Today I read a news article online at the Age newspaper's website.
Click through and read it before you go further...
How did that make you feel?
Did you read the whole article?
Were you distracted or distured by the ads?
My answer are: 'Sad', 'yes' and 'yes' so I wrote the following email to scoop@theage.com.au via the link at the bottom:
I have just been reading your article: 'How suicide is ripping Aboriginal lives apart' online at http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/how-suicide-is-ripping-aboriginal-lives-apart/2007/06/17/1182018938157.html?page=2
It was saddening to read and I felt a lot of compassion towards the people and communities involved.
I found the advertisement that was displayed on the same page entirely distasteful.
For me the shiny red and powerful sports car clashes horribly with the human nature of the article and I find it extremely crass.
I am grateful that I can read your news articles online and I appreciate that funding from advertisements probably makes this possible but I think you will agree that in this case there is a clear lack of relevance to the article and a lack of sensitivity. I can't begin to imagine how Patrick Dodson or one someone else from a community who had lost someone to suicide would feel if they viewed this page.
I hope that you can give this matter some though and look forward to your response.
Regards.
Dunstan Bertschinger
...so leave me a comment and let me know what you think!
Monday, June 18, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Living Sustainably
Today I decided to act. It is time for me to DO something!
I have done my best to be aware of the consequences of my life(style) choices for several years but I know now that this is not enough and I want to do more.
It is clear to me that we human beings need to develop a healthier relationship with each other and with the Earth if we are to survive. There is plenty of scope for feelings of powerlessness, despair and cynicism but I would like to think, feel and act in a positive way. I know that any change must start with the individual so I'm starting with myself! I want to become one of the people who is part of the "solution".
I believe that the way of the future will be really different to how it is now. Consumption of raw materials and generation of waste is going to be something that we reduce by being more aware of our deeds. Eventually we will be able to see beyond 'money' and see the real effect of our actions in the world.
It is an exciting time. We face a challenge and we have the opportunity to become more than we are.
Dunstan
I have done my best to be aware of the consequences of my life(style) choices for several years but I know now that this is not enough and I want to do more.
It is clear to me that we human beings need to develop a healthier relationship with each other and with the Earth if we are to survive. There is plenty of scope for feelings of powerlessness, despair and cynicism but I would like to think, feel and act in a positive way. I know that any change must start with the individual so I'm starting with myself! I want to become one of the people who is part of the "solution".
I believe that the way of the future will be really different to how it is now. Consumption of raw materials and generation of waste is going to be something that we reduce by being more aware of our deeds. Eventually we will be able to see beyond 'money' and see the real effect of our actions in the world.
It is an exciting time. We face a challenge and we have the opportunity to become more than we are.
Dunstan
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