The International Food Security Treaty (IFST) is a proposed international law initiative which would place the human right of freedom from hunger under the protection of enforceable international law. It has the backing of many leading figures in government, the United Nations, and religious and anti-hunger groups. Many advocates of the Treaty see its current state as comparable to that of the movements for slavery abolition in 1850 or for universal enfranchisement of women in 1910.

The IFST arose from notes for Upsurge during the early research phase of the book's development. Upsurge author John Teton has served as director of the IFST Campaign since its founding and has appeared on behalf of the Treaty at many leading universities and three panels on Capitol Hill including two before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. You can learn more about the IFST at www.treaty.org.