Saturday, October 23, 2010

Kickstarter: The Understanding Campaign

The lastest Kickstarter campaign im backing is the Understanding Campaign. As they explain:

 

"The Understanding Campaign wants everyone in the world to read just one word of Arabic. Fhm (pronounced Fuh'hem) literally means Understanding. Through true understanding we can break down stereotypes and taboos – our mission is to begin with a single word. By joining the campaign you are saying you support empathy and understanding over conflict."

"Arabic is spoken by more than 280 million people as a first language. Let's face it, there is a major problem concerning US and Arab relations. Our main goal is to break down those brittle walls of ignorance by saying that we do want to understand more about Arab life, art, and culture."

 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/685283397/the-understanding-campaign-starts-with-one-word

http://understandingcampaign.org/

http://www.facebook.com/ucampaign

http://www.twitter.com/ucampaign

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Friday, October 1, 2010

A Tiny Ripple of Hope

"Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."

- Robert F. Kennedy 

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