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Oxfam America
Sit Down at a Hunger Banquet!
Organize a “Hunger Banquet” to build awareness and raise money to alleviate global poverty. A real Oxfam Hunger Banquet is a banquet without much food. Each person attending is randomly assigned a role. 15% of the people get a role in the high income group; these people sit at a table and enjoy a three-course meal. 25% of the people get a role in the middle income group; they sit in chairs and eat rice and beans. 60% of the attendees sit on the floor, and receive only rice and water. They are the low income group, and for one meal, they suffer the fate of the millions of people throughout the world who live in poverty. A Hunger Banquet can be done with just your class (e.g.: for lunch one day), with parents, or as a school/community event. The Hunger Banquet is a project of Oxfam America .
Sign up for free on Oxfam's website to download or receive all the materials you need to get started with your Hunger Banquet planning including:
• Fast Sourcebook
• Trade Hunger Banquet Script
• Faith Hunger Banquet Script
• Just Add Consciousness: A Guide to Social Activism
• Pledge Form
• Save the Date Flyers
• Placemats
• Hunger Banquet Character Cards
• Global Grab Bag Activity Guide
Visit www.oxfamamerica.org to learn more about hosting your own Hunger Banquet.
Connects to issues: Poverty, Equity, Food Security
Connects to FTF curriculum activities: Farming for the Future; Take a Step for Equity; Shop 'Till You Drop; Let Them Eat Cake; Creating Our Future.
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