Introducing SwerlAction!

We are a dream constituency. We are, for the most part, pretty well-off, responsible citizens, spread out all over the country, in all different districts, in different faith communities, of all different races and backgrounds. Yet, due to the miracle of adoption, we care about ending extreme poverty on a continent still coping with the legacy of actual imperialism and economic imperialism.

We are all agents for change. There IS NO ONE BETTER THAN US. We aren't neo-hippie college students or professional activists. WE ARE THE AVERAGE FOLK -- except for one fact: how we are expanding our family, and the cultural and political awakening that brings.

I've been increasingly motivated to take my commitment to Africa seriously -- to try to give back as much as I can, in return for what Africa is entrusting to me.

I'm also trying to keep this here blog clean and readable. Sometimes, as new posts get added, important ideas get buried.

I've avoided expandable posts for activism, trying to make sure it all gets read, but it's gumming up the works.

The solution is SwerlAction, a new link list at the upper left-hand side of the blog. Before surfing your friends' blogs, take a moment to peruse.

The rules of SwerlAction are simple: ONLY TIME REQUIREMENTS, NO CASH REQUIREMENTS.

THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY SOLICITATIONS FOR DONATIONS.

No lists of non-profits, no "cause marketing", no "fair trade catalogs".

It will be:

EMAIL CAMPAIGNS
CALLING CAMPAIGNS
ONLINE PETITIONS
ADVOCACY GROUP MEMBERSHIP DRIVES (NO COST, NO CHARITIES)
NO-COST-TO-YOU, "CLICK"-BASED FUNDRAISING.

It will work to end extreme poverty and attendant problems in AFRICA.

This keeps everything nice and clean. I will keep on top of it to try to keep it current.

If you have any ideas that MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS, please EMAIL ME.

Let's be the best darn motley crew of advocates for Africa we can be.