4th in a series on the cultural contribution and influence of international residents in Redmond.
Bob asked me to write a piece for this blog when he noticed how vocal I was on Facebook about what is happening to Libya. I wrote several drafts before I decided to just be honest and ask for help. I realized that you can get a full history of Libya and where it lies on a map by checking on Wikipedia. You can Bing images of Mummar Gaddafi and compare photos of when he first took over power in 1969 and what he looks like now, just as you would with Thin Elvis or Fat Elvis. And some of you, most importantly, can start see what this is doing to your gas prices at the local petrol station in downtown Redmond.
But I’ll let you do that on your own time. Right now we need your help for the genocide that is taking place to other peace loving people that just want their voices heard. We need you to start using the most powerful tool we have here in the West: The freedom to write.
Go to Facebook, starting posting about what you are seeing on the tv. Get a twitter account. Start writing with the hashtags of #libya #gaddafi #cnn #feb17 #bengazi #tripoli #dayofrage. Get on blogs on CNN, UN, Human Rights websites, local tv news, newspapers, Redmond Reporter, the Stranger. Mention what is happening to your co workers on your lunch break. Get on YouTube and watch videos after you do a search of “Libyan protests” to make those videos get higher ratings and get on the front page. Then send the link to everyone you know that lives here in the US, including your congresswoman or man, your dentist and your Girl Scout troop’s parents. Anything. Just write and help us get the word out so something is done and people can stop dying.
They say that the Egyptian revolution was won over the Internet. But that was with little bloodshed. Hundreds are dying right now, so let’s try to make this revolution get here faster by using our collective voices.
Koloud ‘Kay’ Tarapolsi
Proud Redmond Libyan Arab American
Find all of Koloud's RNB stories here.
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| Koloud's family and friends at Seattle's Saturday protest. Flags were made by Koloud |
But I’ll let you do that on your own time. Right now we need your help for the genocide that is taking place to other peace loving people that just want their voices heard. We need you to start using the most powerful tool we have here in the West: The freedom to write.
Go to Facebook, starting posting about what you are seeing on the tv. Get a twitter account. Start writing with the hashtags of #libya #gaddafi #cnn #feb17 #bengazi #tripoli #dayofrage. Get on blogs on CNN, UN, Human Rights websites, local tv news, newspapers, Redmond Reporter, the Stranger. Mention what is happening to your co workers on your lunch break. Get on YouTube and watch videos after you do a search of “Libyan protests” to make those videos get higher ratings and get on the front page. Then send the link to everyone you know that lives here in the US, including your congresswoman or man, your dentist and your Girl Scout troop’s parents. Anything. Just write and help us get the word out so something is done and people can stop dying.
They say that the Egyptian revolution was won over the Internet. But that was with little bloodshed. Hundreds are dying right now, so let’s try to make this revolution get here faster by using our collective voices.
Koloud ‘Kay’ Tarapolsi
Proud Redmond Libyan Arab American
Find all of Koloud's RNB stories here.
Comments are welcome below this post! Send stories of your home country here!
Thanks to Koloud for informing us about the situation in Libya and how we can help.
ReplyDeleteI just sent a message (via Avaaz.org) to the UN Security Council, asking them to establish a "no-fly" zone around Libya, as a means of putting pressure on Gaddafi.
Others can do so also by going to this link and following the directions:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/libya_stop_the_crackdown/97.php?cl_tta_sign=668390e31b886bf2869b7eabd787769f
I hope Gaddafi is forced out, like Mubarak was.