Happy Mandela Day:: Ladies, This Is Your Call To Action

Today is Mandela Day.

What does this mean? For 67 years Nelson Mandela has dedicated his life on working to correct human actions that have led to poverty. Nelson Mandela continues to fight the good fight and change the world.

Today, to celebrate Nelson Mandela's 67 years, Dermalogica are hoping you can direct microloans to women who need a hand. You can be a change maker in the click of a button. All the loans are fully funded already - all you have to do is click to make someone's life completely different.

Please go online by midnight today - we're trying to direct 670 microloans today!

Did you know
* 66% of the world's work is done by women, yet...
* 70% of people below the poverty line are women
* 1% of the world's land is owned by women

You can learn more here about the important role Dermalogica is playing in helping women in poverty and empowering women entrepreneurs. Their joinFITE community and initiative has already funded over 14,000 women and businesses.

Click here to play your role in directing a loan. It takes seconds to make a change!

Together we can empower 670 women around the world who are less fortunate than ourselves to make changes to their lives. That's pretty damn powerful. GO!

* I have put so many links in here to make it as easy as possible to click through and change a woman's life.

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Ther'es nothing more powerful than an idea.
Get involved. Let's make this revolution happen.
Get on Twitter, share it on Facebook, yell it from the rooftops, plaster it up on your local walls, chat around your water cooler.

Keep Aaron Cutting

image courtesy of Getty images. Photograph taken by Dan Kitwood



A resident of Tottenham for 41 years, 89 year old Aaron has been devastated by the damage to his livelihood following the riots.



He arrived back to his shop where it had been smashed up, hair dryers looted, even his kettle stolen.



If you've got a little bit of dosh you can help Aaron get back cutting. That's cool.



You can read more here to help keep Aaron cutting.

Help Me Help You

So in a couple of weeks I'm doing a little talk at a conference. It's about PR. And PR agencies/consultants and the world of blogging and bloggers.



Secretly I am hoping no one turns up, because every time I think about it, I feel really, really queasy.



Nevertheless, I am doing a little research beforehand. Whether you read blogs, blog, or are new to blogs, I'd value your feedback. But I'm not doing some hardcore survey, because:

a) I just don't have the time

and

b) neither do you



Let me cut to the chase. I'd love it if you had a spare five minutes, if you can tell me:

- If PR agencies contact you: what works? what doesn't?

- What do you love?

- What do you loathe?

- How many companies contact you per week?

- Do you ever get any really random requests?

- And does anyone ever nail it - like really hit the nail on the head, and get you and your blog, and how to work with you?

- As a reader: what works for you? And what are you sick of?



Or if you're more comfortable emailing me, that's ace: lexipmm (at) gmail (dot) com



I'd appreciate any insights you can share with me - and if you comment on here, please don't name any agencies or companies.



Help me out peeps!