FAO launches anti-hunger petition

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Source: fao

11 May 2010, Rome - FAO today unveiled a major online petition calling on people to get angry at the fact that around a billion people suffer from hunger.

"The 1billionhungry project" uses strong images to illustrate hunger at its worst. Bold language and typography grab attention saying that enough is enough.

A yellow whistle works as an icon encouraging people to blow the whistle against hunger.

The online petition calls upon governments to make the elimination of hunger their top priority.

"We should be extremely angry for the outrageous fact that that our fellow human beings continue to suffer from hunger," said FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf.

"If you feel the same way, I want you to voice that anger. All of you, rich and poor, young and old, in developing and developed countries, express your anger about world hunger by adding your names to the global 1billion hungry petition at http://www.1billionhungry.org," he said.

FAO hopes the petition will spread through social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

One of the features of the campaign is a promotional video made by British actor Jeremy Irons in which he plays a character based on a famous scene from the film "Network" where Peter Finch, who won an Oscar for his performance, says he is "as mad as hell".


Read more: http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/42158/icode/

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source: http://www.1billionhungry.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l57fmIup9Q&feature=player_embedded

[SpiralHawk]

1. Two minutes of rage?

Sheesh. This has the FAILiance stench of a Republicon-type strategery.