famine, starvation, uninsured children, dying,
a pandemic of diseases with known cures
these are all crimes against humanity
far too often against children.
In a world with such wealth
connected by travel, by cable,
organization of nations
never should there be these conditions
on the fact of the earth
on the scale in which they exist.
This must be the first day
of the end of this history;
the first day of a sea change
where the world’s nations
will not tolerate this reality;
the first day when love replaces hate
where compassion replaces indifference
for all of our sakes.
October 15, 2008
Blog Action Day, poverty
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1 comment:
Seriously, people, I do not believe that using blogs we can fight something as big as poverty. How on Earth writing about it helps people who starve? Who die because they cannot afford water? Who are scared that the crisis that is upon us will break down their lives?
I just do not understand all that hype – but I do not mind to participate, not in the least. Although I do believe that “writing about poverty” is not the same as “fighting poverty itself”.
And even though I believe that poverty of mind (if I use the terms correctly) is way worse – since this is the only reason there is technical, monetary poverty in the world.
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