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World Peace is Coming! - A better world every day

2010-04-05T01:46:55.619Z

Our world gets better with every new day, and each step we take forward brings us one step closer to world peace.

Some good news about our world today:
-global poverty has been on the decline for centuries
-we are now living longer, healthier lives than ever before
-education is on the rise around the world
-pollution is down in many countries
-we have more food in our world than ever before

A better world will bring more peace, as we have less of the grievances that lead us to war. As well, as more people see the world with a positive outlook (which will be easier to do as we move forward), more of us will embrace inner peace, which will also help to contribute to world peace.

Our world will soon undergo a revolution of optimism as we come to recognize how we truly are on the brink of achieving world peace!

Visit www.WorldPeaceIsComing.com for more info!

Reference - http://goklany.org/

The Girl who quieted the U.N.

2009-03-08T14:07:39.029Z

Here is young troubadour speaking of how us adults must change our ways.

Fair Trade 3: organic coffee farmer in Nicaragua fights for environment, Nicaraguan women are treated with respect

2009-02-04T07:11:25.542Z

An Organic farmer in Nicaragua shared his struggle to maintain a farm with two visiting Lutheran students on a Fair Trade mission.
Surrounded by bigger coffee farming interests, organic farmer Martin Vincente Padilla impressed the students with his dedication to the environment.
The two Northern Michigan University (NMU) students - Lisa McCarthy of Greenville, WI and Sarah Swanson of Rapid River, MI - are giving presentations across the Upper Peninsula on their recent Lutheran World Relief trip to Nicaragua during which they met with coffee farmers and learned about fair trade.
In part three, the students describe how the women of Nicaragua are treated with respect, the importance of families and the environmental protection efforts of one Nicaragua's organic farmers.
As members of the NMU EarthKeeper Student Team, the students were touched by the story of farmer Martin Vincente Padilla, a father of four who grows organic coffee and avocados in Matagalpa.
"Farmers come to him to get training on how to farm organic grain," McCarthy said.
"He said being an organic farmer isn't just something you do, you have to change you ideas and thoughts about farming," McCarthy said. "To be an organic farmer, you can't just go through the process."
"He was just so proud of everything he had and how his family has struggled for their land because there are big huge coffee companies directly next to him - surrounding him and his land."
"He had to fight for seven years in court to keep his land and take back what they had taken from him," McCarthy said. The neighboring farms are not organic "so he put up barriers like rows of coffee to absorb all the chemicals so they don't get to his."
"It was so amazing, he had an area for livestock, an area of growing fruit trees," McCarthy said.
"Everything was self-sustaining on the land, they don't have to go out to get anything, any food, anything, He grows everything there. He makes his own organic fertilizer from the remains of the coffee cherries. It was just amazing to see."
The NMU students among 13 Americans on Lutheran World Relief Study Tour.
The group visited the capitol of Managua, and villages of Matagalpa, Jinotega and La Reyna.
Fair trade ensures fair wages, protects women's rights and human rights plus fights poverty.
At the peak of the coffee harvest, the students visited many aspects of the industry including dry mills, wet mills and coffee cooperatives.
They spoke on Jan. 13, 2009 to a group at the St. Mark's Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Marquette, MI.

Nicaragua Organic Farmer Martin Vincente Padilla:
http://www.lwr.org/study/blog/

LWR Study Trips
http://www.lwr.org/study
Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) at Northern Michigan University (NMU)
http://www.nmulutherans.org
http://www.lakesuperiorinterfaith.com
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
http://www.elca.org
Northern Great Lakes Synod (NGLS)
http://www.nglsynod.org

Fair Trade 2: Principals of Fair Trade and efforts of Lutheran World Relief, Equal Exchange, Center for Global Education

