Many initiatives are promoting the positive actions of blogging. One of them, Zemanta organizes a "blogging for a cause" month at the end of which they will honor the causes that bloggers care the most about.
Here is my vote for Global Voices Advocacy. GV advocacy is a project for journalists, bloggers and activists worldwide to protect freedom of expression and free access to information online.
Why ? There are many reasons why GV Advocacy rocks but on a more personal level, GV advocacy featured two articles that detailed the current threat against free speech and bloggers in Madagascar. But it was equally as instrumental for bloggers and activists from every other parts of the world.
So yep, to all the bloggers out there, GV advocacy is worthy of your support.
This blog post is part of Zemanta’s “Blogging For a Cause” campaign to raise awareness and funds for worthy causes that bloggers care about.
I am a biomedical engineering researcher with an interest in designing low-cost mobile diagnostic tools for resource limited settings. I was raised in Madagascar and I am currently completing a Master of Public Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs and Public Policy at Princeton University. I am Global Voices correspondent for Madagascar, a country that has undergone considerable social turmoil the past year and is still embattled in a never ending political crisis since the military-driven takeover in March 2009. My contribution consists of contextualizing and highlight the effort of Malagasy citizen journalists during this challenging period, as they posted their reports via blogging platforms or twitter ( reports of our collaborative effort during the crisis can be found in the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Global Post ) I am also part of the Foko-Madagascar team, an outreach project to promote citizen media in parts of Madagascar that are often ignored by the national media with the support of Rising Voices. 
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Thanks for spread a word about a good cause! I've added your vote the Blogging for a cause tally: http://bit.ly/b4cvotes so you can keep track of progress yourself. Now make sure to get your friends blogging as well! We'll be giving money to top 5 charities, that means you have very good chances at raising money for your cause!
Jure Cuhalev, Zemanta
jure@zemanta.com
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