I'm watching Live 8...and frankly I'm having just the hardest time. I'm overwhelmed with the feelings that I have while watching this. Mostly guilt. Overwhelming, crushing guilt that I live in a country where everyone I know struggles to keep their weight down and you are more likely to die from too much than too little.
I don't quite know what to do with the images from the worlds poorest countries, but as I sit here making my grocery list, about to head to an entire building full of food.... I tell you that I think we can do better. Can't we?
What Live 8 wants from me is simple. My name on a petition to tell the G8 leaders that I, as a citizen of one of the worlds richest countries want them to do better by the worlds poorest countries. That I want them to forgive debt that can never be paid back, that I want them to increase aid, and that I want them to change the trade laws so that 10 years from now, things will be different.
I can sign that. If you think you can.....
In the meantime, please take a moment to remember that in the face of a slow moving governmental solution, MSF maintains feeding centres and provides health care to the worlds poorest people, and Knitters Without Borders helps them do it.
Posted by Stephanie at July 2, 2005 3:35 PM