The Justice Equation

Abstract

Political polarization and regional conflict have directly contributed to global destabilization. This has resulted in extreme global hunger. Meanwhile, siloed approaches to addressing social issues, the Covid-19 pandemic, a rapid downturn in agricultural production due to climate change, and inflation have all exacerbated the tragedy of hunger. This set of conditions is often referred to as the Five C’s- Conflict, Covid, Climate Change, Rising Costs, and Corruption. The antidote to the Five C’s is Multisectoral Collaboration. I propose that applying the Shared Power Theory of Change with a Collective Impact programmatic model design to the issue of hunger is the most effective pathway forward in promoting food access among the U.S. and global population suffering from food insecurity (800 million people worldwide and 35 million Americans), as well as those on the brink of starvation (350 million people globally). This model creates pathways for multisectoral collaboration that will drastically reduce hunger and its contributing causes. To achieve the lofty goal of a world without hunger, we must also expand our theological, sociological, and political frameworks of mutuality and the practical implications of loving our neighbors as ourselves.