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Re: Broaden the view - a theme suggestion
Bostjan Burger 2010-Jul-07 16:36:00
I suggest to watch documentary "Darwin's nihtmare".
:) Bostjan
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From: prague <#removed#>
To: #removed#
Sent: Wed, July 7, 2010 1:54:16 PM
Subject: Re: Broaden the view - a theme suggestion
I went to Cuba once ( http://bit.ly/cDk73O /
http://www.360cities.net/image/havana-skyline-panorama-capitol-gigapixel...
)
On the way home, the flight was delayed. Sitting around the airport for seven
hours, I met a guy from Nigeria, who lived in Jamaica. He complained that life
in Jamaica was far too violent (compared to Nigeria!). Guns everywhere. Where do
the guns come from? Many of them are hidden in shipments of rice (charity food
aid). The rice is then taken and sold. I have no official documentation of this
but it seems quite plausible to me.
--- In #removed#, "CTR" <listen@...> wrote:
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> Some possibilities for each of us are:
> - Support Oxfam (http://www.oxfam.org) or similar NGOs
As far as I can tell (without being an expert on the matter) these Charities are
essentially doing the opposite of what they intend. Thank Bob Geldof and Bono, I
guess, for promoting it to such a degree...
If you want to help poor people, you should lend them money directly to start
their own business. www.kiva.org is a good start.
Jeffrey Martin
www.360cities.net
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