A crisis we can avoid: Extreme poverty and the fiscal cliff

No matter how much I’ve planned for this, it still gets changed daily. Last night, for instance, I thought we would be eating the quinoa but since I hadn’t had enough protein for the day we decided on a different dish. The Cuban not only prepared it for me, but he ate it himself and didn’t have anything in front of me that I couldn’t eat. When I was finally ready for bed, though, I noticed him heading into the kitchen for some fruit. That’s when I got jealous. So, SO jealous that I couldn’t have sweet, delicious fruit.

ONEMom blogger Mocha Momma shares her journey of spreading awareness of worldwide hunger by vowing to live on $1.50 a day for meals. To do this required a lot of planning, visiting a grocery store she rarely visits and plucking things from the garden. Her meals today will include ramen from Aldi’s that she bought for $1.69 for 12, chicken broth, and water to drink.

Over a billion people on this planet live in extreme poverty. Yet, for many of us, extreme poverty is a fairly abstract, intangible issue. The Live Below the Line campaign focuses in on one of these elements — food — and challenges people to eat on $1.50 per day for 5 days while fundraising for a charity partner that works on the ground on extreme poverty issues.

An awesome lineup of bands on the great lawn of Central Park in New York City that’s FREE to attend?! There must be a catch… Wait, the catch is taking action to help end extreme poverty in our lifetime? Sign me up! Charlie at the Global Citizen Festival