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Monday, November 21, 2005

Last night, on a whim, we decided to hit up the final film shown by the Amnesty International Traveling Film Festival. I haven't actually had a lot of experience with the organization, apart from being accosted in the street one day while in a hurry to be somewhere, but I am definitely stoked with what they do. We often take for granted human rights, and could probably not imagine what a day would be like as a persecuted individual.

We watched a documentary called The Devil's Miner, about two young Bolivian boys who work in the Cerro Rico silver mines. They both have dreams of going to university one day, and they look at half a day of school as a vacation. I can easily say that I don't and will never look forward to a day at school the way these boys do. Go to www.thedevilsminer.com to see the trailer.

Also, December 9th is World AIDS day. At school there were 8,000 small crosses set up in the middle of campus to represent the number of people who will die each day from the disease. There is a myth in Africa that if you have sex with a virgin, it will cure you of AIDS. This, terribly, has led to the rape of many young children and only led to more infected individuals. There is so much that can be done if we'd just get off our bums and donate/volunteer/help. Go here to learn more:
www.worldaidsday.org

While I'm on a roll, I'll also pass along http://access.jibc.bc.ca/avalancheFirstResponse/index.htm if you're interested in refreshing your Avalanche Safety skills. By no means does completing this online course give you the experience or knowledge to go out in the backcountry, but it should at least remind you of what you already have learned or should learn at an RAC course offered at most ski hills. It is offered by the Canadian Avalanche Association.

Finally, on Friday night we had a Neon Ski-On party to raise money for the UVic Ski and Snowboard club:

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