Today, October 15th, is Blog Action Day. Bloggers from around the world are using today to post about one topic, Poverty. I decided that instead of talking today, I am just going to share images of poverty. I hope that these images wiill make you think, feel and act in whatever way feels right to you. Not just today, but every day.
photo credit: RunningTractor
Photo by uncultured
photo credit: stuartpilbrow
Photo by Monroes Dragonfly
photo credit: charles chan *
photo credit: Coyote2012
Powerful photos, great post.
Bella
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Hi Emily: These photographs certainly tell the story of poverty. Can you believe that a billion people live on less than $1.00 a day?
Marelisas last blog post..Eradicating Poverty Through Human Ingenuity – Blog Action Day 2008
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Great post, very thought provoking.
FruGals last blog post..Frugal: So hot right now
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Great job. It’s refreshing to see a post with only pictures (I’ve heard they’re worth like a thousand words).
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Thank you, Emily. After learning of this event just this morning, from your post and Lance’s at The Jungle of Life (I wish I knew how to create a link to it), I knew I needed to tell a story. Your photos, especially the last one, perfectly illustrate my post, today. I’m SO grateful to have found the perfect time to do tell it. Thank you, again.
~ Julie
Julies last blog post..Another Kind of Poverty
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Poverty is horrible and unfortunately I don’t see one person, one organization or one act of kindness getting rid of it…not on a global scale.
Naturals last blog post..Why Poverty?
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Horrific.
I just posted as well, do you ever feel like we are going backwards?
Frugal Trenchess last blog post..Blog Action Day
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Your photos are breathtaking, but in a way that tears my heart right out of my chest. The one about the working poor hit a really soft spot for me. I hope this blog action day helps people understand that hard work alone cannot prevent poverty.
FrugalSimples last blog post..THE WORKING POOR – BLOG ACTION DAY ‘O8 POVERTY
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Such powerful images – definitely makes you think.
Alana @ Gray Matterss last blog post..What Can You Do With a Giant Bonus Card, Hot Water & Vinegar?
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What a terribly sad yet poignant blog post. Poverty is truly a terrible thing and the saddest part is that it does not have to be this way. We have so much but refuse to switch to a system of distribution that would be more equitable for all.
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Sure makes you think, huh?
Melissa
melissa @ the inspired rooms last blog post..DIY: Dining Room Storage
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Emily — the images are heartbreaking. All of us who are fortunate to have a warm home and adequate food and clothing for ourselves and our families should be thankful every day for our blessings. Too often we get hung up on what we don’t have, instead of being grateful for the things we do have. We should be reminded every day that so many others in this world have so little. Thanks.
Best. Joanie
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Good post! Love your blog!
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How you think when the economic crisis will end? I wish to make statistics of independent opinions!
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Good work, thanks!
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