Comments on: Words from a young, committed fair trade activist http://greenlagirl.com/words-from-a-young-committed-fair-trade-activist/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Tue, 22 May 2012 01:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/words-from-a-young-committed-fair-trade-activist/comment-page-1/#comment-9066 Siel Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:00:18 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/07/18/words-from-a-young-committed-fair-trade-activist/#comment-9066 Not sure why you jumped to conclusions thinking Jordan violated people's right to a peaceful existence -- I said he got arrested, not that he violated anyone or anythinng. There is this great thing called peaceful civil disobedience, for which people get arrested for sometimes but which can be a great tool for combating injustice -- Not sure why you jumped to conclusions thinking Jordan violated people’s right to a peaceful existence — I said he got arrested, not that he violated anyone or anythinng.

There is this great thing called peaceful civil disobedience, for which people get arrested for sometimes but which can be a great tool for combating injustice –

]]> By: simon http://greenlagirl.com/words-from-a-young-committed-fair-trade-activist/comment-page-1/#comment-8870 simon Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:30:42 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/07/18/words-from-a-young-committed-fair-trade-activist/#comment-8870 <em>How? Jordan spent a summer in Ethiopia for Oxfam America (where he first met Tadesse), then spent a summer in Peru to learn how indigenous communities are facing modernization. In Sept. 2003, he went to Cancun as intern for Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.</em> All great to this point then <em> The same year, he got arrested protesting at the WTO talks.</em> Breaking the law and violating peoples rights to a peaceful existance is wrong. No matter what. It is wrong and it is right that he probably deserved to be arrested. No body thinks of the people living in these cities who's budinesses and often lives are ruined by these people <em> Then in Spring 2004, he went to El Salvador with HACIA (Harvard Association Cultivating Interamerican) Democracy. And in 2004-2005, Jordan lived in Morocco, teaching and hanging out with his now-sorta-fiance.</em>. good agin. How? Jordan spent a summer in Ethiopia for Oxfam America (where he first met Tadesse), then spent a summer in Peru to learn how indigenous communities are facing modernization. In Sept. 2003, he went to Cancun as intern for Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. All great to this point then
The same year, he got arrested protesting at the WTO talks.
Breaking the law and violating peoples rights to a peaceful existance is wrong. No matter what. It is wrong and it is right that he probably deserved to be arrested. No body thinks of the people living in these cities who’s budinesses and often lives are ruined by these people

Then in Spring 2004, he went to El Salvador with HACIA (Harvard Association Cultivating Interamerican) Democracy. And in 2004-2005, Jordan lived in Morocco, teaching and hanging out with his now-sorta-fiance..
good agin.

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