What can I do, while overseas, to help educate about/support/do something about the healthcare debate happening in the US? [more inside]
posted by kalimac on Aug 12, 2009 - 8 answers

I want to do something positive for mental health awareness aside from just engaging people on the subject when it comes up. Is there anyone out there I can consider donating my time or money to? [more inside]
posted by silby on Jul 26, 2009 - 6 answers

I recycle, cycle, take the train, eat nearly no meat and don't buy useless stuff. But I know it's not enough. What can I do about environmental/consumerism issues that goes beyond that but doesn't involve chasing whalers on a tiny boat in the Sea of Japan? I'm especially interested about answers for things in the UK, but I'm academically interested in international things too. [more inside]
posted by Zarkonnen on Apr 13, 2009 - 18 answers

I'm an Environmental Policy & Planning Major (3rd year). I've been applying to internships over the past weeks for Spring and Summer positions. Great news: I've already been accepted to Greenpeace's "Organizing Term" and I have two other positions I will soon hear a yes/no on for Spring. Bad News: The Greenpeace Organizing Term program will cost me $4000. The program itself is an intensive mix of activities, virtually on a full-time basis (for 2 months of summer, out of 3), including classroom trainings, expeditions to other states (as well as another country for meeting with other international activists), media trainings, and some readings. All of it is included with the cost (including flight/transport/food for a week). What to do? (More in the extended explanation): [more inside]
posted by Risiko on Feb 14, 2009 - 13 answers

Could activists for social causes (e.g. global warming) learn something from the Obama campaign in how to effectively engage and mobilize people?
posted by GIMG on Jan 22, 2009 - 13 answers

Are there any organizations directly supporting something analogous to a North American Union that people can join at a grassroots level? If not, what's the most integrationist? [more inside]
posted by StrikeTheViol on Jan 9, 2009 - 6 answers

My dad says that his generation is more altruistic and believes in/practices activism more than my generation. I say he is full of it. Help me prove him wrong! [more inside]
posted by rjacobs on Dec 30, 2008 - 27 answers

Please help me to understand and maybe learn mediation/alternative dispute resolution. [more inside]
posted by anotherpanacea on Oct 12, 2008 - 5 answers

What can I do to legally stop exploratory natural gas drilling within 1000 feet of my neighborhood? [more inside]
posted by TauLepton on May 20, 2008 - 7 answers

Affinity groups and terrorist cells seem do well by them, but what possible combinations are there of autonomous organisation, and what are their main characteristics? What different ways are there to organise people according to a cell model? I'm interested in an overview of different organisational structures and ways of calculating their characteristics. [more inside]
posted by monocultured on Apr 16, 2008 - 4 answers

Can you point me to a good web platform for hosting a grassroots activism campaign, including supporter mailing lists and the ability to send customized emails to people in power? [more inside]
posted by Scram on Apr 13, 2008 - 6 answers

Do young activists change anything? [more inside]
posted by sully75 on Mar 5, 2008 - 33 answers

What are your favorite video and/or audio mash-ups that deal with politics or social issues? [more inside]
posted by liruskainen on Jan 30, 2008 - 11 answers

I am looking for a quote that I heard or read recently, something along the lines of "It is pointless to struggle against overwhelming injustice; it is worse not to struggle against it" or "You ask how it is that I can expend effort fighting against an unchangeable, unjust system? I ask how it is that you can live with not doing so." I'm looking for the exact quote, and the book or essay or what-have-you in which it originally appeared that I can read for some context. [more inside]
posted by mistersix on Jan 25, 2008 - 9 answers

To what extent does the idea of a "Catholic Left" still exist in the United States? [more inside]
posted by R. Mutt on Nov 24, 2007 - 25 answers

We have a club that has just started and the purpose of the club is to create awareness and provide events that deal with: Humanitarian, Social, and Environmental Issues. In short it is an activism club. I was wondering of the metalfilter community could provide us with any events having to do with H/E/S issues (preferrably not just community service) and also perhaps links or resources. It would be greatly appreciated if you could all contribute before next Monday because we are beginning to lose the interest of many of our members due to the fact that we have not established any solid events. Much thanks to those that contribute! :]
posted by meta.mark on Nov 19, 2007 - 10 answers

What is the best way for me - a gay man living in a country where I don't speak much of the language and where gay people are relatively repressed - to promote greater rights for gay people here? [more inside]
posted by mdonley on Sep 30, 2007 - 17 answers

I'm a massive critic of boycott-protests, but I'd like to change some things around my college campus for the good of the environment and for the students. What are the most effective ways (no big-jam-concert-to-raise-"awareness") to do this? [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Sep 26, 2007 - 9 answers

