The World ... ... is in crisis.

Global warming ...

Global warming ... ... is real. "Warming of the climate system is unequivocal." United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fourth Assessment Report (2007)

Environmental destruction ...

Environmental destruction ... ... is real. “ Up to half of the forests that originally covered the Earth have been cleared. ” United Nations Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Wall Chart on Population, Environment and Development (April 2001) “ One third of the earth ’ s land surface is threatened by desertification. ” United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (2006) “ 60% of the world's ecosystem services are degraded.” Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005)

World population continues to explode...

and the resources we all so heavily depend upon are going to start to run out ... The Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas, Uppsala Hydrocarbon Depletion Study Group (May 2004)

Almost half of all humanity lives on less than $2 per day per person. ... and the combined income of the richest 500 people on Earth World Resources Institute (2005). is more than the poorest 416 MILLION. United Nations Human Development Report 2006

In 2006, world military expenditure exceeded $1 200 (or 1.2 TRILLION dollars) Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Yearbook 200 7 That ’ s over $180 for every man, woman and child in the world , in one year. 000 000 000

In 2006, world military expenditure exceeded

Bad agricultural practices are destroying our soil . “ 24 billion tons of fertile soil disappear annually. ” United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Press Release IFAD 28/06 (May 2006) That’s around 4 TONS of soil lost per PERSON per year.

“ 24 billion tons of fertile soil disappear annually. ”

Global food prices are at their highest ever recorded, and rose by over 50% in ONE year. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO food price indices (Mar 2008)

and a world economic crisis is now looming... “ The financial market crisis that erupted in August 2007 has developed into the largest financial shock since the Great Depression; IMF staff now sees a 25 % chance of a global recession .” International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (Apr 2008)

“ The financial market crisis that erupted in August 2007 has developed into the largest financial shock since the Great Depression; IMF staff now sees a 25 % chance of a global recession .”

Why are you not already aware of all of this ... ? Media consolidation... ?

Why are you not already aware of all of this ... ?

One News Corporation has holdings in hundreds of media outlets in countries all across the world. Australia New Zealand United States United Kingdom Brazil India China Russia Israel Syria Indonesia Saudia Arabia Mexico Italy Uruguay Egypt Taiwan Germany Papua New Guinea Wikipedia (Apr 2008) Poland Kuwait United Arab Emirates Georgia Ireland

Is this the world you want to live in ?

Is this the world you want to live in ?

What about the future of our children?

Wake up !!! ... to the world in which you live.

... to the world in which you live.

This is not propaganda. These are facts. This is reality .

We do not want your money.

you. "We" are

You are part of this World. Know it.

The World Awareness Movement www.WorldAwareness Movement .org

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