger in the Commonwealth.
Hunger Action Month Lobby Day Agenda
10:45am- 12:00 p.m. Advocates’ Legislative Visits: Advocates will be visiting offices to meet on legislation
12:15pm-1:00 p.m. “Stand Strong for the Right to Food”
Rally on the State House Steps. Representatives from these organizations, constituents and other allies will be rallying for Food System Caucus priority and endorsed legislation as well as other means to combat hunger in the Commonwealth and share personal testimonies on hunger.
Below are the Food System Caucus’ priority bills and the Food System Caucus’ endorsed bills, which the rally participants will be advocating for on the 9/24.
To see the Legislature’s full hearings and events calendar, click here.
