Blog #3

Rachel Dellon
Blog #3- The Rhetoric of Activism
I went to a hunger lunch that was being held at the RPAC on Wednesday, February 24th. At this lunch I was able to buy a lunch with portions that are similar to the different food distributions around the world. Also I was able to see different statistics of the food distributions in all different countries. This was an interesting way in realizing how unfortunate some countries have it. However, mostly it allowed me to see that we should be doing so much more for different countries so they can have a simple necessity like food. Just by buying this small lunch for ten dollars I was able to allow a family somewhere out there to have clean healthy food to eat.
The organization that was conducting this hunger lunch was obviously trying to make me realize how little we can do to make such a huge change in some one else’s life. In this case, by just buying a simple lunch we are providing much needed food for other people in need. Therefore, they inspired me to take action into trying to provide more help for others in need, no matter what it is. By personally being at this event it affected me a lot more emotionally. There was a big difference between just reading about the food crisis and actually hearing stories about people just like us that are struggling. I was definitely emotionally swayed into wanting to either donate more or join an organization in helping these people with a necessity for life. I realized that by me buying this one meal I could be saving someone’s life and just knowing that made me want to become more active in the cause. By me having this direct experience I think it would be easier to persuade someone else about the cause. I think this because I can now connect with them in a more emotional and personal way by telling some of the stories that I heard at the lunch. This hunger lunch was a great experience and really made me want to do more about the food crisis.