What is Blog Action Day, you ask? That's the day that bloggers all over the world will be participating in a discussion on this year's topic - Poverty. Here's a blurb from the official website:Global issues like poverty are extremely complex. There is no simple, clear answer. By asking thousands of different people to give their viewpoints and opinions, Blog Action Day creates an extraordinary lens through which to view these issues. Each blogger brings their own perspective and ideas. Each blogger posts relating to their own blog topic. And each blogger engages their audience differently.I found out about Blog Action Day through my participation in a microfinance organization known as Kiva. (Swahili for 'unity'). Kiva is a non-profit organization that allows normal schmoes like me and you to become benevolent lending institutions for needy people in countries such as Kenya or Tajikistan.
I intend to participate in Blog Action Day and hope you will too. Consider this your official invitation to join in a world-wide chat about poverty and what we can do to get rid of it. Mark your calendars. Start thinking. Start writing.
And drop by here on the 15th for my sure-to-be-brilliant musings.
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