...let's drop bombs and bread!
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6 November 2001: My Days
27 October 2001: This Page
Bush keeps dropping bombs over suffering Afghans, but at least he drops
a few loaves of bread, as well. Bags of grain marked "USA" in big,
nationalistic colours are sent over the border, hoping they will reach
someone who can read the letters of freedom and know that the USA is
really their friend. I mean, an enemy would never send food, right?
Pathetic, Bush. So pathetic that in my eyes you lose all the respect
I had for US Government. And I am saddened by the increasing support you
seem to get from your people. How can you possibly sleep at night,
knowing that your bombs are the very base of your support in the
American population? As you lead your tranquile life, sending out the
most hypocritical message to the people of Aghanistan, noted by the
UNDP as being one of the poorest and worst off countries in the
world...
How will violence solve this issue? How will violence end
terrorism? An armed attack on Afghanistan and on Islamic fundamentalists
is the most absurd and least considered decisions taken by US Government
in years, and I am surprised that you almost seem to believe it yourself,
that bombs and weapons will stop terrorism. I am baffled. Really
baffled.
I still feel sorry for Bush. Rather than judging him, I am saddened,
and I ask myself what happened to him during his childhood, which made
him believe in violence? Who abused or hurt him, for him to feel that
missiles will solve the security threats in the world? And who taught him
that taking another life is right, through death penalty?
We all act upon what we learn, and childhood is time for learning. We
learn from experience, and I pledge everyone who reads this never to
justify violence in any way, not even passively, by not speaking up
against it. It will have its serious consequences, even
though we may not have the power to blow up the world, like Bush does.
Let us help people like Bush, and treat them well, so that they will
understand that love is the only way to eliminate hatred, violence and
war. They have obviously not been taught to love and to appreciate the
beauty of humanity, and the planet. But those of us who have,
let us share this beauty with the rest of the world!
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To get to know me better, read about my days,
which very much reflect what I
do, what I believe in and how I view life and humanity in everyday life.
I believe we can CHANGE THE WORLD by
feeding the
hungry, saving a few acres of rainforest, sponsoring Health Care for
children infected by AIDS, fighting breast cancer and preventable
diseases, daily killing children all over the world. You can do ALL this on The Hunger Site, where there
are links to various online action initiatives, as mentioned. You can
also do a lot to reduce consumption and make a better world by going vegetarian.
This is why I am a veggie.
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Amnesty International is one of many NGOs which are fighting torture,
and you can
help them Stop
Torture. If you are one of many tired of Corporate Power and
Explotation of our planet and humankind, have a look at what
corporations
you should avoid supporting.
Corporate Watch is an
incredible organisation working for our planet, attempting to stop
those who are killing it.
And read here what AIDS
really can do to people. This was written by a friend of mine, Michael, who is doing a
post graduate degree on tropical medicine and HIV in Kenya.
Buying Fair Trade is one of many concrete ways of making it a better world
for all.
But things ARE happening. There is a hope
for the poor,
for the AIDS-affected, for the rainforests, for the ill and for the
abused, and although McDonald's is NOT
your best choice for tonight's dinner, they are listening to organisations
like PETA, and are looking for more "humane" way of breeding and killing
their animals.
Read more on PETA Online.
I believe that we, as conscious citizens of
the world, can commit to making changes for the good of all beings. As
I see it, it is not only an opportunity or a question of belief. I
truly feel that it is our responsibility.
So who am I? I was born in the beautiful coastal town of
Bergen in Norway in 1977,
and ever since I was ten, I have lived in Maura in Nannestad, just north
of Oslo.
In 1993/94, I went to
Eidsvoll
videregaende before attending the
Armand Hammer United World
College in New Mexico, USA. Today there are ten
United World Colleges
(UWC) all over
the world, and they are international IB-schools which
promote peace and international understanding through education for youth.
I graduated from the Armand Hammer UWC in May 1996.
The Cathedral at the
Plaza Bolivar in
Bogota, Colombia
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Currently, I am a student at the
University of St Andrews,
where I am pursuing my final year of an MA Honours in International
Relations and
Spanish.
During the academic year 1999-2000, I worked
voluntarily for CODECAL, Corporacion
Integral para el Desarrollo Cultural y Social, a non-governmental
organisation carrying out Conflict Resolution, community services and
educational work in Colombia.
I also actively support the 16 year old Colombian boy, Gerson Andres
Florez
Perez Gerson Andres Florez
Perez in his extraordinary work against antipersonal landmines. His
song for peace was sung performed by Norwegian artist Stig van Eijk at the
Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo on 10 December 2000. In
February-April 2000 I was coordinating workshops
in Communication and Conflict Transformation, as well as co-facilitating a
University
course for Peace Pedagogy in Sincelejo, El Sucre, in the northern part
of Colombia, a conflictual but very beautiful country. Now, meet my boyfriend or find out
what I believe in, with lots of links to
various kinds of pages.
There is a Curriculum Vitae available here
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If you would like to read some of the pieces I have written
with regard to Globalisation, the Majority World and the NATO-bombing in
Yugoslavia/Kosova, take a look at Global
Perspectives This site also has some links to media, alternative
press and organisations for peace and social change.
If you have any questions, please
Contact Me
"no-one made a greater mistake than he who did
nothing because he could only do a little"
