In the last three decades of the twentieth century, government cutbacks, stagnating wages, AIDS, and gentrification pushed ever more people into poverty, and hunger reached levels unseen since the Depression.
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Whether organizing school lunch campaigns, establishing Food co-ops, or lobbying city officials, citizen-activists made Food a political issue, uniting communities across lines of difference.
In response, New Yorkers set the stage for a nationwide Food Justice movement.
In the last three decades of the twentieth century, government cutbacks, stagnating wages, AIDS, and gentrification pushed ever more people into poverty, and hunger reached levels unseen since the Depression