[Newspoetry] The Hunger Site

Benjamin C. Blanchard bblancha at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
Thu Mar 9 13:52:44 CST 2000


Here's what adbusters has to say about this example of feel-good
consumerism.

http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/29/hunger.html


You're all...

>
>This isn't newspoetry, but I was actually impressed by this.
>
>> >Quite clever of the UN to do this. Go to the Hunger
>> >Site at the UN.  All you do is click a button and
>> >somewhere in the world some hungry person gets a meal
>> >to eat, at no cost to you. The food is paid for by
>> >corporate sponsors (who gain advertising in the
>> >process because you see their logo).  All you do is go
>> >to the site and click on the donate food button. But
>> >you're only allowed one donation and pass the word.
>> >
>> >http://www.thehungersite.com
>
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