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Blog Action Day today

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:48:18 AM

Blog Action Day

Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Their aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion. This year the theme is Poverty.

Like last year, we support this cause. Read more about My Opera's involvement.

Anyway, the day is finally here and it's already rockin! Thousands of posts have been going up in the last few hours as countries wake up to Blog Action Day. We'd like you to write a blog post (look here for recources) and tag it "blog action day 08"! When you're done, please leave a link in this blog post to your entry.

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Ruben Garciaeztigma # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:50:35 AM

Posted!

http://my.opera.com/eztigma/blog/2008/10/15/how-poor-you-are

Tamil # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:52:36 AM

Violeta Rosalesvioletisha # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:08:36 AM

I made a haiku

Ruben Garciaeztigma # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:23:07 AM

I made a comic

Richard zamthezaky # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:37:45 AM

hai nama gue zaky,gue asal bandung.opera comunity is the best.email zaky_zam@yahoo.com

Buraksanalmakina # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:44:57 AM

my message:
http://my.opera.com/sanalmakina/blog/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-08-poverty-yoksulluk

Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:45:55 AM

Mine: http://my.opera.com/EspenAO/blog/2008/10/15/poverty \o/

Geoff GirardinG-off # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:11:01 AM

http://my.opera.com/G-off/blog/blog-action-day-2008-poverty

\o/

Jurjenjekav # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:31:59 AM

My blog post about poverty

Ariesptnariesptn # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:50:58 AM

I still have no idea what to write.

Dark FurieFurie # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:59:51 AM

Posted about half past two this morning. I made a point about events like this not really making a difference.

Angelikiellinidata # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:19:25 PM

Give a helping hand, we all have more than we need......
http://my.opera.com/ellinidata/blog/poverty-on-earth

JakeMaka500 # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:23:41 PM

I wrote one!
http://my.opera.com/Maka500/blog/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-2008-poverty?cid=6214645#comment6214645

Dark FurieFurie # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:27:42 PM

Ellinidata I think your blog is on either friends only or private. Either way I can't read your post.

Angelikiellinidata # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:31:56 PM

thank you for reminding me

Dark FurieFurie # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:34:07 PM

No probs

Dave ShafferIgnatzHorowitz # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:48:37 PM

I'm there, dudes..as soon as I get some caffeine in me...

klonkkombolan # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:50:39 PM

i've adopted a family in Africa.
nothing special.
i think, they have adopted me.
nevertheless, we are all happy together.

Dan DeVilledmfalmeida # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:01:59 PM

here's my post.
http://my.opera.com/dmfalmeida/blog/poverty
peace,
Dan

beavidal # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:50:21 PM

done!

http://my.opera.com/b_laudanum/blog/2008/10/15/what-about-poverty

beavidal # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:51:38 PM

ombolan, that's amazing to hear! I talk just it in my post, acting!

you do it! that's great!

Bhaswati Mazumdersymphonied # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:57:28 PM

Here's mine:
http://my.opera.com/symphonied/blog/2008/10/15/from-where-i-stand

klonkkombolan # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:05:16 PM

thank You Bea, i'm a lucky man since then.
just posted my personal blog action day: what i have already done

i think this is the only way
to help the "normal" people
to have a little chance.
personal deployment.

but, ok, i'm over 55 and a bit over and out.
i have time for such an "adventure".
yougerones have to follow the carrier
to do the same maybe one day.

this people gave "me" a new home.
they don't like to hear "poverty".
if You don't believe, ask them.
they are in a strange situation
we "civilised" people don't understand on the first glance.
they have problems and they want to solve the problems.
like any other continent or country
by "themselves".

that's what "I" understood.

SardorbekpROCKrammer # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:11:01 PM

here is mine http://prockrammer.livejournal.com/26207.html

beavidal # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:22:21 PM

"i'm over 55 and a bit over and out.
i have time for such an "adventure".
yougerones have to follow the carrier
to do the same maybe one day"

you know what? there is no age to start good actions. yesterday I saw in a program a woman (20 years old, I guess) who went to Ghana and started to teach children there. She passed 2 years, so she just got back to USA and saw that she was not happy. Now, she was planning to move to Kenya to do the same work there and pass another time. Isn't it great? Someone so young and such a good person worried to help people? Of course, she could help in any place she could. It's the same to us. We just have to want it.

