What can I do to legally stop exploratory natural gas drilling within 1000 feet of my neighborhood? [more inside]
posted 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 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 on Apr 13, 2008 - 6 answers

Do young activists change anything? [more inside]
posted 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 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 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 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 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 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 on Sep 26, 2007 - 9 answers

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

What is the origin of "Nothing about us without us"? [more inside]
posted 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 on Oct 21, 2006 - 27 answers

What is the most effective way of influencing my senator or representative? [more inside]
posted 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 on Jul 17, 2006 - 1 answers

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

Say you wanted to organize a protest re: Bush's warrantless wiretapping... [more inside]
posted 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 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 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 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 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 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]
posted on Nov 22, 2004 - 12 answers