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Old February 19th, 2014 #1
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Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead

Welcome to START: a way to study and work together with others
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START is a free 24-session study course that you conduct on your own. Gather 8 or 10 friends together, study and discuss environmental, domestic, and world issues using the on-line readings, read and think about the world we want and how to get there, and then act. The START Study Guide provides guidance on how to pull a group together, modify the process to meet your needs, and run a group. The START Reading List links directly to the readings, which are all free and accessible on-line.

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Old February 19th, 2014 #2
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Tools to change our world

"The Community Tool Box offers the most complete collection of tools and resources anywhere for building healthy and prosperous communities." - David D. Chrislip, author of The Collaborative Leadership Fieldbook

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Vernal Education Project

The Vernal Education Project is a long-term effort to create a comprehensive education and support network that can bolster and sustain grassroots progressive social change movements in the United States. The project is described in the book Inciting Democracy.

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Activist Training Webinar On The TPP

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Old February 19th, 2014 #5
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MOVEMENTS.ORG

Human rights are universal. Our vision is a world where technology makes the struggle for human rights universal too.

In closed societies, dictators and rights abusers go to incredible lengths to silence free expression, limit free association, and restrict fundamental rights. And in more open societies they spend millions to convince everyone that they aren’t censoring, arresting, and torturing their opponents back home.

But over the past decade, we’ve seen brave young activists from Riyadh to Moscow fight back with astounding ingenuity.

We’re finding innovative ways to use the Internet, social media, mobile phones, and more to harness the power of people around the world to join the struggle and even the odds. Along the way, we’re bringing in new partners, experimenting with new approaches, and sharing what we learn with activists around the world. Join us, and let’s make it happen.


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CREATIVE ACTIVISM

Welcome to the Creative Activism Open Class

This class will explore the potentials of creative activism through enabling you to make media interventions in cultural, political and social debates. Throughout the 10 week class we will be exploring how media activists and campaigners have used their media knowledge, connections and skills to ask difficult questions, provoke debate and raise awareness of important issues and problems [...]


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Tavaana

Tavaana e-courses are provided on a secure, anonymous platform, and curricula are developed and taught by leading international and Iranian experts, covering a diverse array of civil society related topics such as leadership development, democratic institution building, women's rights, activism, digital safety, trauma healing, international human rights law, advocacy, civic organizing, secularism and religious freedom, labor rights and labor organizing, web publishing and much more.


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THE CITIZEN'S HANDBOOK

Practical assistance for those who want to make a difference


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Old February 19th, 2014 #9
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Old February 24th, 2014 #12
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Top 10 sites for activists



By James Knight12:01AM GMT 10 Nov 2007

James Knight selects a list of websites to help you click-start your campaign


Global Voices
globalvoicesonline.org

Imagine a café where you can eavesdrop on conversations happening all over the world. Here, rather than witter on about what they had for breakfast, the online community of well-informed bloggers gives voice to the issues they are experiencing on the ground, from corrupt sumo wrestling in Japan to Colombian satirical websites to striking sugar workers in Iran. A gloriously diverse place to find out about issues often ignored by the mainstream media.

They Work for You
theyworkforyou.com

One of the most powerful tools in the political campaigner's online armoury, this is a virtual conscience for the House of Commons, keeping track of every MP's voting and attendance record and ideological position. Drawing on official records such as Hansard and the Register of Members' Interests, it is blissfully easy to use, whether checking how much James Purnell's culture department has spent on business-class flights (£201,110), or Anne Widdecombe's income from TV appearances (not quite as much, but still pretty handy).

The Information Commissioner
www.ico.gov.uk

Information is the currency that activists trade in, and this online home of the information ombudsman is the place to take any enquiry about the details that may be held on you (under the Data Protection Act), or to find out the range of topics you can investigate (under Freedom of Information). Whether you want to mug up on how to avoid unwanted emails, or track down Environmental Information Regulations, it's a good starting point for scything through the forest of bureaucracy around most public bodies. Thankfully, the site itself is easy to navigate around, full of helpful pointers, and frequently updated.

Current
current.tv

With its innovative broadcasting model, the Al Gore-funded television channel could have a longer-lasting impact than An Inconvenient Truth, his climate-change documentary. Blending cool MTV stylings with a Channel 4-style news agenda, the site acts as a springboard where viewers can "greenlight" the short films and docs they want to see on the digital TV channel (running on Sky and Virgin Media). No makeover shows or reality phone-ins – this is television that actually tells you something, whether watching Greg Crompton's atmospherically shot Witch Hunting in Africa (tinyurl.com/2behdx), or Take Me Down's tale of a female arm?wrestler in Farnham (tinyurl.com/2f2t9x).

