Eating what you can afford: Hunger Banquet

Some University of Louisville students, faculty and staff will get a taste of a third world life Wednesday, Feb. 18. February 13, 2015

Engage Lead Serve Board, American International Relations Club and the Peace, Conflict, and Social Justice program will sponsor the Hunger Banquet at 6 p.m. in the Red Barn.

Participants in the event will each be assigned to different world income levels. They’ll be given a proportionate amount of food based on their income to highlight the disparities.

“We want to inspire empathy in people. World hunger is very abstract because a lot of us don’t see it. The Hunger Banquet will make it more personalized to participants,” said Cecily Kennedy, ELSB global initiatives committee director. “To put people in a position where they understand just a fraction of what it’s like not to have a choice in what you eat could be really profound.”

Speakers at the event include Justin Mog, assistant to the provost for sustainability and a representative from Dare to Care.

​The event is free and open to the public. Canned or non-perishable food will be accepted at the door.

For more information contact ELSB at (502) 852-4333.