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day.24.pro.what?

2009-07-24T07:46:00.000-07:00

yo jack - thotbomb this... you already know where you stand on the pro-choice vs. pro-life debate. you’ve seen the rhetoric + propaganda from both sides. but it’s getting complicated. unused embryos. stem cells. clinic violence. supreme court appointments.

everyone has a opinion of when life begins. where are you on the spectrum?

http://www.thotbomb.com/day24pro

day.21.a.kind.word

2009-07-20T23:54:00.000-07:00

a simple idea that goes along way.
who has made an impact in your
life or helped you along the journey?

it could be a teacher, mentor, family
member, author, journalist, pastor -
you choose. do you think that person
knows they are important to you?

take a moment and write a quick
email or letter of encouragement.
keep it simple to the point - and
let them know that their actions
make a difference.

http://www.thotbomb.com/day21encourage

day.20.rebirth.of.capitalism

2009-07-20T07:41:00.000-07:00

imagine you were kidnapped, taken
away at age 11 and forced to work
as a modern slave.

...but just when you had almost
given up all hope in this life -
someone comes along and sets
you free!

now what? where will you live?
what will you do with your life?

today click here to buy a product
that was made by someone who is a
survivor of slavery. help them continue
their dream of freedom.

http://www.thotbomb.com/day20freedom

day.19.va-va.boom

2009-07-19T11:18:00.000-07:00

it is nothing new that the media
exploits images of women
to sell their products.

it has become so normal we
don’t even realize half the time
when these images are degrading
to women. media creators try to
push the limit just far enough not
to offend the masses.

where do you draw the line?
take the newsstand cover quiz
and identify which cover you think
goes to far. (Rated PG-13)

http://www.thotbomb.com/day19women

day.18.glass.empty

2009-07-18T07:48:00.000-07:00

one in six people in the world
don’t have access to clean water.

at any given time, half of all people
in developing countries are
suffering from water-related illness.

no other humanitarian intervention
has a more dramatic effect on life
than access to clean water.

could you give up water for a day?
could you at least take note each time
you use water in your daily life.

http://www.thotbomb.com/day18water

day.17.open.someone's.eyes

2009-07-17T08:52:00.000-07:00

there is probably an issue you care
about that you wish more people
were aware of. you proba bly are
asking yourself, why don’t more
people do something?

today, do something to share
a cause you are passionate about
with someone else. sometimes
the best way to raise awareness
is reading a book or listening to
an audio book.

click here and take 5 minutes
and order a book online to be sent
to your friend.

http://www.thotbomb.com/day17read

day.16.trading.dust.for.must

2009-07-15T23:19:00.000-07:00

think about one thing in your attic,
garage or hall closet that you’ve
been holding on to for several years
because you imagined that someday
it would be worth a lot of money.

what if you let it go... gave it away.
turned dust into a “must” need for
a charity that would put the money
to good use, large or small.

today put that dusty object up
on charity ebay and sell it.

http://www.thotbomb.com/day16dust

day.15.faceless.for.a.day

2009-07-15T08:32:00.000-07:00

what would it feel like to be a refugee,
or an imigrant in a foreign land?
would you constantly live in fear of
being found out and sent away?

what if you had no valid identification?
no way to legally drive a car, no way to
open a bank account, no way checkout
a library book, or even file a police report.

tomorrow leave all your identification
and credit cards at home. Try and make
it through the day with no identity.

http://www.thotbomb.com/day15faceless

day.14.proximity.compassion

2009-07-13T23:32:00.000-07:00

there are 138 million orphans in the
world right now. a statistic that is
hard to wrap my “don’t bother me
I’m watching baseball” head around.

if a child orphaned by AIDS was sitting
in our driveway - alone & hungry -
wouldn’t we get off the couch
and do something?

click here to find our where your
compassion proximity meter breaks.

day.13.what.will.yours.say?

