When I started this blog, I explained that the name, Rebelling Against Indifference, comes from a speech that Bono gave where he said “If I am honest, I’m rebelling against my own indifference. I am rebelling against the idea that the world is the way the world is and there’s not a damned thing I can do about it. So I’m trying to do a damned thing.”. I said that I didn’t want to sit back and become indifferent to things happening around me, that I didn’t want to become complacent. I want to continue to believe that I, that we, can make a difference, and that we can do more than just talk about it. I want to give a damn about the messed up things in this world, even if they don’t affect me. So, to that end, I’ve joined with Kat and 38 other bloggers to remind ourselves that it is “about something other than us”.

Here’s what Kat wrote about the 40 day fast:

Who:
40 bloggers who will each fast for 1 day.

What:
They will blog about the experience as well as an area of need in the world (either a cause or a country) and an organization that strives to meet that need.

They will also link to the blogger who is fasting on each day of the fast and encourage their readers to join the fast on the 40th day.

Why:
The purpose behind it is to give people an opportunity to:
1. Experience a bit of need
2. Learn about the need in the world
3. Do something about it

How:
We need you. We’ve got all 40 bloggers for the fast but here are some other ways you can get involved:
Follow along each day and read about each of the causes.
Place one of the logos on the sidebar of your blog.
Post a link each day to the blogger who is fasting.
Join us in fasting on the 40th day (July 31st).
Get involved in one of the organizations mentioned each day.
Start your own 40 day fast from your blog.

Kat wrote the first post today, on Compassion International, that you can read here.

And here’s a calendar with links to all the bloggers involved, courtesy of Euphrony.

June 2007
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					22 Kat	23 Brant Hansen
24 SAM	25 Shaun Groves	26 Kristen	27 Chaotic Hammer	28 Stephanie	29 Stephen	30 Jeanine
July 2007
1 Truevyne	2 Ryan G.	3 Jeremy Thiessen	4 Steven	5 Susanne	6 Valerie	7 William Guice
8 Todd	9 Scott	10 Transition Pete	11 Marianne	12 Mark Jaffrey	13 Michelle	14 Lucas Parry
15 Tim Harm	16 Andrew Osenga	17 Shawn	18 Lorijo	19 Euphrony	20 Brody Harper	21 Amy
22 Erin Mount	23 Dray	24 Jessica	25 Los	26 Mom	27 Ted	28 Charla
29 Rick	30 Tressa	31 Toby