I have been like many very angry about the BBC's decision to boycott the DECs appeal for aid in GAZA - I fully understand that the conflict is controversial - but the humanitarian suffering is not. So I have tried to make a difference by contacting my MP and the chairs of those parliamentary committees that might legitimately have a difference. I was delighted to find that Tony Benn and many other public figures were of the same view - but I believe I did make a difference.
I think we all sit back and say "what can I do?" - well I thing we can make more of a difference than we think using the technology available - email, blogging, giving feedback via the web and probably a whole load more. This morning on the BBC there was a story about a South African lady who, on reaching her 50th birthday decided it was about time she should make a difference and help the people in Zimbabwe - so she has collected food from her friends and neighbors and driven it across the border to help a specific village.
I am going to the DEC site, at http://www.dec.org.uk/ to donate to the appeal. So how are you going to make a difference today?
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