deviadah
05-17-2008, 04:14 PM
:: Activism Resources ::
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• content persephone (cp)
• deviadah (dev)
• Talkingfox (tf)
• Why not you?
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Introduction:
Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. This action is in support of, or opposition to, one side of an often controversial argument. The word activism is often used synonymously with protest or dissent, but activism can stem from any number of political orientations and take a wide range of forms, from writing letters to newspapers or politicians, political campaigning, economic activism (such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing preferred businesses), rallies, blogging and street marches, strikes, or even guerrilla tactics. In the more confrontational cases, an activist may be called a freedom fighter by some, and a terrorist by others, depending on whether the commentator supports the activist's ends. In some cases, activism has nothing to do with protest or confrontation: for instance, some religious, feminist or vegetarian/vegan activists try to persuade people to change their behavior directly, rather than persuade governments to change laws. The cooperative movement seeks to build new institutions which conform to cooperative principles, and generally does not lobby or protest politically. - source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activism)
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Internet Resources...
• Abrahadabra Donation (http://forums.abrahadabra.com/forumdisplay.php?f=146) | Use your activism where it will do some good... but this one is going to cost you! (dev)
• Amnesty (http://www.amnesty.org/) | Join the fight to protect human rights worldwide. (dev)
• Blue Green Alliance, The (http://www.bluegreenalliance.org/site/c.enKIITNpEiG/b.3227091/k.E4AB/Blue_Green_Alliance.htm) | The alliance focuses on three key issues: global warming and clean energy, fair trade and reducing toxics. (tf)
• Care2 (http://www.care2.com/) |This site has multitudes of petitions to sign on various causes and a large free click to donate section. You can also send pagan (and regular) e-cards (if you register free) and get storage and the like for photos, pm's, etc. Care2's petition site is also accessible through Facebook as an app, which makes it easy to forward petitions if desired. (cp)
• McSpotlight (http://www.mcspotlight.org/) | McDonald's spends over $2 billion a year broadcasting their glossy image to the world. This is a small space for alternatives to be heard. (dev)
• National Independent Consumers and Farmers Association (http://www.nicfa.org/about.html) | A coalition of independent consumers and farmers associations united in purpose with a mission to promote and preserve unregulated direct farmer-to-consumer trade that fosters availability of locally grown or home-produced food products. (tf)
• Roskilde Festival (http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/2008/frontpage/) | Roskilde Festival is the largest North European culture and music festival and a non-profit organisation consisting of about 25 full-time employees and thousands of volunteers. Each year, The Roskilde Festival Charity Society, which is the association behind Roskilde Festival, ensures that the profits from the festival are donated directly to humanitarian and cultural purposes. Have fun whilst giving aid! (dev)
• Slow Food International (http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.html) | Taking a stab at big Agri-business one table and truck farm at a time. (tf)
• WSPA (http://www.wspa-international.org/) | Animal problems is a human problem. (dev)
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Downloadable pdf's and e-books...
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Recommended Books:
Under Construction...
note: contributions to this resource sticky are strongly encouraged.
you can post suggested resources here and we'll bump them up or contact us.
m1thr0s
§ Resource Contributors §
• content persephone (cp)
• deviadah (dev)
• Talkingfox (tf)
• Why not you?
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Introduction:
Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. This action is in support of, or opposition to, one side of an often controversial argument. The word activism is often used synonymously with protest or dissent, but activism can stem from any number of political orientations and take a wide range of forms, from writing letters to newspapers or politicians, political campaigning, economic activism (such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing preferred businesses), rallies, blogging and street marches, strikes, or even guerrilla tactics. In the more confrontational cases, an activist may be called a freedom fighter by some, and a terrorist by others, depending on whether the commentator supports the activist's ends. In some cases, activism has nothing to do with protest or confrontation: for instance, some religious, feminist or vegetarian/vegan activists try to persuade people to change their behavior directly, rather than persuade governments to change laws. The cooperative movement seeks to build new institutions which conform to cooperative principles, and generally does not lobby or protest politically. - source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activism)
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Internet Resources...
• Abrahadabra Donation (http://forums.abrahadabra.com/forumdisplay.php?f=146) | Use your activism where it will do some good... but this one is going to cost you! (dev)
• Amnesty (http://www.amnesty.org/) | Join the fight to protect human rights worldwide. (dev)
• Blue Green Alliance, The (http://www.bluegreenalliance.org/site/c.enKIITNpEiG/b.3227091/k.E4AB/Blue_Green_Alliance.htm) | The alliance focuses on three key issues: global warming and clean energy, fair trade and reducing toxics. (tf)
• Care2 (http://www.care2.com/) |This site has multitudes of petitions to sign on various causes and a large free click to donate section. You can also send pagan (and regular) e-cards (if you register free) and get storage and the like for photos, pm's, etc. Care2's petition site is also accessible through Facebook as an app, which makes it easy to forward petitions if desired. (cp)
• McSpotlight (http://www.mcspotlight.org/) | McDonald's spends over $2 billion a year broadcasting their glossy image to the world. This is a small space for alternatives to be heard. (dev)
• National Independent Consumers and Farmers Association (http://www.nicfa.org/about.html) | A coalition of independent consumers and farmers associations united in purpose with a mission to promote and preserve unregulated direct farmer-to-consumer trade that fosters availability of locally grown or home-produced food products. (tf)
• Roskilde Festival (http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/2008/frontpage/) | Roskilde Festival is the largest North European culture and music festival and a non-profit organisation consisting of about 25 full-time employees and thousands of volunteers. Each year, The Roskilde Festival Charity Society, which is the association behind Roskilde Festival, ensures that the profits from the festival are donated directly to humanitarian and cultural purposes. Have fun whilst giving aid! (dev)
• Slow Food International (http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.html) | Taking a stab at big Agri-business one table and truck farm at a time. (tf)
• WSPA (http://www.wspa-international.org/) | Animal problems is a human problem. (dev)
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Downloadable pdf's and e-books...
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Recommended Books:
Under Construction...
note: contributions to this resource sticky are strongly encouraged.
you can post suggested resources here and we'll bump them up or contact us.
m1thr0s