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BarCampSpeakOut

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on October 9, 2007 at 10:43:10 pm
 

 

Could you live on $2 a day?

Fact: Over 1 billion people live on less than $1 a day with nearly half the world's population (2.8 billion) living on less than $2 a day.

 

Earlier today I spoke at an event with digital strategies guru David Almacy. After the event, David asked me to help him educate the blogosphere on the United Nations' upcoming "Stand Up, Speak Out" campaign. I guess bloggers missed the boat last year, but it's come around again.

 

I love the idea but was left wondering, what happens once everyone stands up? After all, the name ain't Stand Up — it's Stand Up, Speak Out. So where's the speaking out? UN? Anyone? If we're all going to raise awareness, shouldn't we take this opportunity to actually make a difference? Can we finally follow through and actually speak out?

 

So here's the idea. Together, we create a BarCamp-like event in communities around the globe where groups can meet for the stand up and then make with the talking and have an open discussion/brainstorm session about improving conditions in their locale.

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