Today, we confront the obscene reality that Americans throws away 60 million pounds of food annually while our neighbors go hungry. Corporations, and our government, would rather destroy surplus food than give it away because hunger is profitable. Desperate people work for less, accept worse conditions, and don't organize for their rights.

Today's Action:

• Visit foodrescue.us/rescue-food/#rescuer and register as a food rescuer

• Get additional information at goodwillnmi.org/food-1 about local coordination

• Consider committing to regular pickup shifts that build relationships with local businesses

• Pay special attention the scale of waste you witness, this is evidence of systemic failure

Take direct action against corporate waste. Every rescued meal is food stolen back from dumpsters and redirected to our communities. Your grief for families rationing groceries connects you to the rage of watching perfectly good food destroyed to maintain artificial scarcity.

When we rescue food, we expose the lie of scarcity that keeps working people fighting each other instead of the system exploiting us all. We build food sovereignty from the ground up, community by community.