Is anyone else disturbed by the disparity of access of food between developed and developing nations?
Some images that have crossed my path recently. Pleased be warned that some are upsetting.
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Food is a moral right... Do you agree?
Food is a basic need, but does that make it a right? Some might say that food belongs to those who are strong enough to gather it. But what if there are social constructs that significantly impair an individual's access not just to food itself, but to all that's required to source it? For example, roads, agriculture, water and time. If access to food is a right, who ensures distribution?
I'm so thankful I live in a nation that has access to every kind of food imaginable. It's a fact worth celebrating and not to be taken for granted. I have enough and more than enough, I am living in a nation that is dripping with wealth.
If food is my right, then I also have a responsibility to evoke that right on behalf of others. Because if I won't protect their rights, who will protect mine?
At this stage in my life, I don't have a disposable income. Like a few of us here at PF, I'm living to a strict budget. But it's a budget that allows for extras like barista coffee, take away, etc. In essence, I over allocate money for food. So, for my next shopping cycle, I've decided to refrain from buying any take away or fancy foods. It's only a fortnight, but for me this means no ice cream, no chocolate, no barista coffee or bought lunches, no fetta, no sun-dried tomatoes and all the rich foods I love to indulge in. At the end of the fortnight, I'll donate whatever I save to World Food Programme. At a guess, I'll be saving about $40 or so. Not a great deal, but enough to feed a syrian refugee for 3 months.
If anyone would like to join with me for their next shopping cycle, I'd love to hear from you. It would be great to be able to say together we raised x amount of money. Just to have the company would be nice too! My next shopping cycle begins Sunday week.
Some images that have crossed my path recently. Pleased be warned that some are upsetting.
jake-kellie-on-masterchef-30284-1.jpg
contrast
2014AA84662.jpg
maxresdefault.jpg
05224a3f1214748ae01a0ed6f937fa54.jpg
Food is a moral right... Do you agree?
Food is a basic need, but does that make it a right? Some might say that food belongs to those who are strong enough to gather it. But what if there are social constructs that significantly impair an individual's access not just to food itself, but to all that's required to source it? For example, roads, agriculture, water and time. If access to food is a right, who ensures distribution?
I'm so thankful I live in a nation that has access to every kind of food imaginable. It's a fact worth celebrating and not to be taken for granted. I have enough and more than enough, I am living in a nation that is dripping with wealth.
If food is my right, then I also have a responsibility to evoke that right on behalf of others. Because if I won't protect their rights, who will protect mine?
At this stage in my life, I don't have a disposable income. Like a few of us here at PF, I'm living to a strict budget. But it's a budget that allows for extras like barista coffee, take away, etc. In essence, I over allocate money for food. So, for my next shopping cycle, I've decided to refrain from buying any take away or fancy foods. It's only a fortnight, but for me this means no ice cream, no chocolate, no barista coffee or bought lunches, no fetta, no sun-dried tomatoes and all the rich foods I love to indulge in. At the end of the fortnight, I'll donate whatever I save to World Food Programme. At a guess, I'll be saving about $40 or so. Not a great deal, but enough to feed a syrian refugee for 3 months.
If anyone would like to join with me for their next shopping cycle, I'd love to hear from you. It would be great to be able to say together we raised x amount of money. Just to have the company would be nice too! My next shopping cycle begins Sunday week.
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