Note: Iraq body count only uses media reported, corroborated casualty figures. The number above
therefore represents a lower bound on the number of deaths. Other estimates are shown here
Youtube Award Winning Video: Stop the Clash of Civilizations
The youtube video awards for 2007 were announced this past week, and the winner for the politics category (yes even beating out the "I have a crush on Obama" video) is called "Stop the Clash of Civilizations".
It is a great video touching upon the very important points that extremists such as Bush and Bin Laden do not speak for global public opinion. Instead they use the fear and anger engendered by each other to push through their unpopular agendas. Its message of emphasizing what we have in common, empathizing with people throughout the world, rejecting stereotypes taking action through mass movements is inspiring and very well done.
The organization that put this together is called Avaaz - meaning "voice" in several languages. Their website and Youtube channel are both worth checking out.
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