Black Gold! Who Knew?
So, we started watching a movie this week in class called Black Gold. The whole thing is about the injustice the Ethiopian people are suffering due to coffee pricing. The people there depend on the production of coffee to survive. While the world pays upwards of $3 per cup the people who harvest the beans are recieving about .3 cents. They are fighting for more rights and more money to improve their lifestyles. They claim that even getting another .7 cents would mean better housing, more food, and better eductaions for the children.
After watching the movie I find it hard to believe that the government or someone can’t do something about this. It’s a lousy .7 cents. I have a hard time grasping why they are recieving so little. I don’t drink coffee but if I did then I wouldn’t mind paying another .7 cents to feed them. I guess the greedy people need their solid gold porsche’s and there diamond lined pools. Maybe the world will never change.
