2007 - THINKfast - Living On Less Than A Dollar A Day

What might it feel like to truly be one with the hungry? This is a slideshow based on the THINKfast activity "Living on Less Than a Dollar a Day", as inspired by the diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Maria_De_Jesus).

To view the entire short documentary surrounding the painting "Hapag ng Pag-Asa" ("Table of Hope") by Joey Velasco, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzYgSJCPEtY .

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[ErnestMSaenz]

Great treatment of world hunger and poverty. I have spent most of my life struggling to change the world and feel like I have failed. There is so much work to do and not enough people to do it. I read Child of the Dark in 1960, when it was still blacklisted in the USA. My aunt, a Catholic Missionary Nun in the Amazon gave me a copy and it changed my life - my family was poverty stricken here in the USA at the time and tthe book gave me hope and a purpose in life.

[changling21]

The power of this black woman with only 2 yrs of schooling. She signed a senators copy of her book, I hope you give the poor people wat they want and stop putting the tax money in yer own pocket. Sincerely, Carolina Maria de Jesus.

[lilly7208]

i read this book as a kid aged 14

it touched me for life, i have all the diaries she is amazing

[catoinks]

True; yet, poverty in those areas is far worse than what we call poverty in developed countries (though both, of course, deserve attention!). I don't think they exist for our pity, but as humans we have no excuse to be ignorant of how others besides ourselves live.

[scottishlowoflow]

the third world does not exist for the 1st world's pity. what is often left out is that $1 a day can buy you a lot more in the third world than in the 1st world

[ksol1460]

Carolina's one of our all-time favorite authors. She brought these conditions to worldwide attention. Thank her, and thank you.

[Haldir146]

Awsome vid! THINKfast rules!