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BlogHere are the thoughts and news of the people in our community. Leave a comment as you wish. If you want to join the blogging ask Mark.
Monday, April 04, 2005Loving your Neighbour on the other side of the world "And what does the Lord require of you? Yesterday we enjoyed an informative and challenging talk from Ben Pattison, of Trent Vineyard, on "Who is my Neighbour", particularly in relation to 3rd world poverty issues. I am still feeling deeply agrieved to have represented the bottom 5th of the world's wealth in the chocolate sharing out - the slither i got was pathetic and Michelle didn't even give me any of her 4 bars!! Maybe I should let that speak to me... I promised a few links to relevant websites to pick up on the theme. Ben mentioned a couple: www.ethicalconsumer.org This website gives some interesting information about everyday products from a social and environmental point of view. There is also information about large corporations and how they perform. Their "buyers guides" are probably most interesting. Here are their top ten tips on ethical consuming.  www.fairtrade.org.ukThis website is the home fo the "FairTrade" standard and gives full lists of the various fairtrade products available. I think maybe i need to check out all the fair trade wine and beer ... purely for ethical reasons of course... ...in addition Jenny Dawkins [a Christian Aid worker from Peterborough] sent me the following links: Christian Aid Worship resources and more here Theology for trade justice - pdf document Trade Justice campaign These guys really beleive that they can change something. They really beleive the Make Poverty History is a coming together of many organisations and influencial in a way that will provide enough energy for a dramatic change. That is pretty cool, i think. Posted by: Mark | 3:10 pm |
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