interesting site
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - he travels around the world to dangerous spots to humanize the conflict.
Of course it's not perfect - he's only there a short time and they're short TV clips. But very, very interesting - to see Grozny, Chechnya, for example. And DRC. And other places that intrigue me.
And of the little I saw, it's not a gratuitous interest that he has, but a desire to communicate and inform the rest of the world.
Far too often we turn our heads, but we have a moral responsibility to deescalate violence everywhere. Why? Because we are the most privileged people to have ever existed on the planet, and our actions effect the rest of the world. Where does our oil come from? Our diamonds? Our rubber? Our molybdenum? Our cheap clothes? Our coffee? AND WHAT VALUES DO THEY ENCOURAGE??
Yesterday I got an email about boycotting Exxon/Mobile in order to lower gas prices, and I promptly sent a "reply all" that we should instead carpool, use public transportation and our feet, and demand more energy efficient vehicles. We should work near where we live and we should consider the consequences of our actions.
This disposable lifestyle is far too alluring, as roommate and boyfriend show. Too easy to throw everything in that huge dumpster and then forget about it - but it is not gone. I'm fortunate that my grandmother survived the Depression and taught me the values of frugality and walking gently on the earth.
Sigh, time for work.
Of course it's not perfect - he's only there a short time and they're short TV clips. But very, very interesting - to see Grozny, Chechnya, for example. And DRC. And other places that intrigue me.
And of the little I saw, it's not a gratuitous interest that he has, but a desire to communicate and inform the rest of the world.
Far too often we turn our heads, but we have a moral responsibility to deescalate violence everywhere. Why? Because we are the most privileged people to have ever existed on the planet, and our actions effect the rest of the world. Where does our oil come from? Our diamonds? Our rubber? Our molybdenum? Our cheap clothes? Our coffee? AND WHAT VALUES DO THEY ENCOURAGE??
Yesterday I got an email about boycotting Exxon/Mobile in order to lower gas prices, and I promptly sent a "reply all" that we should instead carpool, use public transportation and our feet, and demand more energy efficient vehicles. We should work near where we live and we should consider the consequences of our actions.
This disposable lifestyle is far too alluring, as roommate and boyfriend show. Too easy to throw everything in that huge dumpster and then forget about it - but it is not gone. I'm fortunate that my grandmother survived the Depression and taught me the values of frugality and walking gently on the earth.
Sigh, time for work.
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