Did Mandela Inspire You?

Dear JOSEPHAT  

As many of you know, Nelson Mandela passed away on December 5th. 

His struggle and sacrifice to end apartheid in South Africa, his powerful leadership of a new inclusive South Africa, and his continued championing of social justice issues during his retirement from public life touched and inspired us all. 

We know that many in the Blog Action Day community are using the moment of his passing to reflect and share their thoughts about what Nelson Mandela meant to them on their blogs and social media profiles. 

The team at Blog Action Day has set up a special site with our sister project Orbit that we will be using to pull together and feature select blogs about Nelson Mandela in one place so you can share them with each other and your own communities.

If you have or will be creating a blog post, video, audio, photo or design graphic about what Nelson Mandela meant to you, we invite you to include it in our special tribute that the team at Blog Action Day and Orbit will compile, by using the hashtag #MadibaInspires and submitting to our tumblr here.

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” - Nelson Mandela

Yours sincerely, 

Jason, Karina and Sinead - The Blog Action Day Team