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It’s that time of year again. It’s the launch of the lead-in to Blog Action Day 2008. Last year’s theme was the environment. This year it’s the equally pressing theme of poverty.
As the worldwide press release about Blog Action Day 2008 says:
On October 15, 2008, bloggers everywhere will participate in the second annual Blog Action Day by blogging about poverty and by aiding poverty relief efforts. Several of the world’s most popular blogs have agreed to participate. In 2007, more than 20,000 blogs participated, along with many major corporations and international organizations. Anyone may register for free at http://blogactionday.org.
What can bloggers do?
- Bloggers can participate by publishing at least one blog post, podcast or video about poverty on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 and/or by contributing to Blog Action Day 2008 partners TheGlobalFund.org and Kiva.org.
“Utilizing mass participation, the day aims to provide a platform for bloggers to discuss and act on a pressing issue,” said event co-founder Collis Ta’eed, an Australian blogger from FreelanceSwitch.com. “This year we hope to grow on the success of 2007’s event, and bring the innovative and oftentimes personal publishing style of blogging to bear on the critical issue of poverty. With thousands of individual thoughts, ideas and actions, we aim to mobilize audiences everywhere.”
- Wouldn’t it be wonderful if lots of Baha’i bloggers contributed?
- Register your blog on the Blog Action Day 2008 website
- Spread the news
- Contribute at least one post, podcast or video
- Link to the Blog Action Day website
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I’m in!!!!
I love the Baha’i International Community statement on “Eradicating Povery: Moving Forward As One”
http://bic.org/statements-and-reports/bic-statements/08-0214.htm
Anne
Anne, glad to see you’re in. And many thanks for the link to the BIC’s excellent statement on eradicating poverty.
Yup, I’m in too, just signed up today.
I saw that you’d signed up, Tess. Hopefully this year’s Blog Action Day will make an even bigger impact than last year’s.
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