Tuesday, May 01, 2007
New Podcast Up!
A new Podcast episode is up and available for download from iTunes! If you download it, here a few listener's notes that go along with this episode.
A few details to follow-up on from this episode:
[1:08] Here is the survey results I mentioned from Valleywag. I misspoke: Kiva was #4 out of 20.
[5:23] The guys I refer to can be found at GiveMeaning by clicking here
[7:17] The blog I refer to can be found here
[8:23] I was thinking about Ghana.
[11:30] Of course, the argument here about the "industry of aid" is that this is still economic stimulus for the local community. The point I didn't make clear was that this person's cynicism was the Westerners profit-participation in the aid-industry.
[16:12] I'm an idiot. I said "A Country like Africa." Africa is a continent not a country.
[16:58] Firm evidence I love to opine even when I know little about the subject at hand.
[17:07] Check out WorldOfGood here. Fair disclosure: They have advertised previously at GiveMeaning.
[24:29] Here is a link to the article submitted at GiveMeaning.
[32:33] I'm not talking about just "other atrocities" but any issue that needs the attention of the entire GiveMeaning community.
A few details to follow-up on from this episode:
[1:08] Here is the survey results I mentioned from Valleywag. I misspoke: Kiva was #4 out of 20.
[5:23] The guys I refer to can be found at GiveMeaning by clicking here
[7:17] The blog I refer to can be found here
[8:23] I was thinking about Ghana.
[11:30] Of course, the argument here about the "industry of aid" is that this is still economic stimulus for the local community. The point I didn't make clear was that this person's cynicism was the Westerners profit-participation in the aid-industry.
[16:12] I'm an idiot. I said "A Country like Africa." Africa is a continent not a country.
[16:58] Firm evidence I love to opine even when I know little about the subject at hand.
[17:07] Check out WorldOfGood here. Fair disclosure: They have advertised previously at GiveMeaning.
[24:29] Here is a link to the article submitted at GiveMeaning.
[32:33] I'm not talking about just "other atrocities" but any issue that needs the attention of the entire GiveMeaning community.
Labels: activism, charity, darfur, givemeaning, kiva, microfinance, microlending, philanthropy, podcast, sudan
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Khartoum Booms while Sudan Burns
This article was posted a few minutes ago at the GiveMeaning site.
It gives us the real deal on how to end the Genocide in Sudan: Restrict its oil exports, and bring the Sudanese government to its knees.
Is it any wonder that President al-Bashir continues to smugly defy diplomatic efforts and UN resolutions? As long as China pumps Sudan's oil, nothing significant can occur to stop the Genocide.
As a young boy, I stood outside Shell Oil stations with my mother with signs that read "Product of Apartheid." The economic pressure that came as a result of this kind of boycott was a significant contributor to the end of Apartheid.
Why not boycott China's products until they come around? I see all of these activist efforts to lobby our Governments but it's not our Governments who need convincing.
What say you?
It gives us the real deal on how to end the Genocide in Sudan: Restrict its oil exports, and bring the Sudanese government to its knees.
Is it any wonder that President al-Bashir continues to smugly defy diplomatic efforts and UN resolutions? As long as China pumps Sudan's oil, nothing significant can occur to stop the Genocide.
As a young boy, I stood outside Shell Oil stations with my mother with signs that read "Product of Apartheid." The economic pressure that came as a result of this kind of boycott was a significant contributor to the end of Apartheid.
Why not boycott China's products until they come around? I see all of these activist efforts to lobby our Governments but it's not our Governments who need convincing.
What say you?
Labels: activism, politics, sudan
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