Angels in the Dust ~ Do Ubuntu

Thanks to my friend Teresa, I found out about the Do Ubuntu bracelet campaign and the documentary Angels in the Dust.  You can find out more at www.angelsinthedust.org and if you are interested in getting involved, I have some of the bracelets so just let me know ASAP.  I have sold about 20 so far but they sent me 100 and I'd really like to send them money instead of having to return the bracelets.  They come in 3 different sizes and 2 different thicknesses:  extra-small, only in thin; small/medium in either thin or thick; large in either thin or thick.  They are $15 each and would make a great stocking stuffer!  I also have a copy of the documentary, so if you'd like to see it, again just let me know.

Call + Response

www.callandresponse.com

Horror

www.callandresponse.com

CNN: Underage Prostitutes Rescued in Peru

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/05/underage-prostitutes-rescued-in-peru

Also check out the following Winnipeg Free Press article:

www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/brothels-no-safe-haven-expert-132980858.html

Darryl

invisiblepeople.tv/blog

In This Rape Center, the Patient Was 3

WARNING:  This is a hard article to read.  Proceed with caution.  For those of you brave enough to continue, know that you can no longer claim ignorance.

www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/opinion/sunday/kristof-In-This-Rape-Center-the-Patient-Was-3.html?_r=1

Thank you Nicholas Kristof for not being afraid to share the truth and making us aware of the stark realities in our world.

Brotha BlueStocking

invisiblepeople.tv/blog

When I first heard about the Invisible People blog (when they came through Winnipeg earlier this year), it stirred my interest because Mark was in Canada, so I thought I would see what the blog had to offer.  Today's video is not from Canada, but I can't seem to stop watching the clips (and also sharing them).  When homelessness - or any injustice issue for that matter - has a name and a voice, it becomes real and hopefully it's something we then can't forget about.

Healing Begins ~ Tenth Avenue North

So you thought you had to keep this up
All the work that you do
So we think that you're good
And you can't believe it's not enough
All the walls you built up
Are just glass on the outside

So let 'em fall down
There's freedom waiting in the sound
When you let your walls fall to the ground
We're here now

This is where the healing begins, oh
This is where the healing starts
When you come to where you're broken within
The light meets the dark
The light meets the dark

Afraid to let your secrets out
Everything that you hide
Can come crashing through the door now
But too scared to face all your fear
So you hide but you find
That the shame won't disappear

Sparks will fly as grace collides
With the dark inside of us
So please don't fight
This coming light
Let this blood come cover us
His blood can cover us

No Running Water

Canada is a great county to live in - one of the best in the world!  That being said, we are not without our problems.  Life is not perfect in our country and, though it's difficult, it's important to look at the tough issues that plague our citizens and work to make life better for all Canadians.  The Winnipeg Free Press has been reporting on the issue of running water - basic plumbing that most of us don't think about twice.  Check out this video:

bcove.me/0niyi57r

CNN: Follow Up to Dan Rivers' 3-Part Series

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/07/u-s-human-trafficking-czar-on-how-consumers-can-combat-slavery

CNN: Following Slavery Across the Globe

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/04/tracking-factory-slaves-across-asia

CNN: Modern Slaves Build High-Tech Components

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/04/tracking-factory-slaves-across-asia

CNN: Tracking Factory 'Slaves' Across Asia

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/04/tracking-factory-slaves-across-asia

Happy November!

Well I hope that you enjoyed my pictures throughout the month of October.  It was a good project to work on, but it's nice to be done and to be able to focus back on injustice.  I've got a lot of great information to share over the next few weeks (I've been saving it as it has crossed my desk).

It's interesting to look back at my pictures at the beginning of the month and note how warm it still was compared to the weather now (though it's still favorable, it feels like winter can't be too far off).  Another difference, on a much larger scale, is the fact that October officially welcomed our 7th billionth person to the planet.  Certainly that brings many questions to mind, starting with whether or not the earth can sustain that amount of life and, if so, for how long.

 

jafrianews.com/2011/09/13/world-population-to-reach-7-billion-next-month