The idea of Blog Action Day is for blog publishers to view a critical social issue from their own perspective, and do it all at once, in effect generating a multi-faceted global discussion on a specific topic:
Today [15 october] is blog action day and the topic is poverty.
We ...may think at times that “money is tight” but we really have so much more than many others in third world countries, where they are barely trying to make enough money to eat.
This really ties in with the series I’m doing right now on living your dreams. A lot of people in the world have dreams and aspirations, but they’re so overwhelmed by poverty, by trying to make enough to feed their children, they don’t have time to dream... In order to help others have the ability to dream as well, I’m supporting the cause to help alleviate poverty by joining Kiva.org
October 15th was Blog Action Day and this year they have chosen as their theme poverty. I have only just realised today and was feeling a bit bad that I haven’t done my part. In recompense I thought I should link to some of the other in the blogosphere who have made an effort:
Mr Moo talks about his experiences of working with NGO's, prepare to get teary-eyed.
Sister Farhana at Sketched Soul reminds us how we can start small and begin to make a difference just by beginning. She also has a number of great projects on her site you can help with.
Sister Habayeb of A Learning Muslimah reminds us that poverty isn't just out there, sometimes it can be right here under our noses in the most affluent places in the world.
Sister Umm Layth of The Muslimah and her exhortation to begin at home by teaching our children about charity.
You can also visit Sister Aaminah's blog Writeous Sister Speaks for a fuller list of blogs participating.* Guru of sales
I personally went to every blog that was picked up on the blog action day home page and read every single post by all the bloggers from around the world, aside from the amount of info that I learned within the 14 hours of reading (Thanks to all), it came to my mind that blogging is not just about writing (Although it is the biggest part of it), but also it’s about connecting people, I have seen personal blogs, business blogs, romance blogs, religion blogs, health blogs (And the list goes on…), all sharing the same call against poverty...
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One of the main organizers, Collis Ta’eed, says the concept of Blog Action Day fits well with his Baha’i beliefs and his understanding of Baha’i teachings about social action. again BWNS
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