Facebook
facebook.com

Alex Bookbinder, 19, backpacked through Myanmar earlier in the year – a few months later he was overseeing a "Support the monks' protest in Burma" campaign, run from the page he set up on Facebook. Boasting more than 400,000 members, and spreading the word of protest marches and vigils, it's a potent reminder of how quickly the web acts as a rallying point for causes and interest groups all over the world, aided by the "pass it on" spirit of clubby social networks such as Facebook.

Meetup
meetup.com

This site goes a step further than web?only activism, acting as a parish noticeboard for real-world meetings. You can browse by city or by interest, which tends to throw up such unlikely pursuits as discussing poetry in Manchester or improving public speaking skills in London, or talking dungeons and dragons in Leatherhead. A US import, the site is yet to take off in a big way in the UK and, in a telling reflection of human nature, there are hundreds of clubs that people say they would like to be a part of, none of which have been started up. So what are you waiting for?

The Ecologist
theecologist.org/daily-life.asp

Zac Goldsmith has done much to bring green issues to the attention of Middle England, and his magazine's collection of past articles within its "Daily Life" section is ripe with advice on individual actions and responsibilities. If you want to storm the barricades, the "action" section points in the direction of organisations from the RSPB to Plane Stupid, while a digital edition magazine now stretches back to March 2005 – although the most recent back issues are accessible only for a £18.95 subscription.

Do-it!
do-it.org.uk

You don't need to penetrate the depths of the Congo or Caracas to see hardship first hand. If you are looking to make a difference, there are plenty of volunteering opportunities at home. The only national volunteering database in the UK, this portal is the place to start trawling through a bewildering number of projects. Consult the tips section to decide what suits you, from mentoring a young person to cleaning out a canal – then enter your postcode to see what it throws up in your area.

Oxfam
oxfam.org.uk

Whether or not you agree with Oxfam's policy positions, its grasp of the internet as a means of informing, entertaining and marketing is unrivalled. The charity has firmly established online retail with its beefed-up Oxfam Unwrapped platform (an ideal source of alternative Christmas presents), while it has set up a custom video channel for its own music festival held at the start of October (tinyurl.com/2wlwd5). The "resources" section heads into considerable depth on issues such as trade justice and climate change, with a wealth of statistical ammunition for media and activists alike.

Care2
care2.com

It's a little bit hippy-dippy, but this social network is aimed specifically at people with caring, sharing instincts. Membership seems overwhelmingly female, and there's a strong US bias, but the site can play a role if you are looking for a wide-dispersed support group to discuss issues you wouldn't normally want to discuss at home. Design is busy, with adverts for herbal remedies and the like occasionally becoming intrusive.


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This thread went over like a turd in a punch bowl. After 6 freakin days, only one single poster.

Gee, I wonder if the title, ACTIVISM has anything to do with it.

Almost all these anonymous cunts are not only yellow, they're more lazy than niggas - spectators here for entertainment only.
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This thread went over like a turd in a punch bowl. After 6 freakin days, only one single poster.

Gee, I wonder if the title, ACTIVISM has anything to do with it.

Almost all these anonymous cunts are not only yellow, they're more lazy than niggas - spectators here for entertainment only.
Or maybe the mostly right wing white members here don't want to read leftist activism sites. Hellenic Pagan didn't write anything new, she just copied and pasted from enemy websites. There's probably some good advice hidden in that pile of crap but few are going to go digging for it based on what's posted here.

Laziness and cowardice aren't the only things holding the movement back. Leaders have to inspire their followers and be prepared with a practical plan to move forward. There's a place for scolding, shaming and berating but it comes after the followers have been recruited and inspired. You're putting the cart before the horse.
 
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This thread went over like a turd in a punch bowl. After 6 freakin days, only one single poster.

Gee, I wonder if the title, ACTIVISM has anything to do with it.

Almost all these anonymous cunts are not only yellow, they're more lazy than niggas - spectators here for entertainment only.
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democratic institution building, women's rights, international human rights law, secularism and religious freedom, and much more.
I know! How can anyone not jump on board with these causes?

We already know the methods they use -swaying public opinion and building public confidence by making them feel they are not alone by: voting on media stories, petition signing, commenting on media sites where allowed, voting on media story comments where possible - and many people do those things and have done for quite some time.
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With 200 plus views, it's gone very well indeed.

Read post, click link and off one goes, that's clearly what it's for.

Kindly take your endless childish insults and filthy sewer mouth over to the humour section, where it belongs, and stop disrupting serious activist threads like this.
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Zeitgeist Movement Activist and Orientation Guide

How could the ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT be incorporated into the EURO-NATIONALIST MOVEMENT? Where do the similarities and differences lie?



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Top 10 Activist Stories for 2013

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The U.N. will save us! "Me so activist, me change system for democratic institution building long time."
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