Here’s an idea. The folks at Zemanta are donating $3000 to the five charitable causes most loved by the blogging community. Freedom of speech is a cause I believe in. As you know, Mike and I have lived in two countries that restrict freedom of speech and attempt to control their populations by censoring internet sites and intimidating bloggers. Just this week, an Egyptian blogger was ordered to pay heavy fines for reporting on environmental pollution (another cause I care about). Around the globe, people risk their freedom, their livelihoods, and sometimes their lives in order to speak about causes they believe in.
There are so many worthy causes, but I vote for Global Voices Advocacy, because it is one of the few groups that tracks online censorship and works with bloggers around the world on free speech issues. Global Voices Advocacy is run by Sami ben Gharbia, who is himself a blogger in exile.
To my blogging friends, please, visit Global Voices Online to find out more about how to help Global Voices Advocacy win $3000. The deadline for action is June 6.
This blog post is part of Zemanta’s “Blogging For a Cause” campaign to raise awareness and funds for worthy causes that bloggers care about.
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We haven’t been in Turkey long enough to know much, so when we saw this house in Arnavutköy on Tuesday, I did a little bit of research. Türkan Saylan, who died of cancer on Monday, lived in this house on the main street in Arnavutköy. She was a doctor who devoted her career to eradicating leprosy in Turkey. In 1986, she was awarded the International Ghandi Prize for this work.
of science, culture, and poetry. I am honored that she nominated me for a Kreativ Blogger Award. Isn’t that cool? I am now charged with identifying some things I love and passing on the good vibes to other creative bloggers. Seven is the recommended number, but I will settle for four. Following Liz’s advice, for those I award this to: feel free to pass it on to others (or not) in any number you wish. The recommended process is to link to and leave comments on those blogs for how to pass on the award.
