[83] in peace2
Re: thehungersite
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nicole Hennig)
Tue Feb 22 08:33:09 2000
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:32:41 -0500
To: Karen Sachs <karens@MIT.EDU>
From: Nicole Hennig <nic@hennigweb.com>
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There is an interesting article about this site in the latest issue
of Adbusters magazine. (Spring '00, p. 49, by Harry Flood) The main
point of the article is while it's a well-meaning idea that works,
it's also a bit ironic. Here's a quote:
"Here's a site that lets comfortable First-Worlders feel virtuous
about tossing crumbs to the less fortunate, but fails even to
question the appalling inequities of wealth distribution, courtesy of
global corporate capitalism, that make the site necessary in the
first place. And it's underwritten by some of the very folks who
helped create the problem."
From the FAQ on the Hunger Site:
"Our sponsors pay for the donations as a form of advertising and
public relations."
Nicole
>just in case anyone is not aware:
>
>there is a web site:
>
>www.thehungersite.com
>
>that has corporate sponsors willing to donate food if you visit their site for
>a second and press a button.
>
>your contribution (which costs them, not you) is only valid once every 24
>hours.
>
>this is certainly not THE answer, but i bet it makes a difference to those
>receiving the food.
>
>as far as i know it is not a hoax- does anyone know differently?
>
>karen
