Hello fellow Filipino Book Bloggers, just a quick announcement: there’s a meet-up scheduled on January 21, 3pm at Libreria Bookstore in Cubao X. Everyone is welcome to attend!
We interrupt our regular programming to welcome Ruby to the site. She’s here to talk about something worthwhile. Let’s all give Ruby a warm welcome!
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Hello, my name is Ruby Veridiano, and I am the first LitCorps Ambassador of LitWorld, a global literacy organization based in New York City. As the first official LitCorps Ambassador, I chose my home country of the Philippines as the new grounds in which I would help LitWorld spearhead their Girls and Boys LitClubs, programs that help empower boys and girls through reading and writing.
I am also here to spread the mission of World Read Aloud Day, an international event occurring on March 7th, 2012, that gathers people across the world to advocate for literacy. Presently, over 790 million people across the world cannot read or write. Yet, literacy is a human rights issue. Without literacy, development and progress in economics, health, and education would be hindered.
World Read Aloud Day motivates children, teens, and adults worldwide to celebrate the power of words, especially those words that are shared from one person to another, and creates a community of readers advocating for every child’s right to a safe education and access to books and technology. By raising our voices together on this day we show the world’s children that we support their future: that they have the right to read, to write, and to share their words to change the world.
It is my hope that I can invite the Filipino Book Bloggers to take part in celebrating World Read Aloud Day by helping us spread the word through your blog and social media. We’d also love to invite you in helping us create celebrations/events in honor of this special day!
To participate in World Read Aloud Day, please feel free to email me at rubyverdiano@litworld.org. You can also learn more about LitWorld and World Read Aloud Day here: http://litworld.org/worldreadaloudday/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/litworld
Twitter: @litworldsays
You can also view photos of all the amazing people who joined us around the world for World Read Aloud Day 2011 here.
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Welcome to Filipino Book Bloggers! This is a community of Filipino book bloggers from all over the world. It started out as just a directory but has evolved to include online discussions and meet ups every other month.
I think this is a good opportunity for us book bloggers to come up with something that helps promote literacy. Maybe we can post ideas here.
If you’d like to participate as a blogger to spread the word, please email me! RubyVeridiano@litworld.org. Thanks!
I’m surprised to hear about this World Read Aloud Day. Cool! I am a blogger, budding to be book blogger, but still undecided. I like and write book reviews specifically for personal development. I’d like to share with you my “Read and Lead Today” post recently: http://wp.me/p25Rh3-f7