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Blog Action Day 2008-Are You In?

In 2007, 20,603 bloggers worldwide, including many Active Rain members, took part in Blog Action Day 2007. The subject was the environment.

I wrote, Mankind~Programmed to Self-destruct? , and although I'm not certain that my post had any great or lasting impact, I do know it was widely read and caused my readers to reflect on the state of the earth today.

It does not take much to initiate change; one person can and does make a difference. Never underestimate the power of you!

Active Rain has grown by leaps and bounds since then and I'm anticipating that our members will contribute greatly to the coming Blog Action Day 2008 which takes place on October 15th.

Again this year, I've made a commitment to writing a post for Blog Action Day. I'm hoping that each and every one of you will do so as well.
Together our voices are strong and we can make a difference.

Your blog may take any slant you choose as long as it covers some aspect of poverty in the world today.

When we think of poverty, we tend to think of those who are living in third world countries striving daily for enough food to keep themselves and their family alive for another day; however this is but one face of poverty peering out from our blue planet today.

Poverty has many faces and many of them you may see every day and not even be aware of.

In many developed countries, poverty abounds and remains unseen by the common man.

Painted in shades of despair and struggle, the many layers of poverty touch upon the lives of each and every one of us.

To sign your blog up for Blog Action Day 2008, visit the Blog Action Day Sign-up Page. There is no cost other than a bit of your creative juice and time.

I've formed an Active Rain group for this year's Blog Action Day posts called Blog Action Day 2008.
Please make sure and post your Blog Action Day posts or any posts relating to Blog Action Day 2008 to this group.

For more information on Blog Action Day 2008, visit the official website.

I encourage you to join the blogging voices of the world as we write about poverty on October 15th, 2008. Through awareness comes change, and you, the individual blogger, have a powerful tool for spreading awareness within your reach~ your blog.

Join us today!

~Jo

Posted by Jo-Anne Smith- Oakville, Burlington and Mississauga Region Real Estate, Ont on 08/15/2008 11:18 AM

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42 Comments on Blog Action Day 2008-Are You In?

AUG

2008

This is an awesome event. Somehow I missed this last year. I will mark my calendar.

blogging is the new media. great way to genarate awareness in something besides real estate

Jo,

There is a lot more to poverty than 'lack of food'...poverty of mind and spirit are equally reprehensible, and need to be addressed wherever it is prevalent...! Thanks, Fran

Hi Jo,

Glad to see you are still here! I have been thinking about you! Hope all is well.

Trace

Thank you, Jo. I can do this and I WILL do this!

hi Joan,
I'm looking forward to reading you Blog Action Day post. Last year many of us didn't find out about it until fairly close to the day, and I guess many of us didn't find out about it at all.

It's a very worthwhile project and serves to effect change through awareness.

Jason,'

thx for stopping by. I believe that blogs are more widely read than many newspapers these days.....and it will only grow over time.

Fran,

I agree....and often they go hand in hand. Perhaps you can write a post about this for Blog Action Day?

hi Trace,

All is well, thanks! I've just been very busy this summer and have not had much time for writing. No worries though....I'll never leave AR!!

thanks for stopping by,

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Jo

Hi Elaine,

I'm looking forward to reading your post for Blog Action Day! You're a wonderful and inspirational writer....

Jo - Poverty has many faces hopefully this will help provide ... Food for thought, Food for the mind and Food for the soul.

hi Kathy,

Thanks for stopping by with your insightful words.

.....so many in the world are without even the basics~food and shelter to keep the body alive. There seems to be such a gross imbalance and yet the majority of us are at a loss for what we can do to make a difference.

Jo

Jo - You bet I'm in. Thanks for starting this group and raising awareness of what we can do.

Tom,

You're the greatest....I know you always get involved when the cause is worthwhile and good people are needed.

thanks for being you,

Jo, I don't know if I'm going to be in the country, so I don't want to commit, if I can't do it.
(If I am, I will participate.)

I just wanted to say, though, that I give on a regular basis - as far as feeding the hungry.
I give to local charities, and I give across the world, through World Vision's "Fill a Stable" program.

You can buy a rooster, a chicken that lays eggs, which will feed the family, cows will work and provide milk, for example ... it helps so many more people, rather than giving to other 'poverty' causes, where some of the money goes to administration, instead of actually feeding the hungry.

https://gifts.worldvision.ca/Gifts/Forms/Category.aspx?name=animals

There are so many hungry and so few giving ... I'm sure what you're doing will be of huge help.
This is wonderful. Thank you for bringing this to the forefront ... we need to be reminded of how lucky we are, and how we need to give back on a regular basis.

Thanks Sylvie!

It sounds like you do a great deal to help the poverty situation in the world...thanks for the link! This is certainly a very good way to help a family in need.

Are you going to Portugal in October?

