The Roving Activist’s Blog

Here is my newest article about Haiti.

Please stop by my Associated Content profile to see my articles. I’m up to 25, and am in the process of writing more. I love to write and I tend to focus on disability issues because that is my passion.

Here is my profile.

Don’t worry, I’m just doing this for Technorati so that I can spread my influence far and wide! j/k K5MP83W6URAS

Technorati is a good way that more people will find out about us.

As many of you know, there was a massive 7.0 earthquake in Haiti last Tuesday. The devastation that this has wrought is unimaginable! Some sources say that at least 200,000 are dead.

Wile I have no family in Haiti, I have friends who do. While watching heart-wrenching footage of the catastrophe, I begin to wonder what I could do to help. I can’t afford to send any money, but I have found a way to help.

As some of you know, I’m a Contributor at Associated Content. Some of you may have even read some of my articles. I’m up to 25 of them now. Anyway, AC has teamed up with International Rescue Committee (IRC), and will donate $5 to IRC for every article that its Contributors write about Haiti and the aftermath of this terrible earthquake. Of course, I jumped at the offer, and wrote this article:

Disabled Survivors of Haiti Earthquake Face Overwhelming Challenges

I hope you like it!

Since today is Martin Luther King Day, I thought I’d link to my article at Associated Content that I wrote just for this day.

Things to Do on Martin Luther King Day

Just in case you have no idea of what you want to do today. I hope you like it!

Happy Martin Luther King Day to all of my Gentle Readers! Today is the federal holiday commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ( January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968).

I plan to watch all of the MLK specials and reflect on the life of Dr. King. I’m also going to respond to this Action Alert:

Make Freedom a Reality for ALL Americans Tell the Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights that they need to enforce the Olmstead Decision! Click here for the link.

Today Governor Paterson will give his State of the State address at 1:00 pm. From all that’s been said, the state of this state is terrible, indeed. We’re about to run clean out of money, if we haven’t done so already. I smell more budget cuts in the air, and predict an awful time for people with disabilities, in particular. Heck, the only ones coming out of this unscathed will be wealthy folks. Oh well…

I’m going to listen in on the Address and try to give my perspective. The webcast will be here.

Happy New Year everyone! May you all have a wonderful, prosperous, joyful, and blessed 2010!

It’s snowing here in Rochester today. I’m resting in bed mostly because I’ve still got that sick thing going on. Sometimes I feel better, while other times, my body is clearly trying to stave off something. I still get out of breath if I talk too long or move around too much.

My main goal for 2010 is to keep writing and get better at it. I’m writing at Associated Content, but hope that I can branch out to some other sites, too. I really want to make some money off of my writing!

I’ve written a few more articles, so go check them out.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/691438/anita_cameron.html

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! It’s 6:15 am, or thereabouts. I haven’t gotten up yet, and really don’t intend to for another couple of hours. The whole famn damily is in bed – me, Lisa, Sammy, and JoJo. Lisa is snoring softly with visions of sugar plums and other holiday stuff in her head. She’s excited about Christmas, so I imagine she’ll be up soon. She’s a large kid like that; its one of the reasons I love her so. Little things make her happy.

Sammy is at my head purring contentedly, and JoJo is at my feet under the covers. It’s cold out, but warm inside. The Christmas tree is up, with presents beneath it, the lights are on, and the stockings are hanging. Lisa and I will make Christmas dinner, and friends will come over to enjoy the day with us. I’m happy that I was able to get Lisa a couple of presents though I’ve not been to work in almost two months. I know that things will work out fine in the end.

I’m still dealing with the effects of the pneumonia – my chest still hurts, and I’m easily winded, so I’ll probably nap and rest a lot today.

I got an early Christmas present on December 18th. Washington, DC mayor Adrian Fenty signed the same-sex marriage bill that passed the city council 11-2. Sure, it’s controversial, but so what! I believe that every loving, consenting adult should have the right to get married if they choose. Check out the story:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/18/same.sex.marriage/

Now, it’s up for the 30 day review by Congress, but it is highly unlikely that Congress will overturn this.

What else will I do today? I’ll most likely call my sister and talk with her and my nieces. I’ll also call my mum, my nephew, and a couple of friends.

What do I want for Christmas? World peace. Justice and equal rights. The earth to be taken care of. The Community Choice Act passed, and real, effective implementation and enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act along with an Olmstead plan for every state. Good health and a good life for myself, my family, and friends. Oh, and one more thing – check out my articles at Associated Content. Just in case you forgot, here’s the link:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/691438/anita_cameron.html

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and have a joyful, blessed day!

Wow, I can’t believe it! An article I submitted to Associated Content a couple of days ago made it to NPR! I happened to Google some of the titles of my articles just for fun, and I saw the link to NPR. When I clicked on the link, I saw the topic area (brain injury), but didn’t see the article, so I searched the NPR site and found it. It links back to AC. I was surprised because I submitted the article as a Display Only article. Normally, all articles on AC can be picked up by their media partners except those that are Display Only. I imagine that NPR has some kind of news feed that’s picking up AC stuff. Anyway, I’m honored that NPR (for those who don’t know, I’m an NPR fanatic – it’s the only radio station that I listen to) felt that my stuff was worth their time.

Anyway, here is the link on NPR.

http://topics.npr.org/search/articles?q=%22One+Stolen+Life%22

Remember the editorial post that I wrote about my Popz some time back? This is it.