2009-07-13T00:11:00.000-07:00

someday someone will write your
obituary and put something on
your tombstone.

if you could write it today. what
would you want it to say? what
kind of contribution will you make
in this life?

take 5 minutes and jot down
what you want on your tombstone.
then email it to someone - if you don’t
who to email it to - then email it
to day13@thotbomb.com

day.12.get.your.own.slave

2009-07-11T22:25:00.000-07:00

there are 27 million people living
in slavery around the world. that’s
more than anytime in history.

over a million people are trafficked
across borders each year.

80% of slaves are women and as
many as 50% are children as young
as 4 years old.

the first step to ending modern
slavery + human trafficking is
awareness. put yourself in the shoes
of a slave trader -- click here.

day.11.be.kind.to.swine

2009-07-10T22:40:00.000-07:00

are you kind to animals?
are you really as nice to animals
as you think you are? how about
companies you buy things from?

are you only kind to animals when
it’s convenient?

hey fatty, click here to take the
animal compassion quiz.

day.10.mickey.mouse.media

2009-07-09T22:32:00.000-07:00

how much influence does the media have over you?
does it define beauty? does it define success? does it
define popularity?

do you share the same worldview as the people
selling you thier products?

take the media awareness quiz. click here to deconstruct
some recent magazine print advertising.

day.9.pack.it.in

2009-07-08T23:59:00.000-07:00

who will cross your path today?
will it be someone who has hit
a bump in the road and genuinely
needs your help?

on your lunch hour today, go to
the store and put together an
amenity kit for a homeless person.
a little care package can bring a
person some dignity and show
that someone still cares.

click here for a helpful list of
items for a homeless amenity kit.
(keep it in your car & when you give it away, don’t just hand
it to a homeless person, talk to them, find out their story.)

day.8.shiny.happy.stuff

2009-07-08T00:18:00.000-07:00

we all love our stuff... favorite
shoes, favorite watch, cool new
cellphone...

but ask yourself this... out of the
6.4 billion people - one in two live on
less than $2 a day.

so while the rest of the world is
struggling to get enough to eat, do
you think our spending habits are
obscene? take a quick quiz here.

day.7.the.off.button

2009-07-06T23:05:00.000-07:00

research says that each of us are exposed to
around 245 ad messages everyday!

that’s about 16 per hour (16 waking hours)

would you think different without all those messages?

today’s challenge is to have a media free day!
(no tv, car radio, web banners, spam emails, newspapers,
magazines, facebook, or twitter)

day.6.walk.in.their.shoes

2009-07-05T21:20:00.000-07:00

think about your closet....
how many shirts do you own?
how many shoes do you own?

millions of people only own a
single change of clothes. put
yourself in their shoes for a day.

today’s challenge: wear all the
same clothes tomorrow that you
are wearing today. yes, even your
skivvies!

(take note of how you feel. did anyone else
notice you wore the same thing?)

day.5.sarah.cynthia.stout

2009-07-04T23:03:00.000-07:00

if you grewn up reading shel silverstein then you’ll know
this story “sarah cynthia sylvia stout would not take the
garbage out” ok, i guess we didn’t pay attention in class
because each of us in the U.S. still throws away 29 pounds of
garbage every week. how much do you throw away in
a day? today take a photo of every piece of garbage
before you throw it away! (or save a day’s worth of garbage)
email photos to day5@thotbomb.com

day.4.love.your.enemy

2009-07-03T22:42:00.000-07:00

It’s easy for us to only see the world
through our western eyes. Try this,
find a foreign website and look for an
email address of a blogger, mother,
teacher, writer or someone in the same
field as you.Send them a polite email
asking if they would like to correspond
with you. The world will feel a lot smaller,
and a friendship might just be made.

now leaving the suburbs... email
your enemy... do it

day.3.chain.stores

2009-07-02T22:00:00.000-07:00

do you know wear the clothes you are wearing were made? tell corporations that you demand sweatshop & slave free products - click here.

day.2.give.away.a.million

2009-07-01T22:55:00.001-07:00

what if someone gave you a million dollars today to give away

but... you had to give it all away to just one cause. could you?
what issue are you the most passionate about? pick it here.

day.1.the.rich.list

2009-05-29T22:12:00.000-07:00

Do the richest people in the world have the power to change things? If you were one of the richest in the world what would you do to make a difference? After taking the rich list challenge, where did you rank?