A vigil for victims of violence for International Women's Day. #MakeItHappen

8 March is International Women's Day.

This year's theme is #MakeItHappen.

St Paul's is  marking the event -

we want to make things happen for women

in Australia and across the world

who are victims of violence.

Check out the map below displaying the security of women

around the globe 

We want things to change so women, and their families, 

can live in peace.

Please help us to make the vigil a success by taking

the graphic below and using it for posters

and for emailing your friends.

Map above from here

Mapping Refugees and Asylum Seekers - Country of Origin and Country of Destination

REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKER POPULATIONS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND DESTINATION, 2000-12

By the Migration Policy Institute

The Migration Policy Institute have produced a clickable map showing refugee and asylum seeker populations by country of origin and destination. Data collected is for the period 2000 and 2012.

It works like this:

Based on data from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the map shows countries of origin and destination for two population groups: refugees and asylum seekers. Select a country of origin or destination for refugee or asylum seeker populations. Population bubbles will display over the countries based on estimated population size. The default year for the tool is 2012; by using the slider at the top, the year setting can be changed. Check out a different MPI interactive data tool to examine additional populations of UNHCR concern, including Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Stateless Persons.

UNHCR's Statistical Online Population Database is a work in progress and is updated from time to time; as a result, data in this tool might not always match UNHCR reports. The 2012 data should be considered provisional. For more information on sources, methods, and data considerations in the UNHCR Online Population Database, visit: www.unhcr.org/45c06c662.html.

A useful resource.

View map here: http://goo.gl/MVHdTw

The message of the minerals map

Do modern nations give consideration to the birthright, the part of creation, for which they are responsibile.  Looking at the message of this map, the selling of one's birthright for a mess of pottage (Genesis 25: verses 29-34) comes to mind. 

Modern nations need to be aware.  What sort of pottage are the nations of Africa receiving in return for their birthright of natural resources? Or will they find, in the end, they have inherited a mess!

Post by Deep Green Resistance.