2009-02-04T06:42:30.681Z

Northern Michigan University (NMU) students Lisa McCarthy of Greenville, WI and Sarah Swanson of Rapid River, MI are giving presentations across the Upper Peninsula on their recent Lutheran World Relief trip to Nicaragua during which they met with coffee farmers and learned about fair trade.
This is the first of several excerpts from their presentation.
In part two, the students explain the Fair Trade movement efforts of Lutheran World Relief, Equal Exchange and the Center for Global Education.
They also take a look at Fair Trade Principals including prohibiting child labor, protecting the environment, the need for fair wages and help the entire community (not just coffee farming families).
The students describe staying with coffee farming families in a small village in a mountainous area, interacting with the children and some of the interesting and inspiring people they met.
The NMU students were among 13 Americans on a Lutheran World Relief Study Tour entitled NICARAGUA: Pour Justice to the Brim from Jan. 5-12, 2009
The group visited the capitol of Managua, and the cities/villages of Matagalpa, Jinotega and La Reyna.
Fair trade ensures fair wages, and protects women's rights and human rights plus fights poverty.
At the peak of the coffee harvest, the students visited many aspects of the industry including dry mills, wet mills and coffee cooperatives.
They spoke on Jan.13, 2009 to a group at the St. Mark's Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Marquette, MI.

Related links:

LWR Study Trips
http://www.lwr.org/study

Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) at Northern Michigan University (NMU)
http://www.nmulutherans.org
http://www.nmulutherans.org/newsletter.html#fragment-5
http://www.lakesuperiorinterfaith.com

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
http://www.elca.org
Northern Great Lakes Synod (NGLS)
http://www.nglsynod.org
http://www.nglsynod.org/about-our-synod.html

LWR Study Tour on January 5-12, 2009 - NICARAGUA: Pour Justice to the Brim:
http://www.lwr.org/study/nica

Fair Trade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Fairtrade_Certification_Mark
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade
http://www.crsfairtrade.org/assets/fair-trade-timeline.pdf
http://www.fairtrade.net
http://www.transfairusa.org
http://www.usworker.coop/front
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Fair_Trade_Organization

Equal Exchange
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Exchange
http://www.equalexchange.coop/fair-trade
http://www.equalexchange.coop
Videos
http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2007/03/12/make-your-sweet-tooth-an-equal-exchange/
http://www.equalexchange.coop/new-video

Fair Trade 1: Michigan students on Lutheran World Relief tour say Nicaragua coffee farmers want respect, justice and peace

2009-02-04T05:34:42.958Z

Two Northern Michigan University (NMU) students - Lisa McCarthy of Greenville, WI and Sarah Swanson of Rapid River, MI - are giving presentations across the Upper Peninsula on their recent Lutheran World Relief trip to Nicaragua during which they met with coffee farmers and learned about fair trade.
This is the first of several excerpts from their presentation.
In part 1, the students look at the role of faith communities, Nicaragua coffee farmers, and coffee cooperatives in Fair Trade movement; Northern Michigan University students talk about work that goes into growing coffee including wet mills, dry mills and the process of quality/taste testing called cupping.
The NMU students among 13 Americans on Lutheran World Relief Study Tour from January 5-12, 2009
The group visited the capitol of Managua, and the cities/villages of Matagalpa, Jinotega and La Reyna.
Fair trade ensures fair wages, and protects women's rights and human rights plus fights poverty.
Arriving at the peak of the coffee harvest, the students visited many aspects of the industry including dry mills, wet mills and coffee cooperatives.
They spoke Jan. 13, 2009 to a group at the St. Mark's Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Marquette, MI.

Related links:

LWR Study Trips
http://www.lwr.org/study

Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) at Northern Michigan University (NMU)
http://www.nmulutherans.org
http://www.nmulutherans.org/newsletter.html#fragment-5
http://www.lakesuperiorinterfaith.com

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
http://www.elca.org
Northern Great Lakes Synod (NGLS)
http://www.nglsynod.org
http://www.nglsynod.org/about-our-synod.html
LWR Study Tour on January 5-12, 2009 - NICARAGUA: Pour Justice to the Brim:
http://www.lwr.org/study/nica

Fair Trade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Fairtrade_Certification_Mark
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade