"STAND WITH THE MAASAI"

Reader, link: "STAND WITH THE MAASAI"

Posted By: hobie [Send E-Mail]
Date: Friday, 5-Apr-2013 16:13:04

(Thanks, B. :) This past Saturday at Whole Foods, I noticed some hand-beaded bracelets and other items, made by Maasai women. I was surprised - "What's brought these here, right now?" I wondered. Might be related to the following: Reader B. sends us this link: Stand with the Maasai! http://soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress/content/stand-maasai Apparently the Tanzanian government is renewing efforts to grab Maasai land and force them to leave. The petition at AVAAZ.org has 1,264,000+ signatures already. They're shooting for 1,500,000: http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_the_maasai_loc/?bBXBHab&v=23734 ************************************************************************* http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=273401