Activism and Me.

This could be you. Attractive, eh?

For far too long I sat on backside and said "Oh that's awful" or "That's not right, this should be stopped". After that I'd close the browser or turn off the TV and let it slip from my mind. Hey, why should I care? I have my own stuff to deal with! Iraq? Sudan? They quite literary meant nothing too me.

Then one day in late 2006 I realized, throught having a rough time personally, that there are people out there who need my help. (Yours too!) I know, its a pretty lame way to come to such a realization but I'm glad I came to it.

After a short time I decided that simply reading up on facts and disasters around the world simply wasn't enough. The world won't change simply by me digging a story or voting for one here on Newsvine. No. I had to do more. And that's when I decided to get involved in activism. (Wait...isn't that for hippes?)

Getting involved in issues by joining with your peers and people of your ilk is a great tonic. By getting off my backside and meeting people who had the same goal as me and came to the same realization as me, perhaps in a different way, was great. (My personal cause was human rights.)

Enough blabbering, my point is this: Getting yourself away from the screen and joining with other people under a common cause is the life blood of political and social change.

I know that not everyone has the time to do so but that can't be true for all folk! If enough people commit just a few hours of their lives to activism, no matter what your particular cause may be, can help change that situation. You'll be surprised how much effect the simple act of sending and signing a letter can have.

I'm not posting this to play on anyones conscious, I'm doing it because upstanding communities, such as Amnesty (my chosen course for activism), need people, not money.

So, shut off the computer and get involved! : )

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