September 18, 2007
Carnival of Injustice
The Carnival of Injustice is making its debut today at The Stars Are Gone. (If you saw this post earlier, I had the wrong link. Sorry! It’s corrected now.) Suni originated the carnival to highlight stories of injustice around the world. “The more people know, the more change can occur.” This first edition of the carnival will feature the current travesty taking place in Jena, Louisiana, where six young black men are being horribly mis-handled by the court system. You’ll find several posts about the Jena 6 and have another opportunity to become involved in their advocacy if you haven’t done so yet.
Future editions of the Carnival of Injustice are scheduled to run every other Friday. Check out the details and be thinking about stories you’d like to share with the world.
Technorati Tags: blog carnivals, Carnival of injustice, social advocacy, social causes
Posted by skeet @ 10:50 pm • Blog carnivals, Society & culture
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September 19th, 2007 at 6:03 pm, Whim Says:
Sounds interesting. I’ll check it out.
September 19th, 2007 at 6:30 pm, the subconscious mind Says:
i have recently discovered these carnivals and i must say they are great, loads of great articles to read.
September 19th, 2007 at 7:57 pm, skeet Says:
The Carnival of Injustice is defiitely worth checking out, Whim. I had the wrong link when you saw my post. I’ve corrected it now.
September 20th, 2007 at 5:38 am, Chuck Foxtrot Says:
Skeet,
Thanks for stopping by my site (linked through the carnival). I’d written a post prior to seeing the CoI, but when I saw that Suni was running the carnival, I signed up.
My post was (obviously) short on details and a little irreverent, but I think I still hit on the salient points…
Chuck
September 20th, 2007 at 2:22 pm, lotiis Says:
that’s indeed interesting. be checking it out.
September 21st, 2007 at 4:33 pm, allan Says:
It’s amazing how little news coverage this is getting…too busy w/ OJ and Britney, I suppose.
The more things change, the more they don’t…
September 22nd, 2007 at 7:13 am, skeet Says:
Sorry I was so slow to respond to this, Chuck. Yeah, I think Suni is onto something. So many terrible things get shoved into a closet in favor of stories about celebs showing their butts or the latest big sporting event. We, as bloggers, have the power to put those stories into a spotlight. The Jena 6 story is getting more coverage now, perhaps in part because so many bloggers ran the story. We can do powerful things with this carnival!
September 22nd, 2007 at 7:18 am, skeet Says:
Sad, isn’t it Allan, what news editors consider to be newsworthy on any given day? The Jena 6 story is finally making headlines outside of Louisiana and the Black press, in part because of the demonstration and I think maybe in part because so many bloggers have drawn attention to it. I’m looking forward to using the Carnival of Injustice to bring other worthy stories to the forefront.
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:47 am, Andy Says:
Hi, Skeet, Your article about Jena 6 is great. I have some friends in Jena High, some are white, some black. I must say that this incident was horrible. Do you know, that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) established a fund to help pay attorney fees?
September 23rd, 2007 at 8:55 pm, skeet Says:
Aloha Andy. My apologies for being slow to respond to your comment about my post on the Jena 6. I can only imagine how stressful this horrible situation is for all of your friends who attend Jena High. It needs to be resolved fairly and equitably for the sake of the entire student body, the entire community. There can be no sense of community or forward motion with these terrible injustices hanging fire.
Yes, I know about the leagal fund and have encouraged my readers to support the Jena 6 in any way they can, including monetary contributions. I would imagine that the legal bills are mounting to alarming proportions.