It is when people assert the rights of others, not just themselves, that the cause of fundamental rights and freedoms is best advanced.

Shami Chakrabarti
Director of Liberty
-Friday 10 February 2006

Well that sounds fair :) Just read that, thought I should share...

Is far too much fun :)

Most of my body hurts in some way or another but still, it's just so good.

Can't say any more, running out of time in this internet cafe. When I get home I'll post a couple of pictures, (if any are any good).

'What business is it of yours what I do, read, buy, see, or take into my body as long as I do not harm another human being on this planet?'
- Bill Hicks - (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994)

This one phrase from a comedian sums up entirely my views on life :)

Everyone is equal, everyone is free to act as they please but this equality of all means the way we act cannot be with prejudice or hate. If we all acted like that... well it won't happen so there's no point thinking about it. However I'm content to act this way and to allow others to as well, it'll have to do.

On Bill Hicks though everyone should look into him, the man had so much wit and intelligence.

Now I dont live in Edinburgh, but me and some friends went up for the rally on saturday organised by MAKE poverty HISTORY. We had the most amazing time in Edinburgh, with the live speakers (the catholic cardinal told us our rally was officially sanctioned by God) The music (Billy Bragg, Texas, a celtic salsa band, etc) and of course the march itself.
Now I'm sorry but any critic who has a go at the movement is a moron 'oo all they went for was to see Pink Floyd play' thats rubbish. Granted many people did go to places like Hyde Park for the music but many went for the cause. There were more than 200,000 of us at the march, that more than 50,000 more than went to Hyde Park; we didnt go for the music, we went to send a message to the G8 that this time the public cannot be ignored, that the world leaders cannot 'come to a compromise' and that the issues need to be looked at carefully so that anything that can be done will be done.

Now I agree that a couple of guys with placards cannot change the world, but how about 200,000 people of placards? What about the 3 billion who watched the festivals? And what about the millions of people who have signed onto a petition calling for Aid, Trade and Debt to be high on the agenda? Surely they can help make the politicians acknowldge that 50,000 unnecessary, stupid deaths per day is a terrible statistic?

Please guys don't comment to this saying things like, 'ure such a lozer, theyve dun everythin already!!! africas better now!!!' Because honestly it isn't, The G8 have promised $18 billion in tax cuts but that is not enough, Tanzania (as an example) was loaned $5 billion and so far has paid back $32 billion thanks to the high rates of interest. This meeting in Gleneagles, and the meeting of the IMO in december needs to send a message to the leaders that a responsible 'civilised' country shouldn't act like a loan shark to a developing country.

That's it, I'll get off my soap box now and put away my megaphone; but something has to be done.

p.s. last year the US spent more on it's own cotton subsidies than it did on aid for the entire continent of Africa