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Silence

"Silence can say more than a thousand words", proclaims the website of OneDayBlogSilence.com.

On April 30th 2007, the Blogosphere will hold a One-Day Blog Silence in honor of the victims at Virginia Tech. More then 30 died at the US college massacre.

 

But it´s not only about them. Many bloggers have responded and asked about all the other victims of our world. All the people who die every day. What about them?

 

This day can be a symbol of support to all the victims of our world!

In silent protest, I will remain silent on this blog on April 30, a week from now. But it can't stop there. After that, silence is simply laziness. After all, it's silence that keeps injustice in our world, it's the people that don't have a voice that get knocked the hardest. On the other hand, Martin Luther King, Jr. died to show that silent vigils and nonviolent activism is much more effective than fighting back with violence and frustration. The big question is, who gets to translate how we do that in 21st century America? I have ideas, but they are just that—ideas. What will you do to help victims all over the world? And since Americans tend to think in terms of "collateral damage" when we take the discussion global, let's entertain the question, "what will you do to help victims within 10 miles of your house?"

Update: Many have decided that they will not be silent: walls of the city, Electric Venom, and Wizbang, to name a few.