1. What Can we do about World Hunger? Food First

2. Thoughts about the Future “The way people think about hunger is the greatest obstacle toward ending it.” -- Peter Rosset, Food First

3. Thoughts about the Future “The only real risk is the risk of thinking too small.” -Frances Moore Lappe

4. Thoughts about the Future “The world has enough for man's need, but not for man's greed.” --Mahatma Ghandi

5. Questions Should we have guilt? –fear? Can we protect the environment –and grow enough food? Should we seek justice? –efficiency? Can we eliminate hunger –without losing freedom? Freedom From Want by Norman Rockwell http://www.sattlers.org/mickey/site/archive/2005/11/images/rockwell-freedom-from-want.jpg

6. Five Principles I. Hunger results from human choices –not inexorable forces of nature. Therefore we can choose to end hunger –in the same way we chose to end slavery.

7. Five Principles II. Democracy of economic life –and the empowerment of women are keys to ending hunger –and will also reduce world population growth.

8. Five Principles III. To end hunger will not require destroying the environment – but will require sustainable agriculture that can be practiced by even the poor.

9. Five Principles IV. Greater fairness can lead to ending hunger –if we devise food systems where those that do the work have a greater say and reap a greater reward.

10. Five Principles V. The increased well- being of the poor in the third world –can enhance our own well-being we need not fear their advancement.

11. What can we do? If change is possible, we must: –change ourselves –examine our everyday choices. ISU student in Africa

12. Personal Choices Get alternative information: –Mainstream TV, press has a vision clouded by myths.

13. Personal Choices Educate others: –friends –co-workers –family. Speak up –when others voice self-defeating myths.

14. Personal choices Choose a job that contributes to the solution –rather than to the problem. Is accumulation of material possession –the real key to a satisfying life?

15. Personal Choices Help hungry, homeless people – through church and community groups.

16. Personal Choices Participate in: –community planning –more and better jobs –affordable housing –environmental protection. Habitat for Humanity

17. Personal Choices Elect officials –committed to addressing roots of hunger.

18. Personal Choices Spend money on: –less processed –less packaged foods –from co-ops or worker owned stores. http://www.sepiasalax.com/07/jpg/baveggies.jpg

19. Personal Choices Boycotts have been successful: –Nestle stopped marketing baby formula in third world –divestment helped bring majority rule to South Africa.

20. Personal choices Become an activist: –Social movements brought women the vote got civil rights legislation helped end war in Vietnam. http://www.newint.org/issue151/Images/stillhungry.gif

21. Moral Courage Takes courage to challenge the status quo, –to point out that the world is awash in food –and all of the suffering is the result of human decisions. We risk embarrassment, –dismissal by friends –to speak out about widespread false understandings of the world.

22. Compassion This courage comes from the same place our compassion comes from: –our innate moral sensibilities, –our deepest emotional intuitions About our connectedness to others' well-being. http://www.photoart4him.com/family_photographers_waynesboro_va.htm

23. Compassion Ironically, the message of compassion –and connectedness to others' well-being underlies the dominant western religion –Christianity

24. Compassion But our culture has elevated economic dogma –market and property rights above the Christian message –Of love, compassion and connection. Mall of America