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It's Blog Action Day! Celebrate the “Power Of We”

Posted 15 October 2012 11:17 GMT

Written bySolana Larsen

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Topics	Ideas, Arts & Culture, Citizen Media

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Malagasy	· Blog Action Day Androany! Ndeha Hankalaza Ny "Herin'ny Isika"
Português	· É Blog Action Day! Vamos Celebrar o " Poder do 'Nós' "
বাংলা	· এই হচ্ছে ব্লগ এ্যাকশন ডে! আর আসুন ‘আমাদের মাঝে ক্ষমতাকে’ উদযাপন করা।
日本語	· ブログ・アクション・デー、今年のテーマは「私たちの力」
Español	· El Blog Action Day celebró el "Poder de nosotros"
Filipino	· "Kakayahan ng 'Tayo'", Ipinagdiwang ng Blog Action Day

Every year, bloggers around the world join forces and write about one topic, on one day, to reach a collective audience of millions. It's Blog Action Day today (October 15, 2012) and this year bloggers around the world are reflecting on “The Power of We” – when people get together to make the world a better place. To participate, you can register your own blog on Blog Action Day's website. They also have a liveblog and a Tumblr blog where they track all contributions. On Twitter, the hashtag to watch is #BAD12.

On Global Voices, you'd think it was Blog Action Day every day, since we're always sharing new information about online movements and brave people everywhere. We warmly support a day to reflect on “the power of we” and any initiative that shows how bloggers can make a difference together.

We'll be updating this post throughout the day with links to all #BAD12 entries by Global Voices contributors.

Remainder of Budapest: I Witnessed the Power of We
Dialogtexte: Ohne “Wir” kein “Ich”/ Without We there is no I [de, en]
Zone9: የኛ ኃይል [am] (“The Power of We”)
GAZETY_ADALADALA: Ny ‘Herin’ny ISIKA’ na ny #powerofwe [mg]
Feather's Project: The #PowerOfWe: Together Let’s Kill Corruption!
Notes by Noon: Happy Anniversary SupportYemen!
Shubert Malbas: Empowering the Future Generation
Maraison: Thoughts on Ushahidi & Hope
In My Opinion: A community transformed by a road side scene
Ampela miblaogy: Une fillette qui ne lutte pas seule contre son cancer [fr]
From Bulgaria to Middle East: Да припомним силата на обществото [bg]
Dunia Duara: #BAD2012 #ThePowerofWe. My Personal Experience From #Tanzania
Mamisoa: Un chiffre éloquent, grâce au “#PowerofWe” [fr]
the sunflower post: Blog Action Day 2012: The SunFlower Post
I am a Malagasy in Genève: Bravo Global Voices Malagasy [mg]
Rosebell's Blog: #PowerofWe Uganda: What will it take to conserve the environment?

Written by Solana Larsen
Posted 15 October 2012 11:17 GMT ·

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