Activism

But what can just one of us do? Against all that money and power trying to crush us into roaches?
- Jello Biafra

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does.
- Margaret Mead

It's my belief that political, social, and environmental activism are some of the most effective things that we, the common citizens, can be doing that will cause real positive change in the world. With all of the countless corporations, banks, and politicians causing harm to the world, in one way or another, it's up to us to stop them. We have to be the big obstacle for them, because nothing else will. The good thing is that we can make a difference, especially when joined together in large numbers. I know there's a lot of important issues to cover and try to fix in the world, but luckily, every one of them has atleast one large activist organization working tirelessly for the cause and attempting to create as positive a change as possible. And even better, the presence of the internet has made it easier than ever for anyone to actively become involved with any of these organizations and to help join the fight and make positive changes in the world. It's great to get out and find live activist protests and demonstrations in public to join, but when location or work schedules get in the way of that, it's still just as effective, and convenient, to join the organizations "Action Alerts" teams and work from home (just follow the "Take Action" links). Most of the organizations make this as quick and easy as possible for their participants. So without further ado, here is a list of organizations that I strongly recommend getting involved with:

GreenPeace - http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - http://www.peta.org/

Sierra Club - http://www.sierraclub.org/

Environmental Defense Fund - http://www.edf.org/

Flouride Action Network - http://www.fluoridealert.org/

Global Exchange - http://www.globalexchange.org/

Organic Consumers Association - http://organicconsumers.org/

Right to Know GMO - http://www.carighttoknow.org/

Green America - http://www.greenamerica.org/

Answer Coalition - http://www.answercoalition.org/national/index.html

Natural Resource Defense Council - http://www.nrdc.org/

Oceana - http://oceana.org/en

World Wildlife Fund - http://worldwildlife.org/

United For Peace and Justice - http://www.unitedforpeace.org/

The Nature Conservancy - http://www.nature.org/

War Resisters League - http://www.warresisters.org/

Center for Biological Diversity - http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/

Clean Water Action - http://www.cleanwater.org/

Earth Justice - http://earthjustice.org/

Conservation International - http://www.conservation.org/Pages/default.aspx

Healthy Child Healthy World - http://healthychild.org/

Eco Health Alliance - http://www.ecohealthalliance.org/

Clean Clothes Campaign - http://www.cleanclothes.org/

This is just a small example of the many organizations that are out there. If you'd like, you can join any one of those, as well as searching for other ones that focus on the main issues that you care about. Consider the quote "No one can do everything, but everyone can do something." The world needs our help right now, and I hope you'll join the effort.