Vote for Blog Action Day 2010’s Topic

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1. Kevinjohn Gallagher (2 comments.) says:

   8/21/2010 at 1:05 pm

   Kind of puts the whole Matt versus Thesis debacle into perspective doesn’t it?
   • James Huff (62 comments.) says:

     8/21/2010 at 1:12 pm

     How so?
2. Twolane says:

   8/21/2010 at 6:46 pm

   Water is a human right?

   Does that mean that if someone wants my water, and I deny it to him, that I’m a criminal? Should I be providing residents of African deserts access to my water? How should I send these people my water, should I choose to do so?

   Where do we draw the line on this silliness of granting everyone “rights” to things they don’t have?
   • James Huff (62 comments.) says:

     8/21/2010 at 8:24 pm

     My understanding of the issue is that you have a right to water if the source is accessible. In a village with a fresh water well, it would be a violation of human rights for anyone to restrict the local population from accessing the well. Now, in the middle of a barren desert, you don’t really have a right to water because there’s no water to have a right to, but that’s where the spirit of sharing comes into play.

     Most of the charities that deal with water availability help villagers tap into local fresh water wells and/or provide filtering technology for dirty water.
   • gestroud says:

     8/23/2010 at 6:47 pm

     There’s nothing silly about it. Corporations are buying up water rights in countries across the globe and charging for access to it. It might not affect you, but it does affect people in third world countries.
3. Shanker Bakshi (4 comments.) says:

   8/24/2010 at 2:52 am

   My vote is fr “HUNGER” in Asia thats the main concern.
4. dinesh thiru (1 comments.) says:

   8/25/2010 at 10:06 pm

   Just voted for sustainable food. There so much cool stuff happening in the space (e.g., slow food movement, big fast food chains like Chipotle showing amazing leadership) – I really hope that comes through.