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    Topic Ideas for the RatifyNow CRPD Blog Swarm 2008

    By Andrea Shettle, MSW | March 18, 2008

    What On Earth Do I Say?
    Topic Ideas for the RatifyNow CRPD Blog Swarm 2008

    March 30, 2008 Blog Swarm
    Blogging the International Disability Rights Treaty

    What’s the RatifyNow CRPD Blog Swarm 2008?
    By now, you might know that Ratifynow.org will be hosting a blog swarm to celebrate the first anniversary of the international disability rights treaty, called the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). We’re looking for bloggers and other writers to contribute blog posts to the RatifyNow CRPD Blog Swarm 2008! Yes, you can participate whether or not you have a blog of your own.

    If you missed the original announcement, it’s at http://ratifynow.org/2008/03/11/join-crpd-swarm-2008/

    Perhaps you’ve thought of participating but weren’t sure what to say. Here are some ideas and questions to stimulate your thoughts. Whatever you write, just make sure your blog post is clearly linked to the theme of the blog swarm, which means it should celebrate, promote, or educate about the CRPD in some way!

    Never Enough Time to Write
    Depending on what you already know about the CRPD, these may require little or no prior research before you start writing. (If you do need a little background, read the RatifyNow FAQ at http://ratifynow.org/ratifynow-faq/ or the bulleted listing of civil rights covered in the CRPD at http://ratifynow.org/un-convention/civil-rights-in-the-crpd/).

    Taking A Little More Time
    These ideas may take more time, either because they may require more research or because you may need to allow more time for the creative process.

    Need some quick facts on disability for your blog post? Try this fact sheet from the United Nations:

    http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?navid=34&pid=18

    Want to learn more about the CRPD; the ratification process; how it will be implemented; or what can be done if the rights of people with disabilities continue to be violated after the CRPD takes full legal force? Follow some of the links from the RatifyNow post entitled “Researching the CRPD On-Line”:

    http://ratifynow.org/2008/03/17/researching-the-crpd-on-line/

    Submit your blog posts to RatifyNow@gmail.com by March 27, 2008 with the URL of your blog post, your name (or screen name), and the name of your blog. Or, if you don’t have a blog, then submit the full text of your blog post with your name and we’ll find a home for it. Please be sure to include the phrase “BLOG SWARM” somewhere in your subject line.

    Then come back to the RatifyNow.org blog on March 30, 2008, to read what all the other bloggers say about the CRPD!

    Topics: CRPD Blog Swarm! |

    One Response to “Topic Ideas for the RatifyNow CRPD Blog Swarm 2008”

    1. But I’ve Never Written a Blog! How to Blog the CRPD Anyway | RatifyNow.org Says:
      March 22nd, 2008 at 9:47 am

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