Over at
Give Orange our community is launching 7 Fridays of
Give Up and Give. We are gathering ideas from our supporters on creative ways to give something up on each Friday of Lent, and give something to others in return.
This Friday, people are being asked to skip a movie this weekend. Instead, use the money saved to sign up for membership in the Genocide Intervention Network. GINet is a great project from the Center for American Progress that transcends partisanship and empowers people to help stop the Darfur genocide by supporting the AU Peacekeeping efforts. Membership is only $15.00. Please join.
We've already received some great ideas for the other Friday's of Lent, but would love yours as well. You can submit them
here. All we ask is they be something that most people could reasonably participate in, be as nonpartisan as possible, and help raise awareness about an issue that is important to you.
Regardless of religous affiliation, I hope many of you will join me in this exercise of self-sacrifice and generosity.