Afrosphere Bloggers Association

We are a group of concerned African Diaspora bloggers who discuss problems that affect people of African descent, create solutions and action plans to solve those problems, and enact the plans using internet resources. We plan to use these methods to network with other organizations, working on similar projects and moving in the same directions, to provide life improving services to people of the African Diaspora. We want to change the world and we can do it with your help.

Everyone has a value in this project whether it be contributing ideas, finding resources, doing research, connecting with bloggers, contacting the media, recruiting other members, spreading the word, connecting us to other organizations, or signing petitions. Every African Diaspora blogger is IMPORTANT and VALUABLE to our cause.

No one is a leader and everyone is a leader here. We are all independent bloggers here and we want to stay independent. Participate as much or as little as you want, when and how you want. We hope that together we can improve all of our lives and CHANGE THE WORLD!

Guiding Values

These are African values written in Swahilli and English

Umoja (Unity)
Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)
Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
Nia (Purpose)
Kuumba (Creativity)
Imani (Faith)

Objectives

To bring about social and pollitical change that benefits the African Diaspora by using Media activism--using media and communication technologies for social activism. Media activism includes publishing news on web sites, creating video and audio materials, collecting online resources, spreading information about issues,  spreading information not available by mainstream news, and net-based campaigns.

We plan to use media activism to achieve the following:

Internet activism (using communication technologies such as e-mail, web sites, and podcasts to enable faster communications of campaigns and deliver messages to the African Diaspora and the world);
Transforming every African Diaspora blogger into an internet activist;
Persuading and giving members of the African Diaspora online tools and resources to change their lives;
Teaching for social justice;
Writing letter and email campaigns to organizations, news media, and government;
Online petitions;
Political campaigning;
Economic activism (e.g., boycotts and preferential purchasing); and
Online community building.

Areas of Concern

Civil Rights
Self-Esteem and Self-Knowledge
Education
Crime
Drugs
Media Image
Racism
Sexism
Physical and Mental Health


Vision

We envision a world where all people of African descent know and have pride in their history, culture, talents, and beauty and have equal opportunity for happiness, health, freedom, and self-empowerment. We envision a world where people of the African Diaspora are motivated to utilize our freedom and feel empowered enough to use the tools of education, enlightenment, technology, online activism and other innovative strategies to create programs and provide services that bring about positive change in the lives of the African Diaspora.

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