Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. -- Frederick Douglass ~~~~ Inspiration of the Day: Environmental protest meets extreme sports each year at the Vogalonga (long row) in Venice, Italy. As many as 1,000 human-powered boats take part in the 18.6-mile regatta through the famously polluted waters of Venice. Motorboats, whose wakes weaken the foundation of centuries-old buildings, and industrial pollution from mainland chemical factories are the main targets of these floating activists, who see the Vogalonga as a creative and inspiring way to draw attention to the ecological threats facing this magic city. charityfocus.org/php-bin/qad.php?n=2078
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 18:53:49 +0000