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"Die In" For Hunger
When people get too hungry, they collapse.
When people want to remind other people about this unfortunate reality, they collapse too.
Over 50 people played dead in Hornbake Plaza at 12:20 Thursday in order to raise awareness of global poverty issues. Among these demonstrators was a sign reading “10 million children die every year from hunger. Fight Hunger Today! Join MaryPIRG.”
According to the World Food Programme, global hunger kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.
The WFP also reports on its website that one seventh of the world’s population goes to bed hungry every night. We at MaryPIRG want to do our best to fight this, and raising awareness of the issue, as we did through our “Die In” demonstration at Hornbake yesterday, is a good way to start.
-Brian Compere
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