Hunger Banquet

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Hunger Banquet
Hunger
Banquet
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world indeed
its the only thing that ever has.
-Margaret Mead
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Empty Bowls
Imagine/RENDER Group

• International effort to fight hunger
• Started in 1990 in Oxford, Michigan
• Art-based community service - make bowls
• Bowls stamped with Empty Bowls logo
• Hunger education - meal event with speakers
• Donations to hunger organization (bowlmemento)

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What does it look like?

• Mickey Leland Memorial Hunger Banquet
• (Oxfam America project)
• Food event mirroring world food distribution
  statistics
• Participants are divided into three economic
  groups
• Wealthy-served a sumptuous meal
• Middle class-served an average meal
• Poor-served small amount of food

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April 7, 2005
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Who is involved?

• Revere High School and SeaCoast School
• (Students and staff)
• The Revere Recreation Center
• RHS After-school Clubs
• Community members

• YOU????

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Who benefits?

• Empty Bowls Project (Imagine/RENDER) - use of
  
• name/logo
• Oxfam America (use of Hunger Banquet)
• First Congregational Church of Revere Food
  Pantry
• Project Bread
• Behala School for Girls - Kolkata, India
• Participants who make bowls (community service)
• Participants who attend event (education/bowl)
• Community

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Hunger Banquet

• Thursday, April 5, 2007. 6pm -9pm
• Revere High School cafeteria

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Tickets
10 non-perishable food item or 15 5 (age 12
and under) 5 non-perishable food item
(students with ID)
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Upon arrival at the Hunger Banquet, Guests are
randomly divided into three groups Poor, Middle
Class and Wealthy,
(based on world hunger statistics.)
The Poor will get a small portion of rice which
they will eat with their hands while sitting on
the floor in a refugee camp setting.

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The Wealthy people will eat a sumptuous meal,
served in style with wait service
The Middle Class will have a basic meal, served
cafeteria-style
The purpose of the Hunger Banquet is to simulate
the randomness of hunger in the world, and to
educate people through a shared experience.
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Bowl making
Revere High School Wednesdays
3 PM - 5 PM Room C2
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Students at work
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Bowl Making
Revere Recreation Center
March 1, and March 8 and March 14(Wed) and March
22 3 pm to 5 pm
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RHS Students wedging clay for making bowls March
29, 2005
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You are cordially invited to participate in this
worthy event.
Thank you. June Krinsky-Rudder
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Attendance is important to the success of the
Hunger Banquet
if people are unable to attend they may give
their tickets to someone else who is able to be
there. The purpose of the Hunger Banquet is to
simulate the randomness of hunger in the world,
and to educate people through a shared experience.
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Donations are welcome
Checks may be made out to Revere High School
with Empty Bowls/Hunger Banquet in the memo
(delivered or mailed to Revere High School, 101
School Street, Revere) Non-perishable food items
may be dropped at the High School during the
Hunger Banquet.


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