Did you know?
" ... 2.8 billion people (more than
half the people in developing countries) live on less than $700 a
year. Of these, 1.2 billion earn less than $1 a day."
This means, by simply
donating one dollar per day, you could double
the income of a poor person and help with her/his struggle to bring
home
food.
There are many other things you can do
to help -- some, as easy as visiting
this site,
or playing
this
game.
Some Good Movies
Favela Rising,
Emmanuel's Gift,
The Edukators,
Rabbit-Proof
Fence,
Whalerider,
Syriana,
The
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill,
Crossing
the Bridge: The
Sound of Istanbul,
Babel,
Little Miss Sunshine,
Pan's Labyrinth,
School of Rock,
After the Wedding,
Romantico,
Valentin (+
"Conversation with Agresti" special feature on the DVD),
Yesterday,
Machuca,
Common Ground,
Michael Clayton,
Rendition,
Into the Wild,
I am Legend,
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.
A nice quote:
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are
free. -Goethe