Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 7/11/04 9:14 AM, Tina Manley at images@InfoAve.Net wrote: > At 07:28 AM 7/11/2004 +0200, you wrote: > >> Again, I wish in no way to belittle or minimize the noble effort done by >> Tina and her organization, but wanted to put a broader perspective on it. >> >> Nathan > > Nathan - > > I agree 100% with everything you have said. Our group studies the > economies of the countries we visit and usually have an economist and human > rights person come to speak to the group while we are in the country. We > also do our small part by buying organic coffee directly from the HPI > farmers and bringing cases of it back to sell in our presbytery. We also > buy handicrafts directly from the craftspeople and bring those back to > sell, too. The profits are returned to the co-operatives in Honduras and > Guatemala. I know that what we do is just a drop in the bucket, but it > does make a difference in a few lives. We meet with our congressman, John > Spratt, regularly. He is a Presbyterian and member of our presbytery and > has been interested in going on the trips with us, but he's afraid his > presence would be a distraction so he depends on us to come back and tell > him what's going on in Central America from our perspective. He has been a > big supporter of fair trade programs. > > Thanks for caring! > > Tina > Tina I can't say nearly enough about the wisdom and effectiveness of this approach. More power to you! Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com