ChicagoActivismFilter: I need a book that details the history of political activism in Chicago. [more inside]
posted by hypocritical ross on May 21, 2007 - 4 answers

What is the origin of "Nothing about us without us"? [more inside]
posted by beelover on May 15, 2007 - 3 answers

My overlord has fallen in love with SecondLife, and wants our organization to build a presence there. How can I convince her that this is a dumb idea? Or is it not a dumb idea? [more inside]
posted by potsmokinghippieoverlord on May 15, 2007 - 34 answers

Help me devise a cool name for a Small music festival we are hosting to benefit a Student Organizing group. [more inside]
posted by jlowen on Apr 12, 2007 - 11 answers

GentrificationFilter: Help convince my boss that our independent coffee shop can be both profitable and actively engaged with the community. Social/community activists, please read on & help me out! [more inside]
posted by coolhappysteve on Mar 30, 2007 - 15 answers

Mid twenties, reasonable income, moving to London. Where should I live and what should I know? [more inside]
posted by pollystark on Feb 23, 2007 - 20 answers

Help me come up with a catchy name for my campus' "Water Week." It will be happening in late January and will be a week dedicated to discussing issues in three areas: environment, accessibility, commodification. Speakers, an art exhibition, and movies are being planned. Bonus points for recommendations of films, special topics, general advice.
posted by arcticwoman on Nov 29, 2006 - 16 answers

A close relative was attacked, beaten and threatened at gunpoint, and the Sheriff and DA are protecting the attacker. How do we use litigation and/or publicity to force accountability? [more inside]
posted by univac on Nov 21, 2006 - 27 answers

Google-fu is failing me -- I am trying to hunt down a quote about the number of full-time activists during the sixties... [more inside]
posted by jennyjenny on Nov 14, 2006 - 5 answers

Literally. We have started a rally/day-long protest/24 hours of fun to take place at my college in Clinton, SC (population 10k). The idea is to make it viral. Not just invite everyone we know, but really work everyone to invite everyone they know. [more inside]
posted by gbinal on Nov 1, 2006 - 16 answers

What can one person (me) do to get US troops out of Iraq as soon as possible? [more inside]
posted by CaptMcalister on Oct 21, 2006 - 27 answers

What is the most effective way of influencing my senator or representative? [more inside]
posted by justkevin on Jul 30, 2006 - 23 answers

Help me prepare a presentation on the use of social media, especially networks like facebook and myspace, to help grow and enhance progressive youth groups, particularly College Democrats. [more inside]
posted by Ash3000 on Jul 17, 2006 - 1 answer

Letter to the Editor creator for websites? [more inside]
posted by potsmokinghippieoverlord on May 3, 2006 - 3 answers

Say you wanted to organize a protest re: Bush's warrantless wiretapping... [more inside]
posted by Ash3000 on Feb 13, 2006 - 10 answers

What are the most successful/engaging/popular events you've seen put on by campus activist groups? Any general tips for organization or planning? A new campus pro-choice group has sprung up to fill an ideological void, and a friend is running the show. [more inside]
posted by electric_counterpoint on Jan 26, 2006 - 16 answers

Where can I find a php developer to donate some time to a Peace Corps project? [more inside]
posted by brokekid on Dec 21, 2005 - 6 answers

Where can Peace Corps volunteers go to find funding for projects that they want to carrying out? Volunteers aren't given very many resources to locate funding to initiate projects. Where can a volunteer go to find organizations or funding sources?
posted by brokekid on Dec 11, 2005 - 5 answers

People pay too much attention to abortion. I generally agree with this; however, I find myself championing the pro-choice perspective on a red-neck campus in southern Alberta. I am helping out at an impromptu table demonstration tomorrow and I need some ideas. What kind of info should I include on my posters? What questions should I be prepared to answer? Please don't answer if you are trying to engage me in abortion polemics, I will have more than enough of that tomorrow. Please do answer if you have serious issues you think pro-choicers should address, that could help me formulate my position.
posted by arcticwoman on Nov 9, 2005 - 45 answers

Where in my local government (U.S.) should I be applying pressure to enforce noise ordinance laws? [more inside]
posted by rolypolyman on Oct 30, 2005 - 15 answers

ActivismHistoryFilter: I would like to know more about what techniques and tactics for political activism have worked best in what historical circumstances. Can anyone recommend good books that discuss the tactics of political movements? [MI] [more inside]
posted by mai on Nov 22, 2004 - 11 answers