Political Action and Protest

Articles, book excerpts, and reports on this topic:

• "Twelve Myths about Direct Action," from CrimethInc.
• Volunteer Lobbyists: Utilizing Nonprofits’ Advocacy Assets by

  Michael S. Duncan

 

Web sites with useful information on this topic:

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."

 

Relevant Hot Topic essays:

• Tackling Causes, Not Symptoms:  New/Old Roles for Volunteers, Nov. '01

 

For information on this topic specifically relating to the Australasian region please visit our friends at OzVPM:

http://www.ozvpm.com/resourcebank/

5/15/06

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