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Black Blogging To End AIDS
November 29th, 2007
Saturday December 1st is World AIDS Day, as December 1st is World AIDS Day every year.
Time escaped me, and I’ve been remiss in putting forward this proposal; but I think we should do a blogging campaign around this. It’s the 11th hour, so I’m going to make it simple.
I’m calling it Black Blogging To End AIDS. The purpose will be to raise AIDS awareness, most particularly to help prevention of the spread of the disease in the Black community. Or if you’re not Black and you want to participate with the campaign to raise awareness in general, just call it Blogging To End AIDS.
Since it is such short notice, and people haven’t had time to find out about it and prepare, I think it would be best to make it a week long event starting Saturday and going through Friday; which means you can do your post (or multiple post would be even better) at anytime during the week, as opposed to just on one specific day. If you’re at your computer on Saturday though, it would be nice if you at least acknowledge World AIDS Day on Saturday and give a link to some information; then you can come back and do your more elaborate post when you have time.
Please sign up in the comments with your name or net handle and FULL clickable url so that I can do a wrap up post highlighting all the bloggers that participated.
Example: Villager electronicvillage.blogspot.com/
There’s plenty of information on the web that you can research about AIDS, including the particular issues for the Black Diaspora, so it’s not necessary that you have a great amount of AIDS knowledge to participate. You can be effective by simply pulling together some information from others sources and putting it in front of people.
You can even use info from my blogging on AIDS here. Just put the term AIDS in my search box either at the top right of the page or in the right side panel to retrieve my many post on the subject.
Actually, I did it for you .
Again, please sign up in the comments!
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I’ll participate in this venture. You can link it up with my blogger name –> Villager
blog –> Electronic Village
Is this the information that you need?
peace, Villager
Thanks Villager for participating.
Basically yes, but I was wanting people to post the url address so I could just copy in past them all ala:
Villager electronicvillage.blogspot.com/
but I got you.
I seem to be having trouble with my url. I am not sure what it is. My handle is phillyjustice. Can you help?
Thanks.
Definitely joining. Wonderful idea!
Hi Yobachi,sure i support your call.We are actually preparing some posts on the aids day issue
’cause we are supporting a charity(Mustard seed charity center) in Cameroon that is sensitizing and promoting the fight against
aids and hiv related diseases.Peace!
I am all in! I have to again give you mad respect for using your voice on the web for real engaged education and action!
As always wishing you health, balance and joy.
Danielle modernmusings.com
Count me in! I’ll post to three of my blogs.
Vanessa www.vanessabyers.net
Vanessa www.blackhandside.net
Vanessa www.bloggingblackmiami.com
Barbara, a url is the web address that you see in the box at the top of a webpage. I don’t believe you have a website, but if you do and you plan to post add your address as others have.
AAPP aapoliticalpundit.blogspot.com
Felix you going to blog with us at helpafricafriends.blogspot.com/ I suppose?
Thanks Gloria gloriatheshrink.blogspot.com/
I appreciate the kind words Danielle; just trying to do my part.
Vanessa I can always count on you. Thank you for your continued support of these initiatives.
Hey Yobachi, I’m in,
Shelia http://blacktennispros@blogspot.com
Ooopss, had email address on the brain, sorry.
Shelia blacktennispros.blogspot.com
You can count me in.
Theo www.theotalks.net
Great idea!
Bee Easy / thecoloredsection.blogspot.com
I have to be in on this. I’ve had too many family members die of AIDS. Thanks for doing this and glad I stumbled on your site.
Songs In The Key Of Life
I’m in.
www.ultravioletunderground.com
Yobachi, I’m in. www.alltayo.com
Count me in bra!
field-negro.blogspot.com
Thank you for coordinating this effort. I will make a commitment to post everyday this upcoming week — starting Saturday.
Count me in Yobachi, here’s my info
thegbdmylifeandtimes.blogspot.com/
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE DISASTROUS MY LIFE AND TIMES
I just added an article. It is short, but I will see if there is anything else I can add to it.
I did it on all of my blogs before I even saw this post as it was/is the right thing to do. Kudos on your efforts to unite the Black Bloggers.
www.oldschoolmusiclover.wordpress.com
www.everythingoldisnew.wordpress.com
blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-aosUL1IidKh4xrM_ZWiXL.XuCg–;_ylt=Ahb_qOObOroR.QPyDC7.IVCkAOJ3?cq=1
Hey Yobachi…
I saw this after I did my post yesterday but I did acknowledge World Aids Day and posted some facts and encouraged my readers to get tested…I’m thinking of adding something else today…too much info is never enough, right?
www.opinionatedblackwoman.wordpress.com
Peace and blessings,
M
I just wanted to return and update my link. I’ve collected all my posts under one category of my blog to make it easier for you to highlight the ones you want since I’ll be posting everyday.
Songs in the Key of Life: Blogging Black to End AIDS