I'm glad for your experience!

klonkkombolan # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:37:12 PM

yes, and a bit money.
me, i had this time and money with 49.
others are faster,
because they don't spend so much in their youth
for NOTHING.

me, i don't think much about my life over 65 (retirement).
i will stay in africa then or God knows.
but life is today.

what i did was well planed over years
because i knew it would change my life deeply.
but for the people it looked like action of a fool
like i decided to go there from one day to another
without knowing nothing.

it can be dangerous.
because a white man is a rich man
and there are black men
which think, it's ok to destroy him for some pennies.
thank God, there are not so many (in the Sénégal).
and they have good law enforcement forces.

on the country side it runs without this.
there are the grandfathers controlling the domestic harmony.

beavidal # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:46:47 PM

yeah, I know what you mean... but fortunately you're fine! And here to share your experience!

Hey, in Senegal do you speak portuguese?

Denis Edward Chesneyflotsam22 # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:50:22 PM

klonkkombolan # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:52:56 PM

no, "capo verde" only. the Sénégal speaks french (sometimes).
but they have portuguese influenced music (not only).
and TAP Portugal has special prices and conditions for the Sénégalese.

beavidal # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:22:08 PM

oh.. we have a singer here that always tell about Senegal. Many of ours ancestors are from Senegal too.

ALLY G.ALLY_G # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:39:00 PM

And here you'll find my post:
http://my.opera.com/ALLY_G/blog/2008/10/15/poverty-water-is-life

klonkkombolan # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:41:06 PM

pays de la teranga, the country of hospitality.
for me it's like a black whole
eating me up slowly.
a good way out.

Christian Ohnimuscohnimus001 # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:44:40 PM

Here's my post:

http://my.opera.com/cohnimus001/blog/blog-action-day#comments

Words # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:34:41 PM

Posted:
http://my.opera.com/Words/blog/2008/10/14/blog-action-day

Angelikiellinidata # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:35:25 PM

I am reading some amazing posts today!!
I am so proud to be part of this group!

AsunaASUNA1 # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:59:04 PM

http://my.opera.com/sanctuary/blog/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-08 hope the link works if it doesnt take the long route and click on my name and find my blog through that. tanx

AsunaASUNA1 # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:05:58 PM

Its good to hear positive feedback about Africa. I am from South Africa and it makes me so happy to hear positivity instead of the usual doom and gloom :-)

scott cummingI_ArtMan # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:25:07 PM

last night i dreamed about poverty in the world. when i woke up my mind was spinning around about what i might say about poverty.

basically, i think we are all responsible.

http://my.opera.com/I_ArtMan/blog/2008/10/15/poverty

bioscoopfan # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:51:29 PM

No comment, sorry - only a picture...
http://my.opera.com/bioscoopfan/blog/ures-telek-a-vagohid-utcaban

Al Marqzpcgambusiness # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:13:55 PM

¡I am inside with my blog in spanish:
http://navegartis.blogspot.com/ and many friends in Facebook too!

Angelikiellinidata # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:36:44 PM

@ I_ArtMan

yes, indeed

Sk0rpy0Skorpyo # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:16:10 PM

Here's my post =)

http://my.opera.com/Skorpyo/blog/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-proverty

Caroloperainchicago # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:29:32 PM

Going to buy a sack of White Castle burgers and share them with the squatters

DonnyQuinnuendo # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:42:12 PM

http://my.opera.com/Quinnuendo/blog/2008/10/15/poverty

PatttyMetalgirlPattty # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:35:06 PM

My post here:

http://my.opera.com/Pattty/blog/2008/10/15/la-pobreza

Andrew NguyenSouthernCross # Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:53:04 PM

Took a awhile, was done during my homework.

http://my.opera.com/Southern%20Cross/blog/2008/10/15/poverty

Vincevince9223 # Thursday, October 16, 2008 12:14:59 AM

How meny roads must a man walk down
before they can call him a man
how meny years could a man survive
before you can lend him a hand
how meny times must the oil company jack up the price
before they could lend us a hand
the answer my friend is blown in the wind
the answer is blown in the wind