I just found out that today is Bloggers Unite for Human Rights day. It’s almost the end of the day, and in some parts of the world it is already tomorrow, yet I don’t want to let this event pass by without participating, and bringing the famine in Ethiopia to people’s attention. Ethiopia is currently experiencing one of the worst droughts it has had in a long time. The death of livestock, failure of crops, and rising worldwide food prices are leading to massive starvation in the southern part of the country. Warming trends due to climate change are said to be causing the drought.
A few days ago I blogged about this from a personal perspective, along with links to news stories and aid organizations, here.
Please keep these people in your thoughts, meditations, and prayers.
Hey!
It’s great to see human rights getting coverage in the blogosphere.
Last summer Nelson Mandela brought a group of really dedicated individuals together - ex heads of state and Nobel laureates - to work on solving global issues. His hope for the new group, The Elders, is for them to “speak freely and boldly, working both publicly and behind the scenes on whatever actions need to be taken”. They’re working on topics ranging from the crisis in Zimbabwe to rising food costs and they want your help.
There are so many issues in dire need of attention right now, but human rights ties them all together. The Elders launched the Every Human Has Rights campaign to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and celebrate human rights as that common thread that weaves our struggles and our victories together.
We’re asking the blogosphere to take part. Would you be willing to add a link from your page to the Every Human Has Rights website? We also have badges and flash widgets so bloggers can show support for the campaign.
We’re trying to get as many people as possible to sign a personal pledge to uphold the principles of the Universal Declaration. We have action partners to help people get more involved. We have tools so people can bring the ‘rights perspective’ to their own organization’s events. We’re doing everything we can to bring people together to stand up for human rights.
We need bloggers. We need you. Please join our effort.
All the best,
Carly Scott
Every Human Has Rights,
campaign team
http://www.everyhumanhasrights.org