As the young people say, protesting is 'so yesterday'.Dear editor, I was struck by two contrasting stories in your February issue, The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund's AIDS campaign is flagging c Primate s primate, member of the mammalian order Primates, which includes humans, apes, monkeys, and prosimians, or lower primates. The group can be traced to the late Cretaceous period, where members were forest dwellers. Fund tries to revive flagging AIDS campaign). With a goal of $1 million, it had reached only half that amount by December 2005, I spent several weeks in Lesotho in 2003 and I met mid prayed with a group of dedicated volunteers in a small community who are sharing what little they have with AIDS sufferers. A few extra dollars here would do a great deal to alleviate great distress. The other story. Anglican join protest of global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. , reflects the traditional middle class stance of making an issue so big and abstract that you can do nothing about it except protest. t noted that two of the protesters in the Montreal photo came from the diocese of New Westminster New Westminster, city (1991 pop. 43,585), SW British Columbia, Canada, on the Fraser River, part of metropolitan Vancouver. Founded in 1859 as Queensborough, it was the capital of British Columbia until Victoria was made capital after the union of British Columbia . Did they walk across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. to join the protest? The work of Sir Nicholas Shackleton Sir Nicholas John Shackleton FRS (23 June 1937—24 January 2006) was a British geologist and climatologist who specialised in the Quaternary Period. He was the great-nephew of the explorer Ernest Shackleton and the son of the noted geologist Robert Millner Shackleton. , who died on Jan. 24, indicates that global warming may be the result of regular variations in the earth's orbit. There is a need to separate global warming issues from those associated with the wasteful, energy-depleting habits of many middle class Canadians. Individuals can do something about that rather than simply protesting the sins of others. Arid they can dedicate ded·i·cate tr.v. ded·i·cat·ed, ded·i·cat·ing, ded·i·cates 1. To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. 2. the time, energy and resources devoted to protesting to collecting money for ventures like the Primate's Fund. As the young people say, protesting is "so yesterday." Jim Lotz Halifax |
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