A collection of Publicly available reporting and commentary is presented to help you better understand the opportunities and potential of the proposed amendment to Maine’s constitution.
Printable flyers on Right to Food for Maine constitutional amendment
Food Rights Initiative, University of Miami School of Law
October 27, 2021 – Bangor Daily News – Right to Food is the Way Life Should Be
October 16, 2021 – Bangor Daily News – Letter: A Right to Food Makes Sense
October 10, 2021 – Bangor Daily News – Opinion: A yes vote on Question 3 will support our local food system
October 13, 2021 – Portland Phoenix – ‘Right to Food:’ Maine ballot question a rare example of bipartisanship
October 1, 2021 – University of Miami School of Law – Does the Maine constitutional Right to Food amendment conflict with existing animal welfare laws?
August 31, 2021 – RightsNotCharity.org – Why Mainers Should Vote Yes to Right to Food
July 30, 2021 – News Center Maine – Mainers to vote on ‘right to food’ in November
July 19, 2021 – The Hill – Maine could become the first state to declare food cultivation a constitutional right
July 18, 2021 – PressHerald.com – Voters will decide if Mainers have a constitutional right to food
July 14, 2021 – The Guardian – Revealed: the true extent of America’s food monopolies, and who pays the price
July 8, 2021 – Bangor Daily News – Maine voters will decide this November if there’s a constitutional ‘right to food’
May 9, 2021 – University of Miami School of Law – Memorandum: Outline of Issues Re: Maine Dept. of Fisheries concerns over right to food amendment
April 13, 2021 – University of Miami School of Law – Memorandum: Does the right to save and exchange seeds in the Constitutional Resolution regarding the right to food include a right to commercially produce seeds regardless of certification as defined by Title 7 §§ 2101-2103?
January 27, 2021 – Food Bank News – How Food Banks are Advancing the Right to Food Movement
June 17, 2019 – WhyHunger.org – Empowering the People to Nourish: Right to Food in the State of Maine
April 28, 2019 – Maine Beacon – Perspective: Protecting Mainers’ Right to Food
April 2, 2019 – WBZ4 CBS Boston – Maine Bill Would Establish Constitutional ‘Right to Food’
April 2, 2019 – Seacoastonline.com – Maine bills would establish ‘right to food,’ end hunger by 2030
Brownfieldmaine.org – Local Food and Community Self-Governance Ordnance – Frequently Asked Questions – Copy of the Proposed Ordnance
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