As an active blogger, I have a healthy respect for the power of the written word. It can change lives, change perceptions, change opinions and contribute (positively or negatively) to the collective consciousness of which we all are a part.

There is an anonymity involved in blogging, too - not so much from the blogger’s position, but from the reader’s position. While I have various ways to see who is reading what I write, I will never know for sure how many lives I’ve touched.

Blogs are viral by nature and we are social creatures, so it stands to reason any message I publish here could go around the world and back - literally - whether I can track it, or not. It’s this aspect of blogging - this power to spread a message worldwide in seconds flat - that prompts me to join Bloggers Unite. I truly believe what we send out comes back to us ten-fold. I also firmly believe we are all connected - spiritually, if by no other means - and that initiatives like Bloggers Unite are the blogging equivalent to people joining together in prayer.

While the words might change from country to country and are sometimes taken for granted, human rights represent one of the universally agreed upon ideas — that all people are born with basic rights and freedoms that include life, liberty, and justice. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations.

Bloggers Unite For Human Rights challenges bloggers everywhere to help elevate human rights by drawing attention to the challenges and successes of human rights issues on May 15. What those topics may include — the wrongful imprisonment of journalists covering assemblies, governments that ignore the plight of citizens, and censorship of the Internet. What is important is that on one day, thousands of bloggers unite and share their unified support of human rights everywhere.

- Bloggers Unite

Do you publish a blog? It doesn’t matter what you blog about normally - let’s come together and all blog about Human Rights on May 15th. There are dozens and dozens of human rights issues that you can write about. The one you choose is up to you. Please accept my personal invitation by leaving your blog URL in a comment below. I will also include a link to your blog on my post on the 15th, to make sure everyone can read your contribution.