Sunday, April 19, 2009

Just Remember This....

"Morocco's slum clearance is part of the broader Millennium Development Goals set in 2000 by the United Nations, which seeks to "achieve significant improvement" in the lives of 100 million slum dwellers worldwide by 2020. The world had more than 1 billion slum dwellers in 2005, the UN says."

No child should ever grow up in this:

Sidi Moumen, pictured here, is one of dozens of slums around Casablanca where a third of Morocco's worst urban housing lies.
Sidi Moumen, pictured here, is one of dozens of slums around Casablanca where a third of Morocco's worst urban housing lies. (Abdeljalil Bounhar/Associated Press)

Trillions for wars and ban.... oh, what's the use?


Besides the
Boston Globe thinks slum cities is a good idea.