Blog Action Day is October 15th

If you're a blogger, why not spend October 15th talking about Climate Change for Blog Action Day...

AfriGadget

With the tagline "Solving everyday problems with African ingenuity" the AfriGadget blog is a refreshing change from the typical images we see of "poor" Africans. The site is edited by a diverse group of people, many of whom grew up in Kenya. Not only do they post items they found themselves, but they have even started their own Grassroots Reporting Project.

Recent posts include parafin lamps made from used tin cans, a DIY band created to pay for school (left), and something they call (ahem) F-art. (also shown: Togolese Bottle Opener and Ugandan Village Toy)

Blog Roll: Urban Prankster

Interested in keeping up on the latest in "pranks, hacks, participatory art, flash mobs, and other creative endeavors" the Urban Prankster blog, edited by Charlie Todd of the infamous Improv Everywhere, is the place to go. Recent posts include Iraqi War Veterans Raiding a Gas Station, Welcoming Home Strangers At JFK, and The Fake NY Times on CNN.

Blog Action Day: October 15th

The second annual Blog Action Day is fast approaching. This year the topic is Poverty. The folks behind the campaign are hoping to harness the power of blogging to get a global dialogue on big issues. Bloggers are encouraged to sign up on the Blog Action Day site and then make a poverty related post on October 15th (and even donate that day's ad revenue to a related charity).


Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

Groundswell

It's always great to discover another resource for socially minded artists online and the Groundswell Collective's Groundswell Blog is a welcome addition. With a wide range of articles on subjects that will be familiar to ALR reader you should definitely add them to your regular reading list. Check 'em out HERE.

I'm back!

Sorry for the long silence from me here. I just wrapped up my year long blog project Skull-A-Day and it was consuming all of my blogging ability at the end. Now that it's moved on to phase 2.0 I'll be back to posting here with much more regularity. I have a large backlog of items I'm excited to share with you, so please keep checking back!

Thanks,
Noah