World Hunger and Poverty

Today I will post a list of links to relevant blog posts that I received last month. This is called a “blog carnival.” I do one on the first of every month. Please bookmark this page right now so you can come back later and read more posts. Remember the following posts do not necessarily reflect my opinions, nor do I necessarily confirm any information in them. Here they are:

Abdul-Rahim presents Borges Blogue: Militantly Undecided posted at Borges Blogue.

Jamie McIntosh presents The Not-So-Humble Seed posted at Suite101: Organic Gardens blog, saying, “This week the Norwegian government opened the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which will safeguard millions of crop seeds from catastrophes ranging from tsunamis to nuclear war.”

Ian Welsh presents The real reason why the rich see America’s problems differently posted at Firedoglake.

Jean Mosher presents War, Philanthropic and Political Web Sites « Always in Motion posted at Always in Motion.

Robyn J McCleary presents VOLUNTEER PROGRAM posted at Arts and Movie Ramblings.

Joshua C. Karlin presents Fundraising Ideas – Identification posted at Marketing & Fundraising Ideas.

Jackson Kern presents It Begins with a Signature posted at Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Causes: The Alternative Channel Blog, saying, “We can change the lives of others, and in so doing, enrich and embetter our own. It can all start with a signature…check out this inspiring 3-minute clip.”

Ishtar presents » Cash handouts are not helping! Esther Garvi: aka Ishtar News posted at Esther Garvi, saying, “what happens when aid business has money but lacks progressive ideas…”

Tracee Sioux presents Stop Abortion Vote Healthcare! posted at Blog Fabulous, saying, “With healthcare for disenfranchised women on the table we should jump on the opportunity to drastically reduce the abortion rate without criminalizing women in poverty.”

Jackson Kern presents The Power to Feed the World? A Tale of Sustainable Development, BioEngineering, and Citizen Activism posted at Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Causes: The Alternative Channel Blog, saying, “It is a fact that high-yield seeds and other varieties, readily proffered by Monsanto and others, have allowed for intensifications of agricultural cultivation. The consequent reductions of malnutrition have saved many lives and have improved countless others.”

Joshua C. Karlin presents How to Ask For A Major Gift posted at Marketing & Fundraising Ideas.

Michael Bass presents From the Headlines: Home Power and Reason magazines posted at Debt Prison, saying, “I’d wager that half of Zimbabwe will be starving to death this time next year thanks to this type of economic suicide.”

Peter Jones presents Alcoholism and the Indigenous Navajo Native American Peoples: Excellent New Movie posted at Indigenous Issues Today.

Bev Lightworker presents Free Clicks posted at Conscious Flex, saying, “When you first enter this website article, you will see at the top on the left under a section called “Heroes” something that says: “Save The World – One Click At A Time! On each of these websites, you can click a button to support the cause — each click creates funding, and costs you nothing! Bookmark these sites, and click once a day!” Just under the buttons is a HTML code where other can spread the knowledge of this using the HTML code on their website, blog or any HTML code acceptable area. I feel this is a very worthy cause.”

Romeo Vitelli presents Starved For Science posted at Providentia, saying, “A little-known research project in WWII.”

Raymond presents The IRS Economic Stimulus Notice Letter Is A Waste Of Taxpayer Money posted at Money Blue Book.

Susan presents Guest Columnist Susan Jacobs: Medical Identity Theft on the Rise « Doctor Bulldog & Ronin posted at Doctor Bulldog & Ronin.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of this world hunger and poverty blog carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Today I get to post a list of links to relevant blog posts that I received this month. This is called a blog carnival. I plan to do one on the first of every month. Please bookmark this page right now so you can come back later and read more posts. Remember the following posts do not necessarily reflect my opinions, nor do I necessarily confirm any information in them. Here they are:

Machione presents A Universal Truth posted at The Lives and Times… of Anthony McCune.

Sholom Anarchy presents Stumping for Ron Paul again posted at Anarcho-Judaism.

Samuel Bryson presents New Year’s Day Resolution: The 30 Day Trial & Helping Others: posted at Total Wellbeing.

Wenchypoo presents In the Realm of the “Poor” (L-O-N-G) posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket, saying, “Written back in 2005, but now I finally have a carnival to send it to!”

Wenchypoo presents In The Realm of the “Poor”: The Poor Chronicles Online (L-O-N-G) posted at Mental Wastebasket, saying, “Written in 2005–a comparison of what’s commonly thought of as poor and REAL poverty. There is no such thing as true poverty in this country when compared to the rest of the world.”

Wenchypoo presents In the Realm of the Poor Part Three: A Contrast in Poverty posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Wenchypoo presents In the Realm of the Poor IV: Globalized Poor (L-O-N-G) posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Wenchypoo presents “Help! I’ve Fallen and Can’t Reach My Microwave B… posted at Mental Wastebasket, saying, “Written in 2006, and discusses hunger in America.”

Samuel Bryson presents Christmas & Goats: a Time for Giving posted at Total Wellbeing.

Jay M presents Tips for getting grants for your non-profit organization posted at 4 entrepreneur, saying, “how to get grant for your charity or non-profit organization”

Alvaro Fernandez presents Grand Rounds: Briefing the Next US President posted at SharpBrains, saying, “A letter briefing the Next US President on 40 Health Issues, based on Grand Rounds blog carnival submissions.”

T Ellis presents Animal Welfare and Cloning posted at evanescent, saying, “How animal cloning is perfectly moral and could solve the hunger problems of millions of people, as long as some short-sighted people try not to ban it.”

Daniel Lafleche presents A fascinating clip from the film Malaria Parasites posted at Film and Video Marketplace Blog, saying, “Why is it that 30 years ago malaria in Africa was no more serious than the flu? This 5-minute video provides an overview on what has happened, and pointers to help solve this health problem.”

Shaun Connell presents Wealth and Poverty posted at Reason and Capitalism, saying, “An explanation of why a misunderstanding of what wealth is leads to utter poverty.”

Hung Nguyen presents EarthSave.org: Website posted at Meaningful Issues in Today’s World, saying, “My blog is a website intended to be a resource center for readers who are looking to educate themselves on meaningful issues. I cover many issues but this particular blog looks at how the Standard American Diet affects food production around the world and Earth Save, a website that informs readers about the impacts based on their food choices.”

Marilyn Terrell presents Rethinking Shanty Towns posted at Intelligent Travel, saying, “Katie Knorovsky interviews Squatter City author Robert Neuwirth about the ethics of treating slums as a tourism attraction.”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of world hunger and poverty blog carnival using our carnival submission form.