Getting naked and getting justice

OK – I was all set to do a blog on the hardships faced by enormously-wealthy stars who like to take their clothes off and video themselves (and others, probably) and then get  upset when someone hacks them. These stars do have a serious injustice to grapple with.

But I think I’ll blog on something trivial, like the people Trocaire tries to help. They can’t help the 22,000 children who die every day from poverty-related causes. Certainly not the ones that were sent to their graves from hunger and malnutrition while stars fretted about privacy violation. In the world today, there are two billion – you heard me, Virginia – two billion malnourished people and one billion who know what chronic hunger feels like. In short a basic human right – the right to food – is being denied to billions of people and killing people every day. All this in a world of bulging plenty.  Organisations like Trocaire try to help these people get land and access to clean water, to elements that would transform their lives.

The other thing I like about Trocaire is that they challenge the privileged and work for social justice throughout the world. In occupied Palestinian territories last year, it gave legal support to nearly 5,000 survivors of human rights violation. They do similar work in Honduras and Guatemala. And they support women in their movement into equal leadership posts in communities.

I could go on but I won’t. Instead I’ll just remind you that I’m running/staggering through the Waterside Half Marathon on Sunday 14 September – yep, just nine days from now. I’m doing the bone-breaking 13.1 miles in aid of Trocaire’s work and I’m looking for sponsors. That means YOU. So GIVE ME YOUR MONEY. ALL OF IT…OK, maybe not all but as much as you can spare. It literally is a question of life and death for many of these people. That’s why it’s important that you hurry with your little cursor and wide-waisted wallet to

https://www.justgiving.com/Jude-Collins1

where you’ll find all the details. I’ve a target of £1000  and we’ve still a long way to go. But I do have faith in people who have the good taste to read my blogs (even if they hate my guts). Don’t disillusion an old guy – get over there now and GIVE so other people get a chance to LIVE a half-decent life.

My sincere thanks. And remember, there are just NINE DAYS LEFT…