Sor Juana Prize 2020

From bellies that fall below the waistline, to bellies
full of nothing but worms (Painting)
Raquel Juarez
Mención Honorífica - Honorable Mention
From bellies that fall below the waistline, to bellies full of nothing
but worms, the origins of these two very different realities lie in
the broken system we have in place for feeding the world. We are
currently growing enough to feed 11 billion people on this planet,
vs the 8 billion we currently have. We first feed those animals that
are going to be consumed by wealthier individuals who can afford
the luxury like in the US , UK, Europe etc. This is a humanitarian
crisis putting those who are already oppressed in an already
worse state by selling off those grains grown in their 2nd world
countries to those animals instead of them. With no money or
food, it is our responsibility to not take part in consuming animals
who’s food led to their slaughter to your plate, which could have
gone to the 82% of children that starve for that cause.
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