Jon Popham
July 1, 2008 | 6:28 pm EST
Today is the 7th anniversary of September 11th. It’s hard to know the best way to honor the day, the people and our country, especially as we move forward and try to make our country a better place to live.
But I thought the video below and the Take Action links that follow would be a good way to start. The clip is meant to inspire. It features Phillipe Petit, the fames Frenchman who did a wire walk between the two towers. His act was one of wonder and he himself had great respect for the towers he dreamed of walking between. He really saw the beauty in them and he sought to bring that beauty to others with his death defying act.
It may seem silly in light of the seriousness of September 11th, but I firmly believe that this is not a day to sit with the fear that so often is talked about when we hear 9/11, it is instead a day to remember that acting, that inspiring others, is one of the most heroic things one could do. It is a day to move forward.
The links that follow are for you to take that inspiration and act. More than just a day of discussion this should be a day of action. So pick an issue close to your heart and take some internet time to click you way to making the world just a little bit better this September 11th.
takepart to help with the climate crisis.
takepart to take a stand against torture.
takepart to help the homeless.
takepart to speak out against immigrant detention centers and to speak up for immigrant rights.
takepart to help stop the genocide in Darfur.
takepart to work towards a world with better food for everyone.
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Trakr, the hero rescue dog who sniffed out survivors from the ruins of the World Trade Center after 9/11, has won a competition to be cloned. The German Shepherd was picked as the “most clone-worthy” dog in a contest presenting dog owners with an opportunity to clone their pet, free of charge by the California company BioArts International. Trakr and his owner James Symington were among the first search and rescue teams to arrive on the smoldering site of Ground Zero on September 11, 2001. The pair also found the last human survivor at the scene of the disaster, located under 30 feet of wreckage.