Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Have More Suggestions?
Are our proposals not enough? Did Dr. Sach's miss something in his presentation? We want to know what YOU would tell Senator Obama or Senator McCain about U.S. policy toward Africa. Write your thoughts here! Just click on the "comments" link below. If you have trouble posting, please email afjn(at)afjn.org with your contribution and we will be sure your voice is heard!
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Pleas develop Africa into a prayerful, peaceful, and prosperous continent. Provide the people with hope,dignity and love. God Bless.
Please encourage the American people to be a good example to the world. Educate the American people about world issues, about the affects of our consumerism on Africa and other countries. Encourage America to be a land of conservationists that use resources wisely. And above all let us be a nation that shows benevolence to all, not just to countries with resources or strategic locations. Thanks!
From Carl Farrington:
The members of the Social Concerns Committee of the South Coast Interfaith Council commend AFJN for its work. We are especially appreciative of its April, 2008 report, containing seven suggestions made by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs to the presidential candidates, on ways to obtain sustainable development of Africa and the rest of the world and additional suggestions from AFJN. We firmly believe that these matters need more public discussion.
We strongly support the suggestion that the United States should take a leading role in informing Americans about the Millennium Development Goals, as well as making them the cornerstone of U.S. policy toward developing countries in Africa and throughout the world. There is an especially urgent need to give priority to the first goal of reducing poverty and dealing with the global food crisis. We were deeply disappointed that the Farm Bill, which was finally passed, did not reduce subsidies for form commodities. We also recognize the need to stop subsidizing the production of ethanol. Both efforts would help to reduce hunger and poverty in the world.
Whether or not a new cabinet position and/or a new department are created, we agree that far greater attention needs to be given to assisting developing countries achieve sustainable economic and sociopolitical development. It is vital that information from groups such as the United Nations Development Program and Human Rights Watch, as well as books, articles, and websites designed to educate and activate the public on health, human development and other topics regarding sustainability of the subcontinent of Africa, receive wider dissemination.
The United States must join with other countries in carefully studying local self-help initiatives such as the Millennium Villages project, and in promoting other innovative approaches. A great effort needs to be made to foster local consumption of locally produced food, and our Social Concerns Committee will assume the responsibility of taking part in educating and informing those in our own communities.
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