WHAT & WHY?

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.~Oliver Wendell Holmes

WHAT am I doing and WHY? This questions have been in my head or asked to me recently.  I have started this site/blog and joined the Pepsi Refresh Project to get some funding to make this site what I envision it can be.  So, I have thought about the questions asked by my own little brain and by others (much bigger than mine) who try to understand what I aim to do with this.
I am doing what I feel is what I must do when knowing that there are 27 million people living in conditions of slavery.  After researching much, I have learned that there are many organizations and brave individuals that ARE standing up and FIGHTING for those that can't (you can find a listing of some of those on this very page). Many.  I am not trying to be yet another non profit.  I think with the ones already working we can make a difference if we all support them.  Hence the creation of this website.  It is NOT here to raise money, it is NOT here to directly fight, it is NOT here for self promotion.  This site is to HELP you know WHERE you can HELP, WHO you can SUPPORT and WHAT people are doing.  It is to be a virtual forum where we can meet, share our ideas, pictures, news, etc and be in touch with others that are like minded.
WHAT do I intend to accomplish with this? I hope to reach to as many people that do or do not know about this issue and once they are informed, to provide them with the tools to actually DO something about it.  It is such a huge issue that once one is faced with it, we can feel: "well, there's nothing I can do about it."  However there are a LOT of things we CAN do.  I aim to share those with everyone here.  From contacting our government officials to simply posting the logo provided here to open the conversation.
Entering the Pepsi Refresh Project was what made this real for me, because by doing so I realized that even though a professional done site would be ideal, I can't let that stop me.  I have the privilege of having a voice that CAN be heard and I fully intend to YELL till I am heard.
I invite you to join me, to demand legal changes, to help those that need it, to be strong for those that are weak and to not back down.
Pablo
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