Action Roundup

Published: July 25, 2008, 1:26 am

Do you use sport for chairty? I remember all of those middle school walk-a-thons (I actually met my hubby at one, go figure–it was for St. Jude’s hospital, a very worthy organization). But besides raising money, how else can sports be used for good? A few ideas that I’ve had include mentoring teams, organizing underprivileged areas into places of fun and friendship, and definitely combatting obesity. But what else could be done? Any ideas? Post them at Play City, the new project from YouthNoise and Nike, and inspire other activists to do something. Here are several other actions to take this week: Tell your rep to pass legislation that protects consumers Tell McCain to ban torture for good Help save ocean fisheries Tell the Census Bureau that married gay couples are, um, married (hello!) Make it clear that birth control isn’t itself abortion Ask the House to ban cluster bombs Tell Congress to give food aid

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