“ Today, it’s estimated that of the 27 million slaves in the world, about 500,000 are in bondage in the USA. (CIA estimates of 17,000 slaves per year being brought into the country seem to support the half a million estimate).
who knew? [listics] (via humorzo)
re:form
Age of consent around the world (via gtmcknight: spicybiscotti and rocketboom)
“ For just the cost of clean water for a village in Africa, you could drink a delicious latte every day for a year. The More You Know.
your monkey called
Greg Palast Reports: BBC NewsNight- Vulture Funds
Sounds like some correspondence with the office of the President is in order.
Biofuel Craze Fueling Food Crisis, Say Experts
A “biofuels frenzy” and other misguided policies have led to the global food crisis in which rice consumption is outpacing production, threatening a billion people with malnutrition, experts said Tuesday.
International agriculture researchers warned that farmers will need to double global food production by 2030 to meet rising demand, and said countries should impose a moratorium on grain-based ethanol and biodiesel to rein in skyrocketing prices for corn, rice, soybeans and wheat.
“For the first time, it’s been clear that we are consuming more rice than we are producing globally,” said Robert Zeigler, head of the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute.
It is interesting and scary to see that our strain on resources really has a more immediate effect on the world than just global warming. While people are trying to limit their carbon footprint by using biofuel and other products, in third-world countries the prices for rice, corn and wheat are driven higher and higher.
Yeah making food fuel was dumb.
Blood Cellphones
(via superfoo)
“ What biofuels do is undeniable: they take food out of the mouths of starving people and divert them to be burned as fuel in the car engines of the world’s rich consumers.
How the rich starved the world (via azspot) (via hilker)
Prayer Against Violence
by Carol Penner
Perfect love casts our fear and so today we pray for your spirit of Love on our world. Cast out the strapping of bombs to bodies. Cast out the explosion of bombs in crowded places. Cast out the tricking of children to carry bombs. Cast out the desperation that leads people to terrorist acts. Cast out the making of walls that divide and imprison us. Cast out the firing of missiles and the bulldozing of homes. Cast out the prejudice against people of a certain race or culture. Cast out the political structures that perpetuate violence. Cast out the hatred that produces fear. Send down the courage to reach out in peace. Send down the resolution to not return evil for evil. Send down the creativity to find peaceful political solutions Send down the wisdom that politicians and diplomats need. Send down the commitment to work together to end terrorism. Send down the power of nonviolence to create change. Send down the comfort and justice that victims need. Send down the love that will end our fear. We ask these things in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, Amen.
BlueBlindFold.org
“The United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre (UKHTC) was established to lead the fight against human trafficking. As global experts in their field, the Centre brings together a number of agencies – from law enforcement and government to non‐governmental agencies (NGOs) and charities – to create a specialist team.”
I was at a seminar about this yesterday and promised that I’d link to this site.