The year started with the effects of the Tsunami. The year has seen Hurricanes Katrina and Stan and now 30,000 dead in Pakistan and Kashmir. This is on top of what is happening as civilians are murdered in the War on Terror, Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Climate change, global warming, and sinful lifestyles have all been targeted as blame is apportioned.
There seems to be one simple message to be had in all of this – and that is to do better for and by humanity.
A recent UN summit in New York has produced mixed results for poverty. Let’s get some real work done and take twelve months out of everyone’s plans and focus on what people need.
Let’s call a twelve month truce on war, corruption, racism, racial cleansing, discrimination. Let’s use the money that all these negatives cost to build infrastructure which will benefit economies, education, health, community services and overall human and social capital in communities. Let the government contracts involved not be given to cronies and favourites but to communities to build skills and experience so they can be given true ownership of their own resources.
If you read this blog and agree with it, please leave a comment and spread the word. Feel free to copy this post and declare a Moratorium for Humanity.
