Over the next few weeks we will be adding links to special customised searches of the hastags #powerofwe and #bad12 which will pick-up posts from based on country of origin that were made during the week of Blog Action Day 2012.
We encurage you to take a look at these Blog Action posts below, discuss them in the comments section and also suggest any that might have missed out being captured in the search.
Take a look and see who took part in Blog Action Day from our customised Google search for #PowerofWe and #BAD12 between the 14th and 19th of October, in Argentina.
These majority of this posts are in Spanish.
Leave a comment to discuss your favourites, add any Blog Action Day blogs, videos, images, graphics or podcasts from Argentina that don’t show up in the search.
Take a look, at these Blog Action Day 2012 video posts and let us know if you have seen a Blog Action Day 2012 video post that isn’t in our round-up.
Please share your favourite post from Blog Action Day 2012. Take a look at our participant list or our livestream highlights if you need to remind yourself of the great Power of We posts from around the world.
Just post the URL and why it was your favourite post. If your favourite post is non in English, please still include it and add what language it has been developed in so other people can use an online translation tool to read the blog.
Blog Action Day has finished for another year, and it’s time to thank all the people and organisations who have helped us.
Our first thank you goes to our technology partner, Engaging Networks, who provide us with our system that helps us manage our registrations and emailing system. If your organisation needs a system that can run your fundraising, campaigning and e-mail communication needs we recommend you take a look Engaging Networks, especially as it works in different languages.
Our NGO Partners, ActionAid International, Greenpeace, HelpAge Internnational, Heifer International and Oxfam provided fantastic “Power of We” material to inspire our bloggers and help spread the word about Blog Action Day 2012, by using their social media and blog accounts to encourage their supporters to take part. More importantly all of these organisations strive to make positive and lasting change and we encourage you to find out more about them and support their efforts to make a difference.
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Our Blogging and Network Partners, Kabissa, BlogJunta, Global Exchange, Moms Clean Air Force, Convivium Coworking, Akendewa, Craftisit Collective, Demotix, National Writers Union, YouthsToday and International School Bangkok encouraged their networks to take part in Blog Action Day making it their “must do” activiity for October. They are all incredibly interesting organisations so please find out more about them.
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It’s finally here. It’s October 15 and 2100 bloggers from over 110 countries have been (or are about to) publish their blogs, videos, photos, designs and more (bloggers in Indonesia put together a Blog Action Day concert) about the Power of We.
We are still going through all the posts, but what we have seen has made us very proud. Proud that thousands of people who previousy had no connection to each other, have come together and to discuss one topic, on one day.
It is really worth your while to take a look at the amazing content everyone has produced, so take a look at our Live coverage and our social media channels or just search Power of We in Google.
And stay tuned for more content coming your way soon.
So far, close to 2,000 bloggers from 108 countries have registered to take part in Blog Action Day on October 15, 2012.
Take a look at the countries where our bloggers come from.
Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Czechoslovakia, Columbia, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Minor Outlying Islands, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Once you post your Blog Action Day post on your website on October 15, make sure it gets included in our special Livestream coverage, by submitting it to our special Tumblr site, as well as using your own social networks to promote your post with the #powerofwe and #BAD12 has tags.
One of the most exciting things about taking part in Blog Action Day is reaching out to new audiences with your Blog Action Day post.
To help you reach more people with your Blog Action Day post on October 15, the Blog Action Day team will be co-ordinating coverage Blog Action Day via our special Cover it Live – Livestream.
This page is also available in Spanish
Oxfam research shows that some big land deals are forcing hard working families from their homes, jobs and food. Stop the injustice – take action now.
Big land deals are tearing whole communities apart, leaving people hungry and homeless. It’s big business at a big cost. But the World Bank has the power to be a force for good. With your help, it can protect the rights of the world’s poorest people.
The World Bank funds many big land deals. It also influences how land is bought and sold. So this means it has the power to help get the situation back under control. We need your help to call on the Bank to play an important role in stopping land injustice.
Oxfam makes the following recommendations
World Bank’s freeze will send a strong signal to global investors to stop land-grabbing and to improve standards for:
Demand that the President of the World Bank puts a freeze on big land deals
English | French | Spanish
‘Our Land, Our Lives’, Kate Geary, Private Sector Policy Advisor, Oxfam GB
Our Not-For-Profit Partners have provided some inspiring content for your Blog Action Day posts. Take a look and make sure you use make the most of these amazing resources for your October 15 Blog Post.
To celebrate Blog Action Day (and World Food Day) ActionAid’s network of activists from around the world will be blogging, commenting and discussing how the Power of We can be used to tackle the issue of Land Grabs
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Irene Kharono from ActionAid Uganda is participating in Blog Action Day. She talks about the land grabs that are affecting her country and many poor small-holder farmers around the world and why the Power of We is important in tackling this issue.
Find out why Oxfam believes in the Power of We to help end poverty and injustice and take a look at the amazing blogs, photos and video content you can use in your Blog Action Day posts that show the Power of We in action
Land Grabs
Commercial pressure on land globally is growing dramatically, and it is small scale farmers and their communities that are loosing out. Oxfam’s research shows that some big land deals are forcing hard working families from their homes, jobs and food. We all need to work together to stop this injustice.
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Take a look at this amazing initiative to promote the role of women in small scale farming in developing countries
Find out how hundreds of thousands of people have volunteer to be We Can Change Makers and how they are changing attitudes and behaviours around domestic violence in many communities around the world.
Greenpeace is no stranger to the Power of We, and the actions on their supporters have helped change damaging enviromental practices or brought awareness to the wider population of important issues. Greenepace have selected a range of photos that they think represent the Power of We, and have opened access to their entire photo and video archive for Blog Action Day participants to use in their posts.
Greenpeace International’s Executive Director Kimi Naidoo discuss why he is taking part in Blog Action Day and what the Power of We means to him.
HelpAge International helps older people claim their rights, challenge discrimination and overcome poverty, so that they can lead dignified, secure, active and healthy lives. There new campaign is encouraging older people to work together and advocate for their writes.
Age Demands Action is a grassroots campaign that exemplifies the power of we at its best, as thousands of older people in over 60 countries lobby their governments to make positive changes to their communities.
Heifer International’s mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the Earth and started 67 years ago when a group of people from Indiana, USA came together and donated livestock to communities in Spain who where go hungry after the devastation of the Spanish Civil War, showing they have the Power of We at their core.
Global Exchange’s groundbreaking new nonpartisan report, “Meet the F.I.R.E. Sector: How Wall Street is Burning Democracy <http://www.globalexchange.
For US Bloggers: No matter what U.S. State you live in, you can look up how much Wall Street campaign money YOUR Senator or Representative received, and how often they voted in line with Wall Street’s lobby position. Use this tool to look up your Congresspeople and demand accountability- together we can make this a big issue beyond the election and get the changes we really need in order to reclaim and protect a healthy democracy in the U.S: Corporate Money OUT of Politics! Bit.ly/WallSt42
Bloggers Around the World: Need photos for your “Power of We” blog post? International human rights organization Global Exchange works on a variety environmental, social and economic justice issues, and has a plethora of photos on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/
Sometimes writing your blog post for Blog Action Day (and getting people to read it) can be a little bit daunting. Here are some helpful tips to help you get the most out of Blog Action Day.
If you have any suggestions, ideas or tips, leave them a comment below.
Write blog about Blog Action Day now.
Promoting your Blog Action Day Participation
On Blog Action Day, October 15, 2012
Do you have any other tips or ideas?
Share them in the comments section below, or post on Twitter or Facebook using our #powerofwe hashtag we will add the most popular ones to this page.
