Posts Tagged ‘Blog Action Day’

Climate change and the 6 Americas

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

What do these things have in common?
1. failure to use a condom
2. volcanic eruptions
3. buying imported foods
4. the earth’s tilt
5. leaving the lights on when leaving a room
6. wildfires
7. running unnecessary errands in your car
Though some are natural events and others intentional/unintentional human activities, all can engender consequences which contribute to climate change.
Whether or not [...]

Prepare now for when business picks up again

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Here’s a list of things to do now, if you are in a work slowdown, so that when things pick up again you’ll be ready!
1. Recommit to your core services
It’s easy to get off track when you are slow. Requests for charitable work or even paid projects that lie outside the area you love to work [...]

Best of … Blog Action Day 2008

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Whether on- or off-topic for your blog, there are times when participation in a group blog project just feels right. Blog Action Day is one of those for me. Plus, any topic that lets us pause in our obsession with our American Presidential Campaign feels like a healthy use of brain waves.
You can read as [...]

Blog Action Day 2008

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty.
Since distributing that appeal for information in August, the numbers of those facing impoverishment may have risen due to economic woes confronting the world. It’s a confusing time when some of those who [...]

Blog Action Day 2008�What will you do to fight poverty?

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Blog Action Day 2008 is October 15. This year’s topic is poverty.
Last year, thousands of bloggers participated by writing about the environment, posting our articles en masse on October 15, 2007.
This year the format is the same in that all participating bloggers upload their posts on the topic of poverty simultaneously on October 15.
There is [...]