Village Earth (appreciate what you have, and help those who haven't)

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Rating: 1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic (by 19 people)   Your rating: 1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic

If the Earth were a Small Village, what would the stats look like?

The following YouTube video shows, in perfect clarity, the massive differences between the world's richest and the world's poorest. And the numbers following the world's religions. And the numbers going hungry. And the numbers connected to the internet. And the numbers who are educated.

 

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YOU 

If you are reading this page right now then you are in at least the top 3% of people on Earth who are in a position to do something about the Village Numbers you'll see on this short video.

But then, if the whole 3% decided to do nothing.....

Well. Nothing would change. The next 50 years would turn out pretty much like the last 50.

So if you are reading this right now, and I know you are(!), then do something today differently to what you did yesterday.

I never ask for anything without saying please... so please. Just watch the video and go from there.

Miniature Earth 

Turn your speakers up. It's worth it.

If there were only 100 people living on Earth, and the same proportions remained as they are currently, what would the Village Earth be like?

The Miniature Earth

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50 Facts That Should Change The World 

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50 Facts that Should Change the World

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Your thoughts: 

Please make a comment. I would like to hear your thoughts. Not only that, I'm sure other readers will too.

Please, the dance floor is yours:

Cajean

A very poignantly beautiful lens and video. 5*, my faves, lensroll & Stumbled too. I hope to further investigate your gazillion other lenses. ;-)

Keep up the great work!
Cajean

Posted September 28, 2008

chemrat

I enjoyed your lens and lensrolled it at solarpowerlens and my group sustainability.

Posted June 13, 2008

jacquelinestone

Great work, Lewis! 5*, Fav, & lensrolled. Let's keep getting the message out that we need to help on a personal level. :)

Posted May 06, 2008

Graceonline

Important messages, Lewis. I'm bookmarking this so I can watch the video again and again and again ...

Posted July 17, 2007

Alban

Great lens. Very cool question and video to put things in perspective. Just like the idea of 100 million stars in each of the 100 million galaxies of this universe.
Everything you say is great. But in the end all your good works will avail you nothing. You still have to know who you are.

Posted June 27, 2007

KimGiancaterino

Very nice. I've added this to my lensroll. ~ Kim

Posted June 06, 2007

Horseangel

Brilliant lens! I've added you to my lens roll.

Posted May 23, 2007

badmsm

Excellent Lewis, You've done it again! We should always be counting our blessings and helping others. 5 stars!

Posted May 04, 2007

AngelaChenShui

Sorry.. that was: Answer Questions.

Posted May 02, 2007

AngelaChenShui

Hi there, Lewis! FANTASTIC lens! The Miniature Earth vid is stunning in its simplicity and message. May I add it to this new Question Answers lens I built and published this morning? ;-) Keep up the GREAT work!
Angela.

Posted May 02, 2007

Charities You Might Want To Donate To: 

Greenpeace
GreenPeace. You know them. Why not donate to them?
Amnesty International
Human Rights. Protect them. Donate to Amnesty International.
Action Against Hunger
Fight hunger. Donate to Action Against Hunger.
Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
62% of Americans believe Jesus will return to Earth in the next 50 years and sort this whole mess out. We need instead to take responsibility OURSELVES, not wait around for an invisible crutch in the sky.

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