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Haunting Images From Darfur - The Life Of Displaced People
Posted by lucasparry on September 16th, 2009Satelite Evidence For The Destruction of Darfur
Posted by lucasparry on September 15th, 2009This is almost unbelievable! See with your own eyes the situation on the ground and the copious numbers of displaced people…... More
Expansion of World Religions.
Posted by lucasparry on September 15th, 2009This is a fascinating look at the birth and expansion of the worlds major religions….. ... More
The LOUD Project Day 11 - GOAL 1: ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY & HUNGER
Posted by lucasparry on August 22nd, 2009Quick Facts... More
The LOUD Project - Day 10 - Think LOUD with your money!
Posted by lucasparry on August 21st, 2009
Another awesome post today from Peter Rees at The LOUD Project:
We obviously think that we are far from rich. I certainly don’t think I am rich. My 8 year old son Samuel I’m sure will be rich. You can ask him at any time how much money he has and will give you a detailed account of his money and both his brother and sister in dollars and cents. He seems to notice even when I borrow a dollar off him.
I did some calculations earlier to work out just how rich you are. Did you know that if you only earn just $10,000 a year you are amongst the 13.72% richest in the world, $20,000 a year 11.97% richest, $30,000 a year %10.22 richest, $40,000 5.73% richest, $50,000 3% richest, $60,000 top 0.99% richest. Wow! (At the current Australian exchange rate)
The world bank now draws extreme poverty at $1.25 a day as being extreme poor. That is not a little poor, that is a lot poor. That is not having any food, not having a roof over your head, unsure where you will find clean water to drink next and worrying if you will live the year through.
At the moment in the world there are 1.4 Billion people who live on less then $1.25 a day. That is an incredible number, a shocking number and a statistic that surely couldn’t be true. But it is. To me it seems so far removed form real life. What can you buy for a $1.25? Not much! Certainly not enough to live on.
So the question is just how rich are you? What can you do now to make a difference for one. You may not be able to feed 100 people. But can you feed one?
Buy a gift for a child. Click here
http://trans.worldvision.com.au/Smiles/GiftCatalogue/Gift.aspx?GiftID=79
So the question is just how rich are you? What can you do now to make a difference for one. You may not be able to feed 100 people. But can you feed one?
Buy a gift for a child. Click here
http://trans.worldvision.com.au/Smiles/GiftCatalogue/Gift.aspx?GiftID=79
Challenge for the day: Use your money creatively. Do you have a present to buy for someone? Then why not buy a gift from a charity that changes a life? and see how rich you are on the Global Rich List http://www.globalrichlist.com/
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The LOUD Project - Day 9 - LOUD Tony
Posted by lucasparry on August 20th, 2009This is a really cool story about one man who did something so LOUD that his whole nation took notice of what he was doing and the message he had. I love this story!... More
Day 7 - 1.4 Billion LOUD Reasons
Posted by lucasparry on August 16th, 2009Some thoughts from Hugh…
There are 1.4 billion reasons to get LOUD about poverty! At the moment 1.4 billion people worldwide live on less than $1.25 a day.... More
There are 1.4 billion reasons to get LOUD about poverty! At the moment 1.4 billion people worldwide live on less than $1.25 a day.... More
Day 6 - The LOUD inconvenient truth - Part 1
Posted by lucasparry on August 15th, 2009
The Loud Project You can’t turn on the TV or open the newspaper without hearing about freak storms, record temperatures, prolonged drought, disastrous floods and other wacky weather. Now most scientists, we are told believe these events are related, and they’re caused by changes to the earth’s climate. Whats more, it is believed human activity is driving the changes. These changes are called global warming, climate change or climate chaos.
The first people in the firing line as a result of rising sea levels, reduced rainfall and global food shortages are the worlds poor. Many of them already live in marginal environments - the flood plains of Bangladesh or the grazing lands that fringe the Sahara Desert, to name two. These places will be directly affected by global warming. However indirect effects of global warming will include rising food prices, migration and significant economic change.
The first people in the firing line as a result of rising sea levels, reduced rainfall and global food shortages are the worlds poor. Many of them already live in marginal environments - the flood plains of Bangladesh or the grazing lands that fringe the Sahara Desert, to name two. These places will be directly affected by global warming. However indirect effects of global warming will include rising food prices, migration and significant economic change.
Challenege for the day: Consider the impact of Global Warming on the world’s poor
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Day 5 - Get LOUD about Chocolate!!
Posted by lucasparry on August 14th, 2009
By Christian Parenti
The LOUD Project... More
Day 4 - Get creatively LOUD with your money!
Posted by lucasparry on August 13th, 2009A re-post from Peter Rees - The LOUD Project
Why spend millions on a music video when you can make a very effective one for $15 and give the rest to humanitarian causes?
In this cool video, Sarah McLachlan breaks down how the money would have been spent and how the money was spent:
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In LA, catering for a one day shoot = $3000. But this time, $3000 has bought 10950 meals for street children in Calcutta
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$5000 = cost of make-up and hair for one day or$5000 = one years schooling for 145 girls in Afghanistan
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Most Expensive Music Videos: “Scream” - Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson: $7,000,000. “Victory” - Puff Daddy: $2,700,000+. “Heartbreaker” - Mariah Carey: $2,500,000″What’s It Gonna Be” - Busta Rhymes: $2,400,000+”Larger Than Life” - Backstreet Boys: $2,100,000+”Bedtime Story” - Madonna: $2,000,000+
Challenge for the day: Pull $10 out of your wallet/purse, sit it a spot where you will see it every day. Don’t let it move from that spot until you have an idea or opportunity to use that $10 to do something creatively significant for an awesome cause. I’m going to do the same. Make sure you tell me what you do!... More
