Right now 1.1 billion people on the planet don't have access to safe, clean drinking water. That is 1 in 6 of us. So, what can we do? How about use Twitter to mobilize support and raise money to build water wells in areas that need it most. Bingo!
A little history: The first Twestival was on Thursday 25 September in London and was attended by over 200 very early adopters. Twestival was the most blogged and twittered word in the world that day. 200 twitter folk can make a lot of noise.
Twestival is: a series of events organized using Twitter running in 100+ cities on the same day to raise money for charity: water
charity: water is: a non profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. They give 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need.
Why water?: Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.
CALL TO ACTION: Find the nearest Twestival to you and sign up! And, if you're in New York City, you better come out and party with me at the NYC Twestival on February 12th @ M2 Ultra Lounge in Chelsea. Be there or be square. Oh and be kind and follow @nyctwestival on Twitter.
Also make sure to take a look at out our 20/20/20 call-to-action for the NYC Twestival attendees.
