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Race Against Time
Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-ravaged Africa | Stephen Lewis
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In 2000, the United Nations laid out a series of eight goals meant to guide humankind in the new century. Called the Millennium Development Goals, these targets are to be met by 2015 and are to lay the foundation for a prosperous future. In Race Against Time, Stephen Lewis advances real solutions to help societies across the globe achieve the Millennium Goals. Through lucid, pragmatic explanations, he shows how dreams such as universal primary education, a successful war against the AIDS pandemic, and environmental sustainability, are within the grasp of humanity. For anyone interested in forging a better world in the third millennium, Race Against Time is powerful testimony.
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[Stephen Lewis in 2005 re AIDS in Africa] When people say, sometimes triumphantly, that prevalence rates have levelled off, what they mean most often is that the number of people who have died equals the number of new infections. It‘s Mathematicus Diabolus. I live in hope, but I also live in rage…I will devote every fibre of my body to fighting this virus, but I cannot abide the willful inattention of so much of the global community.

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The facts here might be outdated, but the principles aren‘t. I was captivated by these Massey lectures in 2005, given by a brilliant and dedicated Canadian diplomat and advocate whose burning passion for justice for Africans, people with AIDS, and women is palpable. He deconstructs racism and sexism that perpetuate the pandemic, and names needed changes. Progress has been made, but more is needed.
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Cinfhen Great review!!! 2y
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My wrap for #Nonfiction2022 : thanks to @Riveted_Reader_Melissa for the great prompts and @Amiable for some of the AuldLangSpine suggestions. I didn't do the whole card like last year and the year before (blame it on ReadingAfrica, blame it on Wordle) but there's three bingo lines and lots of amazing books int here.

Amiable Great job! 2y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa You did better than me this year!!! Great job! 2y
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