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syncope at 03:26pm on 15/07/2008
syncope at 03:26pm on 15/07/2008Tangles linked to this vid
(first time ever linking to a vid, let's see how this goes)
and I think that the message here is very worthwhile. People spend a lot of time thinking that one person can't go anything, and I've always sort of wondered where that myth comes from. Most movements start with one person with a cause or a wild hair. There was a time that abolition looked craaaaaaazy and women didn't have the vote. Change happens, folks. But people have to be made aware of their options.
There are an asston.
For several years, I've given gifts in people's names to charity at the holidays. You'd be surprised how happy this makes people. Instead of a new set of pajamas, my grandmother gets a donation to the Holocaust Museum made in her name from me. In addition to all the other crap, my mom gets a couple goats for an African village purchased in hers. All you have to do is select a charity that aligns with the individual--my granddad gets environmental causes, my aunt HIV/AIDS, and so on. When I started doing this, I got the pleasant side effect of also being a self-righteous asshat, but now that I've been doing it for a while I sort of can't remember why I didn't start a whole helluva lot sooner. (I'm still a self-righteous asshat, but I mostly about fine cheese.)
One of the awesomest charity revolutions of all time is microloans. You can help people in poverty start a business to become self-sustaining. Kiva is a big player in that world. These are small amounts of money, twenty, fifty, a hundred dollars that can change the lives of entire villages. You get paid back. I mean, that's stunning.
My favorite charity is Oxfam. If you don't know them, check out their website. These people do amazing work.
Buy that goat.
Oh dear, I have to get to the airport!
This is a link to an example website
(first time ever linking to a vid, let's see how this goes)
and I think that the message here is very worthwhile. People spend a lot of time thinking that one person can't go anything, and I've always sort of wondered where that myth comes from. Most movements start with one person with a cause or a wild hair. There was a time that abolition looked craaaaaaazy and women didn't have the vote. Change happens, folks. But people have to be made aware of their options.
There are an asston.
For several years, I've given gifts in people's names to charity at the holidays. You'd be surprised how happy this makes people. Instead of a new set of pajamas, my grandmother gets a donation to the Holocaust Museum made in her name from me. In addition to all the other crap, my mom gets a couple goats for an African village purchased in hers. All you have to do is select a charity that aligns with the individual--my granddad gets environmental causes, my aunt HIV/AIDS, and so on. When I started doing this, I got the pleasant side effect of also being a self-righteous asshat, but now that I've been doing it for a while I sort of can't remember why I didn't start a whole helluva lot sooner. (I'm still a self-righteous asshat, but I mostly about fine cheese.)
One of the awesomest charity revolutions of all time is microloans. You can help people in poverty start a business to become self-sustaining. Kiva is a big player in that world. These are small amounts of money, twenty, fifty, a hundred dollars that can change the lives of entire villages. You get paid back. I mean, that's stunning.
My favorite charity is Oxfam. If you don't know them, check out their website. These people do amazing work.
Buy that goat.
Oh dear, I have to get to the airport!
This is a link to an example website
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