Making a Difference

As traders we are very focused on getting and keeping an income stream going, for ourselves and our family security, and perhaps to fund a lifestyle or a retirement.

But in this world there is another dirty little secret ... child labour, slavery pollution and oppression.

Of course we sometimes feel these are the kinds of conditions we face ourselves sometimes, except that we have access to food and shelter and general medical care, plus the advantage that in our societies, we have abolished slave labour and exploitation of children.

Without ranting and moralising, I simply leave you to your conscience, as you view these three links, in no particular order of importance. Two of the links are organisations with which I have continuing interest and input:

http://www.compassion.com.au/cmspage.php?intid=357&intversion=10

http://www.kiva.org/

Note: You can join an established team of Forex Traders involved with Kiva here:

http://www.kiva.org/community?queryString=vahid+pips&category=all

And the final link is one I check out every time I am feeling a tad sorry for myself:

http://www.globalrichlist.com/

May we all reflect a little this year at Easter time, and reach out in any way possible to make life a little easier for those less well-off.

With best wishes

Ivan

thanks Ingot54, heres the link http://www.forexoma.com/lets-make-a-difference/

Ingot54 said:

As traders we are very focused on getting and keeping an income stream going, for ourselves and our family security, and perhaps to fund a lifestyle or a retirement.

But in this world there is another dirty little secret ... child labour, slavery, pollution and oppression ...

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Couldn't leave without posting a couple of links to other great news ... not!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-460077/Is-worlds-polluted-river.html

You can get some idea of what the North Pacific Gyre is all about here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/23/oprah-shines-light-on-gre_n_190552.html

or simply Google for "Garbage in North Pacific Gyre" and then click on "Images" or "Videos" - or simply peruse some of the top links the search returns.

Sleep well tonight!

Anthropological Global Warming is NOT the problem ... it is the distraction from the REAL problem!

everyonerich said:

thanks Ingot54, heres the link http://www.forexoma.com/lets-make-a-difference/

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Thanks Everyonerich

Bless you mate - I had forgotten about that link.

As soon as your money is repaid, you can immediately sponsor another micro-business, or just take your money back. I find it easy to top up my loaning account occasionally, and thus increase the number of folks I can sponsor at a time. I started with USD$50, which is chickenfeed to me, and have managed to get it to USD$150 now, so that at any one time I have 6 x $25 loans working the system.

It is not so much a "feel-good" thing though it certainly is a good thing to do; but is more of a duty to the earth community, for want of a better expression.

Rather than making this a "skite thread", I hope people will be above that, and try to post useful and meaningful links, and stories about what they do (or what YOU do) that is an attempt to make a real difference in the world.

Cheers

Ivan

Ingot54 said:

Couldn't leave without posting a couple of links to other great news ... not!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-460077/Is-worlds-polluted-river.html

You can get some idea of what the North Pacific Gyre is all about here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/23/oprah-shines-light-on-gre_n_190552.html

or simply Google for "Garbage in North Pacific Gyre" and then click on "Images" or "Videos" - or simply peruse some of the top links the search returns.

Sleep well tonight!

Anthropological Global Warming is NOT the problem ... it is the distraction from the REAL problem!

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That is shocking - I'd seen the "world's biggest garbage dump before", but that river is beyond belief.

So much good could be done if we focussed on the real environmental and humanitarian issues facing us - real, immediate, tangible benefits for the planet, and particularly for its poorest inhabitants. The cost, compared to the billions we waste on unnecessary wars and environmental white elephants, would be insignificant.

Good links .

I divide my so-called duties up into 3 areas: charitable giving, giving my time, and modification of my behaviour in all aspect.

The first is easy: I donate to about 10 charities, my long-time favourite being Fauna and Flora International who 'just do it'.

The second is more tricky - I haven't done anything for a while, but the last time was 3 years ago when I worked over Christmas at a homeless shelter in Vauxhall, London. De Paul Trust

The third is a lifestyle thing. It boils down to where I spend my money. I want to promote sustainability, I want everything I consume to come from a sustainable process, so I won't spend money anything unsustainable, prime example: blue fin tuna. I won't buy from Nestle or Unilever or Cargill which are corporate machines eating the planet. I avoid rainforest timber. I prefer European and American solid woods (for furniture, not for breakfast). I travel by train in preference to plane. The closer you look, the more detailed it gets. I find it has become more of a hobby than a duty.