Food & Environmental Justice
Al Munir and La Casa de Don Pedro Are Offering Health and Wellness Education to 50 Newark Families
This partnership between La Casa de Don Pedro and Al Munir will offer health and wellness education to fifty families in the Broadway community through a program called Planet Newark.
The Food Desert Act Policy Needs Local Grassroots Oversight
Many local grassroots organizations in New Jersey have been doing the work needed to address food insecurity. These organizations clearly understand the issues and have been addressing them already.
Al Munir Redesigns Public Space for Public Good
Newark, New Jersey, has accumulated large amounts of vacant land and unused property space over the past few decades. Today, Lot 50, now dubbed “Jannah on Grafton,” serves as a productive community garden and social event hub.
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