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| Lewis Best |
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“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest ... Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Of course the task will not be easy. But not to do this would be a crime against humanity, against which I ask all humanity now to rise up.”
- Nelson Mandela
Three or four years ago, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I was only 13 or 14, but even then, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. But I know one thing had affected me. Injustice, and little did I know it, but its scale was, and continues to be, huge. September 11 had, like most people in the world, had affected me deeply, even though I am not an American. But it was not terrorism, as evil as it is, that made me think about the world as a whole. It was the 30,000 children dying each day from preventable and treatable causes. It was this injustice that got me questioning and asking why.
I don’t claim to know all the answers. I don’t even claim to know what the majority of the world experiences when they live in poverty. But I do claim that injustice on this scale has to, and must be, stopped. Humanity doesn’t have a choice. Go to the past, and it was slavery that had to be abolished. Now it is our turn. As cliché as it is, something needs to change. Sure, I’d call myself ideological, but it isn’t a bad thing. For something to be done, maybe some people still have to have faith in humanity and its ability to change things for the better.
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Currently, I am doing periodic volunteer work for The Oaktree Foundation, as well as studying and completing my final year of school. Organisations I have previously been involved with include:
- Oxfam’s International Youth Parliament (Secretariat)
- World Vision Australia
- Vision Generation (as part of World Vision)
At the end of this year, I am taking part in an event called MilesPerHour, a convergence of young people in Melbourne, Australia, to coincide with the G20 Conference, to take makepovertyhistory message straight to the G20. The event will peak with the make Poverty History Concert, being held at the Myer Music Bowl, on November 17th, with the G20 happening the following 2 days.
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If anyone wants to get in contact wit hme via phone, they can leave a voicemal message at (917) 472-1324 (yes, this is a US number) and leav eall your contact details and why you want to get in touch, and I will get back in contact with you as quickly as possible!
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- 18 Hours by Sandra Lee
- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
- Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future by George B.n. Ayittey
- Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) : True Stories from a War Zone by Heidi Postlewait, Kenneth Cain, Andrew Thomson
- Ending Global Poverty : A Guide to What Works by Stephen C. Smith
- Essential C. S. Lewis (C.S. Lewis Classics) by Lyle W. Dorsett
- Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter by Steven Johnson
- How to Read the Bible Book by Book by Dr. Gordon D. Fee, Dr. Douglas Stuart
- How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee, Douglas Stuart
- Lonely Planet Africa on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet Africa on a Shoestring) by Hugh Finlay
- Long walk to freedom: The autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
- Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity by Ronald J. Sider
- Strategies for Sustainable Development: Experiences from the Pacific by John Overton, Regina Scheyvens
- The End of Poverty : Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs
- The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs
- The Holy Bible: English Standard Version, Lime, Compact, Trugrip Edition, Red Letter
- The Message Remix (Bible in Contemporary Language) by Eugene H. Peterson
- The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren
- Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul by John Eldredge
- Zondervan NIV Study Bible, Personal Size by Kenneth L. Barker
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