Today, a staggering number of Americans struggle to put food on the table. The Hunger Museum tells the powerful story of how we got here and how we can end hunger. During this unique guided tour of The Hunger Museum, created by MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, we will learn about the last 100+ years of hunger and anti-hunger public policy in the United States, alongside the cultural touchstones that accompany that history, demonstrating that with a robust government response, we can end hunger — and almost did.
The lessons from this history can help us forge a new path forward and end hunger.
This tour will be conducted by an Educator at The Hunger Museum and will be followed immediately with a chance for the audience to ask questions about the Museum.
DATE: Wednesday, January 17, 2024
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Zoom
COST: Museum Members FREE | Nonmembers $10
*GMP programs are not recorded or available after the live Zoom session.
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It is an unprecedented digital project of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, which is a national organization fighting to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds.
The Hunger Museum tells the story of the last 100 years of hunger and anti-hunger public policy in the United States, alongside the cultural touchstones that accompany that history, demonstrating that with a robust government response we can end hunger — and almost did. Political winds and policy changes reversed that victory, leading to an over-reliance on an already overwhelmed charitable food network — but that does not need to be our future.
Through six galleries of historical content, MAZON’s exhibits and artifacts illuminate the political, economic, and cultural influences of the time, revealing the expansion and dismantlement of the American social safety net over the last century and how, with this history in mind, we can forge a path forward to end hunger.
Woman paying with food stamps in 1939. Courtesy of National Geographics History Magazine.