
Sponsored by the David M. Kennedy Center, the Ballard Center for Economic Self-Reliance, the international development minor, BYU Dining Services, and the academic club Students for International Development
Keynote Speaker: Maya Ajmera, social entrepreneur and founder of The Global Fund for Children
Tickets are $8 in advance, available at the WSC Information Desk, or $10 at the door. The event banquet will be preceded by an NGO Fair at 6:30 p.m.
Location of event: Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom, BYU
Day/Time: Friday, March 2, 7:00 p.m. (seating begins at 6:30 p.m.)
The Hunger Banquet raises awareness about global poverty and wealth inequality. It offers and illustrates for diners a visual and culinary representation of global wealth disparity. Diners will be randomly assigned to sit in a high-, middle- or low-income area and provided a meal corresponding to their assigned income class.
About 70% of attendees will sit on the floor and share a meager meal of rice and beans with those sitting around them. About 20% will be seated in chairs and eat a modest, one-plate meal. A few attendees (10%) will be seated at fancy tables and receive a lavish meal. Live, culturally diverse entertainment will enhance the evening’s experience.
Banquet funds are given as grants from the Kennedy Center to various development organizations overseas as well as in the United States.