Tsunami

Words fail me...

Anybody looking for "news and information about resources, aid, donations and volunteer efforts" in response to the tsunami which ravaged coastal areas across South and South-East Asia on Sunday should go here. Yet another powerful demonstration of the potential of blogging.

For perceptive political analysis, putting the disaster into context go here.

When "0 COMMENTS" is a way of life...

Nobody's written in response to my post on the DRC yesterday and a look at the readers of the site over the last few days suggests that I may be the only person who's visited the site since yesterday. Someone please write something in the comments box to convince me I'm not wasting my time posting here... Please!

Confessions of the Ignorant

Much has been said over the last year or so about ongoing atrocities in Darfur. Tragically, however, this is far from the only conflict currently occurring in Africa. Another is the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This has claimed the lives of 3.8 million people already and tragically appears to be resuming as George Monbiot noted in his column last week, although you may well have missed it. Despite being the deadliest conflict the world has seen since the Second World War, I must confess I know little about it. Perhaps one of my fellow team members can contribute something useful. Anyone else, please feel free to utilise the comments facility to correct my ignorance.

Blogger Me!

This thing has not become the invaluable and exciting resource that we had hoped when we created it. Despite having 5 ostensible members none of us seem to be able to find the time, in between activisming (for want of a better term) in the real world and living our lives, to post here very often and as such it rarely gets updated. Those of you looking for something to read may be interested, however, in some of our member's other efforts:

• I maintain a blog entitled the Disillusioned kid which takes in a huge spread of issues with particular focus on the issues of Diego Garcia and Uzbekistan.
• Andy Robinson is involved in 2 other blogs. His own effort is matter-of-factly called Andrew Robinson - Theory Blog which consists of various academic articles he has written. Hardly easy going, but fascinating nonetheless. He is also a member of the similarly imaginatively titled Post Colonial Studies Blog which does more-or-less what it says on the tin.
• The Hich also has his own blog, The Daily Hich although the name here is rather less appropriate as it has been rather more than a day since it was last updated. Mores the pity as his writing style is invigorating and his analysis unique.
• DanR's own effort has unfortunately been consigned to the memory hole, although he has been relatively prolific here.
  
• As for newcomer L, we await her entry into the blogosphere with bated breath.

Hopefully by the time you've read all that someone will have posted something interesting here. I wouldn't count on it though.

What's this then?

Lookee here!