Health & Human Rights

(How You can Help Increase World Health and Fight for Human Rights)

Where do we start?

There is no question that the health levels in most nations are rising and will most likely continue to rise. Unfortunately, the very structure of modern society may be the largest barrier to living a healthy lifestyle.

Take for example the obesity crisis in America. We are a nation of fast food and overeating, along with an associated a 60% obesity rate. At the same time, billions of dollars per year are spent on diets, exercise programs, and medical procedures.

Even with just this single aspect of health - body weight - the question of where to spend our donation money isn't so simple - would money be best spent on better diet pills, gym memberships, taxing fast food, or something else?

One could ask similar questions about the cancer epidemic now facing America and the rest of the world as well as a host of other health concerns from diabetes and heart disease all the way to alcoholism.

Education and Prevention

There are already billions of dollars being poored in to drugs and pills of all forms. This is one of the many reasons our efforts instead focus on education and prevention - both of which are difficult to monetize (which is why most corporations won't touch them) and measure (why government agencies are also hesitant).

Yet we believe in the long run education and prevention are by far the most effective measures. Take for example a class which teaches the benefits of a balanced and organic diet:

1. Increases the health of the participant, their friends and family.
2. Reduces the cost to society of their future health care.
3. Raises the demand for organic, locally-grown foods (and lowers the demand for pesticides)
4. Lowers the demand for meat products and their associate costs (grains, water, petroleum etc..)
Sure, it's not as glamorous as the diet-pill infomercial, but our intention is to eliminate the need for the pill in the first place. We take the same approach of prevention and education with other health issues such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. The fact that we're not going to make billions in profits or win any elections because of it doesn't bother us in the slightest.

Declaration of Human Rights

In the immortal words of Thomas Jefferson, all humans should have the basic right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". The Bill of Rights further elaborated on these. More recently people have tried to define even more basic human rights that they believe should not be just extended to Americans but to all citizens of the world:

Right to live, exist To work for anyone To own property Speech Security Safety from violence To vote To think freely Education Health care (medical care) Right to water Right to privacy Right to information

Freedom from discrimination Freedom of movement Protection from the law Not being arrested unless without reason Having a fair trial To be seen as innocent until proven guilty To be a citizen of a country To seek asylum if a country treats you badly To believe and practice the religion a person wants To peacefully protest (speak against) a government or group To a basic standard of living (food, shelter, clothing, etc.) To work and get paid fairly for it

Fighting for Human Rights

There is a big difference between defining what human rights should be and actually creating a world where they are respected by every person and every nation. Don't expect someone else to grant you the rights you think you deserve.

Our human rights work is dedicated to defining rights, enacting laws which guarantee rights, and fighting for the rights of those who do not have the means to fight for themselves.

Donate Time or Money

In order to feel more comfortable with donating your time and money it may be necessary to change your mindset to one of appreciation, abundance, and happiness. Once you see the world from a perspecive of "I have enough" as opposed to "I need more" this will allow you to feel more comfortable with giving what you now feel you have too much of:

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The Dreamer.Me Volunteer Army is a way anyone can help make the world a better place by becoming a virtual volunteer. What is a virtual volunteer? This means you work as a volunteer from your home computer, on your own time, and on just the projects you feel comfortable with doing. Projects are assigned over email, and you choose whether or not you want to participate, so there's no commitment.

More information on our Virtual Volunteer Army

While most charities and corporations focus on the development of medicines, pills, and techniques to combat the symptoms of an unhealthy lifestyle, we instead focus on correcting the unhealthy lifestyle itself.

Our human rights work focuses on a declaration of human rights, education, and advocacy for those rights.

We hope you will join us.

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