Thoughtful Tuesday - Valentine

Valentine's Day has been and gone but I recently spotted this interesting note (below) on St Valentine in the Trade Aid newsletter:

"Did you know that St Valentine fought for Justice?
St Valentine was a Roman priest who campaigned against the torture of prisoners and also deliberately subverted Roman law by marrying soldiers who the emperor had forbidden to marry. He fought for basic human rights and for the prioritisation of love over war. He was eventually executed for his actions. Valentine's Day commemorates his struggle for justice."

According to Wikipedia there are several St Valentine martyrs after whom the day we celebrate (in a perhaps disproportionate way) may be linked to. More on St Valentine here and here. More from Trade Aid below:

"Trade Aid is raising awareness about environmental justice for our global community in 2008.

Trade Aid has exciting plans in place to celebrate this theme during our biggest celebrations of the year; 3 - 18 May 2008. Whether you are a student, teacher, artist, foodie, muso or just interested in learning stuff visit Traid Aid"