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In a time when the public are finding themselves caught between ruthless private interests who want to squeeze every penny out of them and an increasingly authoritarian government, which supports the private interests, not the people, we are seeing the people finding a voice again.
Voting for non mainstream political parties is becoming more popular as people turn off from the usual 2 parties, for example green parties, especially with growing concerns about the environment, people want environmental groups to have a bigger voice in the corridors of power.
People are moving their money out of mainstream banks and into ethical banks like the Cooperative bank or credit unions.
People are beginning to get involved with direct action groups to make themselves heard to the government, whether this involves putting their name to online petitions from the comfort of their chair or actively joining rallies.
The World Social Forum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_social_forum) has been set up as the people's answer to the private interests World Economic Forum
If people speak with one voice, they can and do make a difference. If you know of any good direct action groups whether web based or otherwise, whether they require direct participation or the pressing of a few buttons on a keypad, please put them on this thread.
For example:
Avaaz is a global internet community which gives people power by uniting them behind causes:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/about.php
38Degrees, is a UK based group, (A similar US group is http://front.moveon.org/ / Australian group is www.getup.org.au ) which wages campaigns over the internet allowing people to sign petitions which are submitted to government or put their name to a pre-written letter to be sent to their local politician. They give people a voice: http://38degrees.org.uk/
They've just won a campaign to stop the government privatising UK forests and are currently trying to stop the take over of BSkyB by Rupert Murdoch and to get an EU directive passed which stops human trafficking.
Alternative news sites and human rights groups also welcome, for example:
Wikileaks: http://www.wikileaks.ch/
Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/
Z Communications: http://www.zcommunications.org/znet
John Pilger's website: http://www.johnpilger.com/
Amnesty International: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/
Liberty: http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/index.php
Voting for non mainstream political parties is becoming more popular as people turn off from the usual 2 parties, for example green parties, especially with growing concerns about the environment, people want environmental groups to have a bigger voice in the corridors of power.
People are moving their money out of mainstream banks and into ethical banks like the Cooperative bank or credit unions.
People are beginning to get involved with direct action groups to make themselves heard to the government, whether this involves putting their name to online petitions from the comfort of their chair or actively joining rallies.
The World Social Forum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_social_forum) has been set up as the people's answer to the private interests World Economic Forum
If people speak with one voice, they can and do make a difference. If you know of any good direct action groups whether web based or otherwise, whether they require direct participation or the pressing of a few buttons on a keypad, please put them on this thread.
For example:
Avaaz is a global internet community which gives people power by uniting them behind causes:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/about.php
38Degrees, is a UK based group, (A similar US group is http://front.moveon.org/ / Australian group is www.getup.org.au ) which wages campaigns over the internet allowing people to sign petitions which are submitted to government or put their name to a pre-written letter to be sent to their local politician. They give people a voice: http://38degrees.org.uk/
They've just won a campaign to stop the government privatising UK forests and are currently trying to stop the take over of BSkyB by Rupert Murdoch and to get an EU directive passed which stops human trafficking.
Alternative news sites and human rights groups also welcome, for example:
Wikileaks: http://www.wikileaks.ch/
Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/
Z Communications: http://www.zcommunications.org/znet
John Pilger's website: http://www.johnpilger.com/
Amnesty International: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/
Liberty: http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/index.php