Upcoming Project: Putting Food on the Table

Hello vast universe of dedicated followers,

I'm currently working on a project about food insecurity and the relationship that working people have with food and various forms of food assistance (food shelf, food stamps, etc).

Currently, Congress is planning on stripping away enormous portions of federal food assistance. Part of this project is to find out how these programs influence the lives of everyday people and also learn about what might happen if these programs are cut.

If you know what it's like to struggle to put food on the table; have seen the affects of food insecurity; or have a unique perspective on how the lack of food impacts everyday life and would like to share your experience (or know of somebody who would like to share) please send me a message via my website.

Also, feel free to browse the Stories of America section of my site. This project will likely be a branching out of many of the stories told there. Hope you hear from you soon.

Best,
Dylan

Occupy Goes to Washington

The following images are from a recent trip to Washington D.C. to cover the Occupy Congress event on January 17th.

Occupiers rally on the National Mall on the first day of legislative session

The Capital Police Department responds to a gathering of several thousand Occupiers

Occupiers are pushed and arrest from their location in front of the Capitol by Police forces

An Occupier prepares to march by calling out to the 99 Percent

Gathering in front of the Newseum en route to the White House, Occupiers recite the

1st Amendment of the Constitution via the People's Mic

A group of Occupiers marshall the crowd together as they move towards the White House

Outside the White House, Occupiers join hands and meditate

as others live-stream to fellow Occupiers around the world.

Shortly after this photograph was taken a smoke grenade was lobbed into the crowd.

Read the accompanying article in Vermont Commons here.