101 unsung heros and why

[Andy Hamilton]

1. Monty Don - for his work with ex-offenders and his passion for organic methods.

[Shirley]

2. Andy Hamilton - for the selfsufficientish website and forum
3. Dave Hamilton - for the selfsufficientish website and forum

Thanks lads

[Andy Hamilton]

cheers shirley.

In that case we need to have

4. Shirley - for setting up and running neeps
5. All the ishers - for keeping this forum alive, friendly and informative.

[paradox]

Jamie oliver for trying to knock sense into parents about what junk they are feeding there kids.


hugh fearnly whittingsomthing for inspiring people to eat localy,organicaly and seasonaly

[Stonehead]

8. Henry David Thoreau
9. A J Muste
10. Bayard Rustin
11. Jean Zaru
12. Cesar Chavez
13. Oscar Romero
14. Satish Kumar
15. Thich Nhat Hanh
16. Sulak Sivaraksa
17. Neta Golan
18. Rachel Carson
19. Pete Seeger
20. Isabell Coe
21. Charles Perkins
22. Meena Keshwar Kamal
23. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
24. Julia Butterfly Hill
25. John Burroughs
26. Alan Chadwick
27. Eva Burrows
28. Theodore Roosevelt
29. Ruth Patrick
30. Edith Cowan
31. Chico Mendes
32. Rosa Parks
33. Aung San Suu Kyi
34. Janet Jagan
35. Joseph Ki-Zerbo
36. Nancy Bird-Walton
37. John Flynn
38. Fred Hollows
39. Helen Caldicott
40. And any single parent.

And if you don't know them, look up at least three...

Why? Because they all pushed the boundaries to make things better for others. Some may have been flawed, but they all made and continue to make a difference.

[Muddypause]

Well, I suppose an unsung hero must, by its nature, be someone you will never have heard of.

So I nominate my friend Heather, who for as long as I have known her (20 years), organises several charity jumble sales a year on behalf of Oxfam. She's now well into her 70s, and has had several personal setbacks, but continues to hold them on the local pedestrian precinct, from 8:00am till 4:00pm, having collected, sorted, packed everything herself, she mans the stall in all weathers, and without complaint.

But if you want someone you've all heard of, surely the obvious one is John Seymour.

[shiney]

42. My Gran. Well, actually, shes nearly 85.

She was trained to be a killer of the enemy! This was during the war as part of the Home Front. She only told us this year about it...as it was a secret. She also had a part in building a famous bridge, who's name I can never remember. It was to help free the French from the Nazi invasion.

She says she will still use her 'skills' if anyone breaks into her house!

[Stonehead]

Well, I suppose an unsung hero must, by its nature, be someone you will never have heard of.

Or someone you've heard of, but didn't realise there was more to them than you realised.

Take Theodore Roosevelt, most people will know him vaguely as a US President, but how many know that he was the president responsible for preserving the Grand Canyon and creating many of the big US national parks; who pursued a balanced approach to preservation and development (definitely a one-off for US presidents!) and promoted recreation is a viable and valuable use of wilderness while also being a way of conserving it.

He was probably the first national leader to state that natural resources were a public trust that had to be conserved and preserved for future generations.

Anyway, have to dash as it's story time for the boys.

[Wombat]

The ladies and gentlemen of the Australian Quaranteen Service.

They struggle to protect the Aussie environment against imported pests, quite often abused for their trouble!

Nev

[cir3ngirl]

Robert the bus driver on my local route. He know everybody by name and keeps fit jumping on and off the bus helping with shopping trolleys and buggies. Thank you Robert.