Voices without Votes
A wonderful, wonderful initiative by Global Voices at this important time as Americans elects a new president this coming fall that will have tremendous implications in many facets of life from environment, international trade and global economy to world peace. I expect lots of interesting perspectives will emerge out of this new initiative that will make a refreshing read on top of views convey by American media.
Today, Global Voices is launching a new website with Reuters that
opens a window on the global conversation about the 2008 presidential
election in the USA.
It's called Voices Without Votes.
There are few subjects that spark the imagination of bloggers
worldwide - and United States foreign policy is one of them.
Global Voices challenges people to listen to people beyond their own
borders. We translate back and forth from blogospheres in the Middle
East, Asia, Africa, South America, and Eastern Europe in hopes that
people may come to understand and care for one another across borders.
We also encourage international media to talk to and report on the
concerns of ordinary citizens around the world. Hopefully, looking at
US politics more closely through a kaleidoscope of world blogs will be
a compelling and thought-provoking experience. Send us links to blogs
you would like us to link to, including your own.
Our Middle East and North Africa Editor, Amira Al Hussaini is going to
be editing the website with help from other Global Voices editors and
volunteers. Check in regularly at Voices Without Votes until Americans
finally hit the polls and elect a president in November 2008.
Meanwhile, the world is still talking! Are you listening?
Labels: intercultural, internet, politics
