Our View: Recognize the face of hunger
A yearlong project aimed at increasing local awareness of the plight of the hungry will help feed the compassion of our community — but only if we all get involved.
An economy that has not evolved for the better during the past five years has left more of our friends and neighbors in need of food security than many of us may be aware. The face of hunger is no longer visible only in the poor or homeless. Increasingly, that face includes the working family unable to make meet the ends of food and shelter.
“Food Security in the High Country: Compassion Comes to the Table” will not only highlight the need in our community, it will offer an education that involves the ways and means to better the situation. Through book groups, films, art, training and tours, the project will explore how to help, and will eradicate stereotypes about who is hungry.
Most programs will take place at Watauga County Public Library — the organization that has partnered with Appalachian State University Office of Sustainability, Appalachian Humanities Council and F.A.R.M. Cafe to present the offerings free to the public.
For a detailed list of events, visit http://www.wataugacountylibrary.com . The first event, on March 6, explores “Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life,” a book by religious scholar Karen Armstrong and a fitting opening for the project.
An economy that has not evolved for the better during the past five years has left more of our friends and neighbors in need of food security than many of us may be aware. The face of hunger is no longer visible only in the poor or homeless. Increasingly, that face includes the working family unable to make meet the ends of food and shelter.
“Food Security in the High Country: Compassion Comes to the Table” will not only highlight the need in our community, it will offer an education that involves the ways and means to better the situation. Through book groups, films, art, training and tours, the project will explore how to help, and will eradicate stereotypes about who is hungry.
Most programs will take place at Watauga County Public Library — the organization that has partnered with Appalachian State University Office of Sustainability, Appalachian Humanities Council and F.A.R.M. Cafe to present the offerings free to the public.
For a detailed list of events, visit http://www.wataugacountylibrary.com . The first event, on March 6, explores “Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life,” a book by religious scholar Karen Armstrong and a fitting opening for the project.