Activism Revival

You know, there's about a million things in the world that I care about enogh to get at least mildly involved.I wish I could do nothing but tutor poor children. I wish I could have a full time job feeding the homeless. I'd love to lobby politicians for the good of the people.I'd go to every war protest that I could get to. I'd love to activly cultivate the local art scene. I'd love to be activly involved in promoting independent and local music. I'd love to bring world music to the masses. I want to find a cure for migranes(My wife gets them). I'd love to be a champion for Endangered Animal protection and animal rights. If I could, advocate debt forgiveness for the poorest nations, promote the preserving and delopment of the worlds surf spots, fight whaling globally, fight against over fishing, educate people on the dangers of geneticly modified food, ..... get the idea?

Man, I just can't do everything. Here's what I do. I am a local/indie music advovate. I'm a local homeless advocate. I and my wife belong to the Los Angeles and San Diego Zoological Societies, I've given time cleaning beaches. As soon as we can afford it the wife and I are getting a Prius. We buy cage free chicken eggs and locally grown or organic veggies.(Not to perfection, but more than "frequently") I support U2 singer Bono's efforts in 3rd world debt relief. I'm not champion. It's a couple hundred bucks and a few hours a year. It's the least I can do, and I mean that because I'm pretty cheap and lazy.

So, I've noticed a few people are reading this stuff. How about a hand? Or if you help out, a word of encouragement, of edification. Let me know someone out there is covering the rest of my list. Don't just givce a homeless guy a buck. See that he's fed! No, not every time, but as often as you can spare. Yeah, I get pissed at the beggars sometimes too, especially around bill time. But we ARE better off than they are. Nearly all of them, anyway. I don't know if I believe the urban legends of six figure pan handling. Be a cheerful giver. Why? because we are all human beings. We are fearfully and wonderfully made and unique on this earth. We have a voice to raise and the power of change.The Animals, The Earth, the down trodden, they cannot stand for themselves. And I hope we are made of better stuff than to let them suffer needlessly. None of us can change the world all by ourselves. We can, however, put a drop in the bucket. And enough drops eventually becomes a river.

Here's some links to get you started

Tolerance.org

The National Coalition For The Homeless

Earth Island Institute

Not In Our Name

The California Peace Action Organization

Amnesty International

The Axis of Justice

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And that's enough for now.

Brian Norwood

Platypi Design