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  • Mini planet - huge problems

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    Published Friday, January 11, 2008 at 12:55
    by fairness Join PES activists in EU in the world (1688 views and 2 comments)

    This video has been going around the internet for a while. The idea is to consider how the world’s ‘goods’ would be distributed if we had a ‘miniature earth’ with only 100 people on the planet. It is really an interesting way of presenting problems such as poverty, AIDS and illiteracy.



    Such a video makes you feel privileged - privileged to be a ‘rich’ European who doesn’t have to worry about lack of water or children dying of AIDS. At the same time it’s frustrating – frustrating to be reminded of how far we are away from social justice.

    What should the EU do to ensure a more fair distribution of the world’s goods? Posing this question will not give me any points for originality, but it’s certainly essential to debate. Both on miniature and ‘real’ earth there is a long way to go before we can speak of social justice.

    At the same time we should not forget that social injustice prospers in Europe as well. The obvious case is the huge gap between Western and... read more

    Tags: aid, AIDS, human rights, poverty, solidarity

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