We recently heard about a musician based out of Maryland, Dave Tieff, who is determined to raise $1,000,000 for charity through his music by 12/31/09. Amnesty International is one of the four charities of his choice and we felt compelled to let all of you know about his mission.
Read his story. Be inspired.
Perhaps Eleanor Roosevelt said it best:

"Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world."