Kasta
Love my children and husband, friends, family. Need indulgences in good food and wine. Like to be surprised, stimulated, challenged and productive. Like to be around water, trees, other living things.
Charity, Philanthropy and Community
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How demoralising. You think they could contribute something whithout expecting something (eg. media) in return.Posted 20 Jun 07
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I saw Gemma on Australian Story the other night and was amazed at what she has achieved. She is a juggernaut and her determination is staggering as is her conviction. She won't take no for an answer and look at what she has done.
Posted 20 Jun 07
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Those moments must be common for people visiting countries in crisis (should I do something?). There was a scene in The Constant Gardener the other night (movie about pharma companies using Africans as guinea pigs for TB trials in exchange for HIV meds) and someone wanted to give a lift to a family walking to a clinic, a night's walk away. They had a sick baby. The conversation went along these lines... "If we help them we should help everyone else. We should not interfere in their lives." So they did not take them.
Posted 20 Jun 07
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What a good idea Mick... instead of just throwing aid money at causes identified by outsiders.
Posted 20 Jun 07
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They'll manage to manufacture pills which hydrate the body, so that we
don't need to drink, and then they'll charge the poor living in the
harshest climates the mostI really wish that sounded far-fetched...
Posted 22 Mar 07
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That's one of the things I find hard about donating. You create a symbiosis in a way and then what happens when you cannot continue? I worry about that a bit.
Is this the Malaysian program Dek?
Posted 15 Feb 07
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I just don't know where to start on that one Mick. Let me come back to it another day.
Posted 20 Mar 07
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I kind of think that anyone in Australia has the opporutnity to do anything with their lives if they set their minds to it.
Mmm. I see what you are saying but you and I have been brought up with a mindset that allows us to see opportunities. We have also had many more opportunities. Understanding your own potential and the opportunities in the world, as well as having the emotional and vocational toolbox to act on those things is a luxury that not everyone has.
Even I would not be a trained journalist now if I had not finished my one year Grad Dip in 1997. The year after they introduced up-front fees. I was in no position to afford them. I found that quite unsettling. As someone who had completed the course and saw a pathway to employment, I felt the tenuous nature of that later, when they made it the domain of the rich.
Posted 20 Mar 07
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Yes. Charity is big business. A friend of mine copywrites for a company which has a long list of clients - charities - it is a marketing phenomenon. I do wonder about how much money filters down....
Posted 15 Feb 07
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