I decided to begin this blog because last summer I was shocked into awareness by the violence in Iran. I was literally glued to Twitter for two days during the crisis after the June elections, devouring tweets on #Iranelection in English, watching videos taken from cell phones on the streets of Tehran, retweeting information that would (I hoped) help Iranians.
I am a political science major, but I consider myself to be more a writer than a political person. However, one reason I was attracted to political science is because I wanted to make a difference in the world. I am still rather vague about what that difference might be, but I have realized, partly through Iranians making themselves heard through one of the only channels still open to them, that the Internet provides an opportunity for communication and a potential catalyst for change.
This blog is about getting the word out about people who are living under oppressive regimes around the world. It is not endorsing any political party or any 'end' of the political spectrum;but it is dedicated to freedom as an ideal outlined in the Declaration of Independence which does not derive from governments but from God, governments themselves merely "deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed".
I will mainly post links to articles about people who are fighting for their freedom, such as those in Iran, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, and other areas around the world that are lesser known, and about countries in which there is a substantial degree of freedom, but where freedoms are being eroded at an alarming rate, such as in Russia. I would also like to raise awareness about humanitarian crises, for a person needs food and shelter before they have the ability and desire to fight for freedom. Often it is the lack of freedom that contributes to dire economic and social conditions in the first place.
I would also like to include, when appropriate, parallels in history, and examples from fiction, movies, and television, since these are how we transmit values and ideas.

Dedicated to harnessing the power of the Internet for positive change for those who fight for freedom around the world.