Political Action and Protest

Articles, book excerpts, and reports on this subject

Web sites with useful information on this subject

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective
http://www.crimethinc.com/
Provides guides and a forum for protestors and anarchists to support acting on one's strong beliefs.

Local Victory
http://www.localvictory.com/Archives.html
Archive of articles from this onsite guide to winning local elections, from a U.S. Republican perspective.

Grassroots Activism
http://www.nraila.org/ActionCenter/GrassRootsActivism.aspx?ID=1
See how the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action encourages its members to organize at the local level -- be prepared to see some familiar suggestions.

MoveOn.org
http://moveon.org
Site of the organization run by a handful of paid staff and countless volunteers who rallied anti-Bush forces in the last election.  While there are few specific tools online, everything MoveOn does is geared to mobilize activists -- a great model for managing virtual volunteering.

PlanetFriendly.net
http://www.planetfriendly.net/active.html
An introduction and portal to activism, education, community involvement, and social change, with guides and courses on "How to Be an Activist."

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For information on this topic specifically relating to the Australasian region please visit our friends at OzVPM:
http://www.ozvpm.com/resourcebank/

2/20/09

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