Advocacy campaigns:
Activists have launched a national campaign to send a U.S. boat to Gaza that will sail with a flotilla of ships from Europe, Canada, India, South Africa, and parts of the Middle East this fall. Participants hope to break through the three-year Israeli naval blockade of Gaza. Blog
Petition drive to qualify the Tea Party for the Michigan ballot; allegation by a veteran petition manager that the drive to collect 38,024 valid signatures cost $120,000. The petition bears 59,000 signatures. Blog
With continued organizing and work from our affiliates and partners across the nation, we [USAction] can put America back to work and make sure corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share. Blog
Some suggestions you could do right now, which will soothe your anxieties because you will be doing something to address the issue you deeply care about; the pressure isn’t on your shoulders (yet) to organize a large effort or produce systemic community changes. Blog
The City of Seattle is launching 'Engage Seattle' a civic engagement initiative that will concentrate on three primary means of getting people involved with the city. Blog
