Blog Action Day – poverty must end!
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Today is Blog Action Day. 10,369 (at time of writing) bloggers, podcasters and videocasters around the world have decided to address today the same topic, poverty, to raise awareness and trigger a discussion.
I live London, one of the coolest cities in the world, but cool has a hefty price-tag… We’ve all complained about Tube fares, our extortionate rent, but we nevertheless still shop till we drop!
We seem to have forgotten the millions of children and pensioners who live in poverty. And as the credit crunch is starting to bite, things will get worse…
So instead of buying that extra gin & tonic tonight, how about donating some of your hard earned pennies to a worthwhile charity and help end poverty…
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