Stories about Announcements from August, 2010
Venezuela: Blog Carnival and Freedom of Online Expression
Global Voices is sponsoring a Blog Festival and invites Venezuelan bloggers to write about the topic "freedom of expression on the internet." This post provides all of the details on how to participate.
Russia: Crowdsourcing assistance for victims of wildfires

Severe wildfires in Russia have continued to spread since last week, displacing thousands of citizens. A new website using Ushahidi software, Russian-fires.Ru, is mapping not the fires themselves, but citizens who need help and those who wish to offer help.