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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.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005Two Storiesthere were two news stories that caught my eye [and my heart] yesterday. It doesn't happen often but it did yesterday. And I wonder if they are linked. It was a small act of defiance, but Rosa Parks' refusal, as a black woman, to give up her bus seat to a white man, would change the course of American history.The first news story was the death of Rosa Parks. She was arrested in 1955 for not giving up her seat for a white man. The law imposing this was made in 1865 [90 years before]. Her case was backed by a civil right leader and it lead to a 381 day boycott of the bus system, led by the then unknown Martin Luther King. You can read her obituary here. It asked me this question: what injustices are taking place in our time, what prejudices are built into our culture? UN charity Unicef says 18 million children in sub-Saharan Africa could be orphaned by Aids by the end of 2010. The second was the number of 'AIDS' orphans predicted in Africa by 2010. Huge numbers. I have friedns who are just now considering a move to Uganda to work in a childrens home, maybe with a view to setting up their own. Wow, what a need. Is this an injustice of our age? Should, as Bono says, the West be doing more to help address the AIDS problem in Africa? Posted by: Mark | 11:40 am |
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