OxFam

Salaam everyone,
I went to a "Hunger Banquet" at UMBC, and in the banquet there was a very informative exercise on what the distribution of global wealth is like. 80% of the people in the room received only water and rice to eat, and were forced to sit on the floor on top of garbage bags. 15% received rice and beans and were allowed to sit in chairs and hold the food in their laps, 5% receieved spaghetti salad and juice and sat at a table facing each other. This was a wonderful experiment because it showed me how wealthy the U.S and people like myself actually am. According to the income numbers, I sit at the "elite table" with the spaghetti. Most people in the world make under $12,000 a year.....which the US. poverty line is $14,000......if you are interested in learning more about this, or throwing your own "hunger banquet" check out Oxfam International or Oxfam America
Thanks for reading....
Kate