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www.makepovertyhistory.org

This looks like it’s both fun AND a great way to join in a Global Discussion on an Important Issue!  I’m reprinting alot from the page of the website, as I want to make sure you get as much information as possible (and not all of use spend as much time on a site clicking around as I do).  Sign up and make a difference.

What is Blog Action Day?

Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion. The official website is www.blogactionday.org

How does Blog Action Day work?

From August 15th to October 15th bloggers are asked to register to participate so we can track how many are involved, as well as their approximate audience size. On October 15th the bloggers post on the issue and/or donate their day’s ad revenue to a charity involved in that area. We ask bloggers to try to keep their posting related to their regular blog topic so that posts are individual, suited to the audience and look at the issue in many different lights.

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Most towns are awash in politics when it comes to revitalizing business and arts.  For the most part, Tucson isn’t much better.  Recently and article in the Arizona Daily Star showed $77 million (that’s million folks) spent on PLANNING to revitalize the downtown.  Okay, they have two nice theaters out of the deal, but really?  $77 million.  Anyway, some folks in the private sector have banded together to form a revitalization all their own.  Fletcher J. McCusker, CEO of Providence Service Corporation (no I don’t know what that is) has thrown his financial support behind a grassroots effort to take arts back downtown without all the back door wrangling that usually goes on.  This Saturday, the whole 6th Avenue block between Congress and Pennington will be shut down for a block party.  That’s right, they managed to get a whole block of the downtown civic area shut down for the evening and it’s not even a holiday!

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