First Post: About my blog

I sincerely believe activism should be a part of our daily lives. While every action we take has political implications, that does not mean they are activism. What I mean by activism is some action we take to consciously achieve some political goal, particularly one of social justice. Therefore, the primary purpose of this blog is to encourage that activism. I plan to blog about important issues and include a way for readers to take action on them. I will usually try to make this something like a phone call, a brief letter, petition, or something like that, but I will also include events, protests, conferences, and whatever else I'm not thinking of right now. Of course, I expect that my musings here and there will end up intermingled in this. I'll do my best to keep it relevant, though. ; )

So, for today, the form of activism I am encouraging is creating a blog! Blogs are great ways to share information, explore ideas, and combat apathy. If you have one, congrats! Post about it in the comments and maybe I'll start reading it or put it on my blogroll. If you don't, why not? I'm sure you have plenty of great things to say.