“The only character to describe migrant workers is nan,” he said, tracing in even strokes the Chinese character for “difficult, not good” into his palm. “If we stay, it’s hard. If we go, it’s hard. Sure, this life has always been this way. But it’s especially tough now.”
Lauren Keane of Washington Post Foreign Service Desk wrote a very poignant piece on the plight of millions of migrant workers in China as the country’s manufacturing base contracts in the light of the world economic crisis. The article focused on one man and his son and their uncertain journey back home. Go to the link below to read more.
The world anxiously waits for the financial crisis to ebb as Wall Street battles its woes towards an uncertain future. Schadenfreude and panichave become very common words these days to describe what the rest of the world feels about whats happening to Wall Street and the US economy. There are no parties or celebratory bashes though, for the world is deeply concerned. There’s a lot of finger pointing going around as to whose to blame and as to where the free market economy got it wrong. One writer talks about how China got it right.
While the world is so engrossed with what’s happening in Wall Street, many seem to have forgotten that October 17 was World Anti Poverty Day. There’s one crisis that many seem to have comfortably forgotten, 3 billion people in this world are living in poverty.
…the blogging community effectively changes the conversation on the web and focuses audiences around the globe on that issue.
October 15 is Blog Action Day. For those of you who do now know about Blog Action Day, it is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion. This year’s theme is about poverty and Bricks has decided to participate. So at 11:59 pm of October 15 (Beijing Time), Bricks will post an entry dedicated to Blog Action Day. Since Bricks is a site dedicated in alleviating poverty in rural China and since our posts are all “poverty” themed, don’t expect anything special (although we might surprise you with something). Bricks, in it’s small part, would like to commemorate October 15 as a day close to our hearts. If you are interested in joining Blog Action Day, please check out their website and see how you can help the cause of letting the world know more about poverty.
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