Blog Action Day 2008

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*Disclaimer: all quotes, unless otherwise specified at the end are from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty*  Read More »

According to newer studies, 1 out of every 2 children are living in extreme poverty, from lack of out our basic needs, such as clean water, medicare, and education. Children from all countries do live in poverty, and is can be called a global epidemic. What truely can be done to slow the effects of poverty?  Read More »

Alright, my title is not misleading. Poverty, in some views, is good. Without poverty, the world would be economically flat, and, in theory, culturally flat too. My thought is not relative to the economy, though in some ways I think its true. My worry is about the absence of culture.  Read More »

Since it is blog action day and the topic is poverty, I feel that it is a responsibility to post my experiences with poverty in the amazing African country Tanzania. I went to Tanzania on a service project with my benedictine school and became deeply changed by what I saw and the people I met.  Read More »

On October 15, 2008, we will again celebrate Blog Action Day (http://blogactionday.org) here at ProgressiveU. For those of you that were with us last October, you may remember that on October 15th, we asked you to blog about the environment. This year, the Blog Action Day topic is Poverty and as with last year, we're asking you to take part.  Read More »