Global Voices: Daily Digest—October 15-16, 2011

World Food Day: Living with Hunger Pangs
According to the World Bank, nearly 1 billion people go to bed hungry around the world, and the rising food prices will make that number grow. Today, for the World Food Day, we put faces on those hungry families and hear their stories. read>>

Global Handwashing Day: Changing Behaviors through Song and Dance
Do you know how to properly wash your hands? Through songs and dances, people from different parts of the world teach others the right way to wash their hands to promote health. October 15th 2011 is the Global Handwashing Day and with the slogan Clean Hands Save Lives, it puts the spotlight on a simple action that helps decrease child mortality due to preventable diseases. read>>

Food Around the World on Blog Action Day 2011
Every year since 2007, Blog Action Day has united bloggers from around the world in talking about one global issue. Collectively, the thousands of bloggers participating have an audience of millions. And this year on October 16, 2011 they talked about food. read>>

Worldwide: Dialogue and Peace through Sport
Joël Bouzou, a bronze medalist during the 1984 Olympic Games and World Champion of modern penthathlon in 1987, is the founder and president of Peace and Sport, an NGO created in 2007 whose motto is "Building sustainable peace through sport". read>>

Whose Language? The Royal Spanish Academy and Copyright
Can a language used by millions of people be copyrighted and be the property of an entity or institution? Is its appropriation by third parties legally permissible or ethical? read>>

More posts on Global Voices today...
Hungary: How Many Policemen Does It Take to Arrest A Homeless Person?
Russia: The Future of LiveJournal's Network Effect
Colombia: Palestinian Leader Mahmud Abbas Visits President Santos
South Korea: Photos from Occupy Wall Street Protest in Seoul
Peru: Paul McAuley, a British Priest Defending the Amazon
Bolivia: A Judicial Election Without Campaigning
Poland: Election Results Signal Imminent Generation Shift
Russia: Soccer Team Qualifies for Euro 2012 - 'On To Ukraine and Poland!!!'

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