[Featured blog last week] Carpe Diem: a call for individual and collective action

It was barely three months from June 21, 2011 when Darwin Mendiola started this blog “Carpe Diem.” Since then it has earned 1,200 plus hits which was a good sign for a new blogger who mainly focuses on topics of human rights. Darwin Mendiola works with the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD). A regional…

Human Rights Online Philippines

September 11, 2011

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Darwin Mendiola works with the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD). A regional level federation of human rights organizations that are working with the issues of enforced disappearances in Asia.

As Darwin described his blog…

“Carpe diem is a phrase from a Latin poem by Horace which means “seize the day”. Carpe is literally translated as “to pick, pluck, pluck off, cull, crop, gather”. Diem on the other hand simply connotes “day”. Roman poet Ovid used this phrase to mean “to enjoy, seize, use, and live”. For the author, this is about changing our attitude – by simply being critical, being involved and to express one’s thought. This is what this blog is trying to do – just to contribute in the understanding of the social realities by examining issues that affect our lives.

Carpe diem is a call for individual and collective action.”

Carpe Diem mainly contains Darwin’s reflections and opinions on human rights issues and other helpful information with HR interest. His recent series of posts tackle on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) concerns. You can read more of Carpe Diem through the URL address – http://dars0357.wordpress.com/.

Consistent with one of the objectives of HRonlinePH to promote blogs and bloggers containing human rights related posts we had Carpe Diem last week and now we will have My Life is My Message by Anthony Gaupo as our featured blog of the week.

Carpe Diem (trynschimmy.wordpress.com)
Word to the Wise | “Carpe Diem” (thereformedwesleyan.wordpress.com)
[Blogger] Reaping the fruits of labor by Darwin Mendiola (hronlineph.wordpress.com)
[Blogger] Expanding the Mandate of CHR: Can a toothless tiger bite with false teeth? (hronlineph.wordpress.com)
[Blogger] The Blind Side – Carpe Diem (hronlineph.wordpress.com)
[Photo Blog] We have RAGED! (hronlineph.wordpress.com)
[Blogger] Demanding Human Rights Obligation Beyond the State – Carpe Diem (hronlineph.wordpress.com)
[Blogger] Demanding for Justice – Carpe Diem (hronlineph.wordpress.com)

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September 12, 2011 at 3:59 am

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September 12, 2011 at 9:40 am

It is an opportunity and an honor to be featured in HRonlinPH as the blog for the previous weeks. HRonlinPH did not only provide me with a venue to share my views and personal advocacy but it also brought a number of new readers and subscribers to my blog.

Keep up the good work. Carpe diem will always be part of the online promotion and protection of human rights for all.

– Darwin Mendiola
Carpe Diem

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