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3 May 2006 3 Comments

I saw the poster below and wanted to provide a brief commentary along with it concerning diamonds. Let me first say, this is not meant to be a guilt trip for those who have already bought a diamond ring. Unfortunately, many people have already heard about some of the atrocities and ignored the issue anyways. Our world is in the terrible state that it is because we do not live by the values we pretended to uphold.
The quest and desire for diamonds have caused terrible atrocities in our world. Would you buy a diamond engagement ring if someone lost a limb for it?

Flash animation on the trade in conflict diamonds

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Kate said:

Thanks for helping to create awareness. I was completely unaware of this situation till last summer when I hear Kanye West’s Song, “Diamonds from Sierra Leone”. Anyway, thanks for bringing up the subject. I’ll definitely look into it further.

# 4 May 2006 at 6:04 am

Erace Racism Carnival #8 - 2007 Edition « Trying to follow Erace Racism Carnival #8 - 2007 Edition said:

[...] Be sure to read more of Amy’s telling post at nd just in case you need more convincing at Wisebread. And just in case you needed more convincing and proof. It’s just marketing. The whole “A Diamond is Forever” and the idea of a diamond engagement ring is not an ancient tradition to be revered and followed. It is Sprite’s “Obey Your Thirst.” It is Nike’s “Just Do It.” It is Gary Dahl’s “Pet Rock.” [...]

# 20 January 2007 at 11:38 pm

What If Diamonds Were Just Rocks? at Trying to follow said:

[...] to move anyone to rethink their views on Diamonds. I’ve posted other posters, facts and videos about it in the past as well. There’s a line in that movie that says something to about how [...]

# 18 May 2007 at 2:01 pm