Jo

Jo, my parents have been threatening to come here for months now; but my house is being renovated, and as you know, when you start breaking things, all kinds of monsters come up; and it's going to take longer than we thought, so now they're threatening to disown me if I don't go there.

I would prefer to have them come here, but if it doesn't happen, I may have to go and convince them to come back with me. They have a 50th wedding anniversary coming up and we wanted to surprise them, so going there wouldn't work, because we can't all go ... (sigh...)

So I hope I will be here to join your cause. :)

And I hope my $20,000 reno, which is now closer to $50,000 doesn't kill the plans for Portugal, or the wedding anniversary or anything else. :/

AUG

2008

Jo, Just trying to catch up and I'm glad you posted this, I didn't know about Blog Action day and will mark it down so I don't forget. I truly hope it will have some impact and do some good.

Hi Jo...I hadn't heard about it before either...sounds like an interesting project!

Jo - If individuals started helping individuals one on one the cycle can be broken ... educating the young is also a very important step in breaking the cycle ... provide a hand up not a hand out.

AUG

2008

Sylvie,

It sounds like you're going to have a very busy fall season! I'll keep you in my thoughts that all goes well with the renos and the anniversary....it would be wonderful for your parents to come here in autumn, one of the most beautiful times of the year; plus, you'll have a freshly renovated home to host them in!

Carole,
I hope you will write a post about poverty from a feng shui perspective.....I believe there are many initiatives that can be undertaken to co-incide with Blog Action Day 2008 that will make a significant impact in improving the lives of many....it just takes creative and caring minds to make a commitment and go to work.

hi Joan,

I hope you have a chance to write a post for this year's blog action day.....I would love to read your perspective on poverty as you have so much wisdom and insight (plus you are a very talented blogger).

hi Kathy,

I agree with you completely. It would be good if grade schools offered some kind of Financial IQ courses that helped to teach children about money management and earning while they are still young....so few learn it at home (perhaps because many parents take this stuff for granted).

I'm afraid that we here in the developed countries have no real idea what it is like to live in abject poverty though....the third world nations abound with people just barely surviving day to day.

AUG

2008

Jo-Anne, all signed up on all levels. Thanks for bringing this opportunity to us. I did it last year and I am happy to find it again. You always do good work!

Hi Jeanean!

I'm glad to hear you've joined us and I look forward to reading your post on October 15th. Thanks so much for your words of kindness and support...greatly appreciated.

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Jo

JoAnn be sure to remind us of this in October!

AUG

2008

I like the idea, I am in! Remind us again the week before! Ill mark my calander though!

hi Christina,

I'll definitely write more about this before October 15th.

thanks for stopping by!

Hi Terri,

I'm glad to hear that you will be joining this group of bloggers worldwide! Thank you for visiting this post and lending your support....

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Jo

It's amazing the power of the internet to affect change. Good job.

Steve

AUG

2008

Sounds fun, I remember if from last year, and enjoyed reading all the posts. I will try to submit one this year. I put it on my calendar for the 14th so I don't forget. Thanks, but just in case I forget remind us again.

Hi Steven,
I hope you'll take part in Blog Action Day this year....it's always a very pro-active initiative with wide-reaching positive consequences.

AUG

2008

hi Missy,

I'm looking forward to reading your post....I'll remind you around the 14th or so.

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AUG

2008

Sounds like a good cause and I will have to start writing today I think as I'm not so good at writing on the spot. I can write and write a lot, but for some weird reason when you tell me what I have to write about, I can't do it.

AUG

2008

hi Todd!

I look forward to reading your post for Blog Action Day 2008. Writing to assignment is a learned art, I believe....the more practice you have, the better you become at it.

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Jo

OCT

2008

Jo- I saw your comment on someone's Post about this Group...didn't know it was here. I too wrote for last year, a Post on Cheranobyl......and this year I have already signed my outside blog up....can we do both the AR one and outside? This is a subject that we have been trying to solve forever, and I do think that progress has been made. I'm looking foreard to this years contributions.

Hi Jo,
Don't know how I missed this back in August but I learned about the Group from Kathy's post and here I am and ready to join in.

OCT

2008

Hi Kathy,

I remember your post from last year and I'm looking forward to reading the post you write this year also. As far as I know you can register as many blogs as you want for Blog Action Day.

I'm sorry to be replying to you on this after so many days gone by....I've been away most of this week and just now catching up on comments, etc.

I agree with you that progress is taking place in the world with regards to poverty and I hope we continue on the path.

Hi Cynthia!

I'm glad to hear you're joining in and will be writing a post for Blog Action Day 2008. I've been away most of the week and haven't read Kathy's post on this subject, however I'm heading over there now. Thanks!

OCT

2008

I'm in... last minute but I am in.

OCT

2008

hi Maureen,

I'm glad to hear you're in and I look forward to reading your post....

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