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Global.Devs
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PostSubject: As If It Is Nothing   As If It Is Nothing Icon_minitimeMon Sep 20, 2010 12:42 am

Everyday we here news about some celebrity who cheated on their spouse or a new film that is being released that breaks social conventions. Why don't we hear about the problems in third world countries?

If a turbo-jet filled only with children 5 years and younger crashed in the side of a mountain and killed every child on board, we would hear about it. And what if that was happening every thirty minutes? We would hear about that right? People would do all they could to stop these jets from crashing. So why don't we ever hear about the children in third world countries dying? The numbers are equivalent to a turbo-jet filled with children 5 years and under crashing every thirty minutes! And yet, we treat this as if it is nothing.

Yes, there are organizations in the process of trying to stop these deaths, but why isn't that our main goal right now? Why isn't that all over the news? I'd rather be informed of these staggering statistics than Simon Cowell moving into a new house.

Don't treat it as if it is nothing.

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Christine_Ackerley
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PostSubject: Re: As If It Is Nothing   As If It Is Nothing Icon_minitimeThu Sep 23, 2010 6:49 am

wow, that' a shocking statistic. It goes to show how fragmented and irrelevant the news we get can be.

One of the huge causes of children's deaths in Africa is AIDS, there is an inspiring initiative going on right now to streamline the CAMR bill to make it more effective.

Canada’s largest generic drug company, Apotex, has promised to make a lower-cost children’s version of a key AIDS drug for export — if Canada’s law is streamlined. Current treatments for children — even where available — are challenging. For instance, kids struggle to take bad-tasting syrups, which are hard to store and refrigerate, need to be taken frequently and are difficult for the caregiver to transport the required large quantities from hospitals to homes.

for more info and what you can to to help, take a look at these links:

Students can be involved in a rally that is being held in Ottawa. They could participate by joining the Facebook group (below), postering for the event (they could get volunteer hours for it, and we can send the posters), or attending the rally. They hope to get as many people out as possible and are sending free buses from Toronto and Montreal.

facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=59539586156

online petition: http://www.gopetition.com/petition/38921.html

Here are the posters in English and French: http://www.aidslaw.ca/EN/camr/documents/Rally-flyer_Sep2010.pdf
http://www.aidslaw.ca/FR/rcam/documents/Rally-flyer_Sep2010_FRA.pdf.

main information site: www.aidslaw.ca
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vicki.wat1
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PostSubject: We can make a Difference!   As If It Is Nothing Icon_minitimeSat Oct 09, 2010 1:22 pm

it is gratifying to see so many people work together and take action on an important issue that has a global impact. check out pictures of the protests on parliament hill here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coffeeshopnomad/sets/72157624939159727/with/5037522441/.
I joined the facebook group and petition, and I appreciate hearing about these kind of issues.
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