Black Gold Movie – action trick 5

A new documentary film about the impact of the coffee trade called Black Gold, is about to be released, so I am making it action trick 5.

The film exposes the injustices of the international coffee trade industry by following the journey of Tadesse Meskela, General Manager of the Oromia Coffee Farmers Co. in Ethiopia, as he travels around the world to find buyers willing to pay a fair price for his coffee.

The blurb says: Against the backdrop of Tadesse’s journey to London and Seattle, the enormous power of the multinational players that dominate the world’s coffee trade becomes apparent. New York commodity traders, the international coffee exchanges, and the double dealings of trade ministers at the World Trade Organisation reveal the many challenges Tadesse faces in his quest for a long term solution for his farmers.

You can watch the film trailer and find out more at the Black Gold Movie website. The film is to be released in the UK from 8th June.

Mutinonodo Photo’s

Just back from a week camping in the Zambian bush to celebrate my 30th – so here are a few photo’s of what was a wonderful week of hiking, cycling, swimming and even horse riding at one point… all in the beautiful natural surroundings of an unspoilt part of rural Zambia. You can see all the photo’s on our flickr pages (or as a slideshow).

If you are down as one of our Family or Friends Contacts in Flickr sign-in for a few extra photo’s – if you are not but have a Flickr account let us know.

Newsletter May 07

We have just sent out our latest newsletter and prayer letter – if you would like to get it/them and are not already on our mailing list please contact us and we’ll email them to you.

Sea kayaking in Devon

This time 3 years ago Matt and I spent an amazing few days on Lundy Island off the North Devon Coast. It is a wonderful place to go and seek real solitude, and see a bit of the raw beauty of the British Isles. It feels like you are in another world – with seals, basking sharks and puffins to watch.

Rob and Anita, friends of ours who live in North Devon, have set up Sea Kayaking Southwest, and are running wildlife safaris by sea kayak to Lundy Island and elsewhere around the South West. So this is a shameless plug! If you fancy having an adventure and get away from it all this summer check out their website at www.seakayakingsouthwest.co.uk.