Become aware of the world-wide struggle for personal, social and political justice by individuals and groups. Learn about the worthy organizations, causes, protests, rallies, demonstrations, campaigns, meetings, interest groups.
Abortion & Anti-Abortion Issues
Activism, Introduction to
- Bureau of Public Secrets - exceptional site!! Has the history of activism and activists from around the world, theory, analysis, all the “-ism’s”
- Child-Teen Activism Ideas & Issues - exceptional site!! Lists dozens of activities that need eager young people to get involved
- Global Youth Village - youths 14-18 meet from around the world in Virginia during the summer to learn about cultures and activism
- Idealist-Action Without Borders - exceptional site!! Organizations from 152 countries , volunteering positions, jobs, resources relating to social activism
- Ideas for Challenging Teen Activists - teens offer ideas for being active in the community
- Interactive Teen Activists Websites - exceptional site!! Lists of activist organizations & groups specifically run by and/or for teenagers
- Shine Teen Website - many activist issues that affect teens, awareness of injustice in movies, music, race relations, Canadian section, more
- Tao Site - exceptional site!! This is a major hub for activists everywhere, EXTENSIVE index, events, debates, city affiliates
Activism, Lessons & Instructions
- Activism 101 - why organize, how to prepare, what to do, how to do it
- Activists’ Centre for Training In Organizing & Networking - an activist’s collective in USA that trains people as volunteers on many grassroots projects
- Basics of Forming an Advocacy Group - exceptional site!! advocacy as a deviance, how to organize, establishing quality leadership, membership, handling media
- Beginner’s Course in Activism - how to build a unified, sustainable, meaningful protest
- Changemakers - a guide to innovators of creative solutions and those interested in social entrepreneurship/social change
- Free-Market.Net - activist site with advice on forming protest groups, instructions on effective protesting, and links to many related sites
- Internet Action Alerts - how to produce action alerts, form rallies, get people involved in protests on the internet
- Introduction to Canadian Advocacy - exceptional site!! theory of how advocacy works, types of advocacy, basic rights in situations & conditions
- Protesting & Demonstrating Effectively - Canadian ideas and instructions on what to do and not do
- Ways of Bringing About Change - exceptional site!! Very detailed guidelines for many persuasive ways of bringing about desired effects
Activism, World Groups
- Activism Sites on Seattle Community Network - lots of ideas for causes, protests, rallies, injustices
- Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility - promote the well being of citizens through arms reduction, protection of natural & built environment, more
- Centre for Third World Organizations - gateway to communities of colour for a just society
- Fraternal Order of Eagles International - assisting those who cannot assist themselves, promote equality and justice for all
- Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada - advocate the concerns of the fields of study, formulate research policies, advance the sharing of knowledge
- International Youth Foundation - provides support to exceptional affirmative local efforts around the world
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada - volunteer service, identify needs, provide leadership, energy, advocacy and resources to bring about community changes
- Progressive and Activist Sites - issues, groups, resources, discussion topics, more
- Ruckus Society - taking on major issues due to frustration at not being able to stop destructive practices
- Self Help Development International - Irish-based agency that implements development projects in Africa
- WebActive Directory of Activist Groups - extensive list of activist groups from around the world
Advertising Honesty & Justice Issues
Animal Rights Issues
- Animal Bill of Rights (1) - all animals are entitled to basic rights in our society
- Animal Bill of Rights (2) - fur bearing animals are entitled to basic rights
- Animal Concerns Community - online community for people concerned about the welfare of animals
- Animal Defense Fund - international organization informing the public about animal exploitation and abuse
- Animal Legal Defense Fund - dedicated to saving animals from harm in labs, farms, in the wild, in communities
- Animal Rights Canada - organizations in all provinces, what you can do to help, events, tips for activists
- Animal Welfare World Directory - exceptional site!! Societies, articles, world activist groups, links to other sites, more
- Animal Welfare/Rights/Humane/Rescue Organizations - exceptional site!! Links to world sites protecting and advocating rights for almost any animal
- Bill of Rights for Grieving Animal Lovers - allowing owners of deceased animals to grieve
- Canadian Federation of Humane Societies - exceptional site!! Everything about animal welfare and the agencies that promote it
- Farm Animal Protection Program - preventing cruelty to farm animals
- Fur Institute of Canada - includes trappers, aboriginal groups, fur farmers, governments to promote standards, conservation of resources
- Humane Treatment of Animals Centre - exceptional site!! Deals with animal rights such as: declawing, circus animals, puppy mills, hunting, experimentation
- Moral Status of Animals - exceptional site!! Everything about animal rights, discussions, resources, articles, more
- Rodeos and Animal Rights - effects of animal rights movements on rodeos, treatment of animals, rules, ethics, controls of events
- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) - information & links to Canadian centres in every province and many cities
- World Animal Net Directory - exceptional site!! World’s largest database of animal protection societies in the world
Arts Activism
- Art by People With Disabilities - related issues, support for disabled artists who work in different media
- Arts and Activism - support in the form of education, articles, literary arts, visual arts, EnviroArts
- Guerrilla Girls - group of women artists, writers, film makers and arts professionals who fight discrimination
Automobile & Driving Safety Issues
- Aggressive Driving/Road Rage Activism - stories of road rage, statistics, what to do about it
- Automobile Guide for Beginners - guidelines for collecting, buying, selling, pricing, used, new vehicles, links
- Automobile Protection Association - dedicated to promoting consumer interests in the Canadian marketplace
- Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) - automobile club, travel advice, insurance, safety, tips & services to the driving public
- Car Help Canada - organization to assist people and give information on automobiles
- Driving Informatics - information about drivers and driving, rules of the road, psychology of driving, more
- Leasing a Car Guide for Consumers - articles, pro and con arguments, guidelines, advice
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving - stop drunk driving, support the victims, prevent underage drinking
- Motor Vehicle Act (Canadian) - laws and controls on driving on Canadian highways and streets
- Motor Vehicle Dealers and Complaint Centres (Canadian) - they deal with customer/dealer problems and automobile complaints
- National Assoc. of State Directors of Pupil Transport. Services - American organization protecting school children in buses
- Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving - their goal is to eliminate impaired driving
- Road Safety & Recalls (Canadian) - rules of the road, recalled automobiles because of defects
- Salvage Dealers (Canadian )Licensing Act - laws governing the repairs of severely damaged cars, scrapping cars
Banking & Financial Activism
Bicycle Advocacy Issues
Biographies of Activists
- Alexander, Jane (amateur detective takes on hopeless cases)
- Anthony, Susan B. (American women’s rights movement)
- Anti War-on-Drugs Activists’ List - many organizations and people who want drug law reform
- Axel, Brett (poet activist)
- Baron, Sadi & Others (dam-affected peoples’ movement)
- Barton, Clara (early US peace movement)
- Bharti, Harish (McDonalds sued by vegetarians)
- Biographies of Business & International Security Activists - important people in this field
- Blackwell, Elizabeth (women in medicine)
- Borovoy, Alan (Canadian civil liberties group)
- Bureau of Public Secrets Activists of the World - exceptional site!! Complete texts of preachings of famous people & their causes, also has theory and activist groups
- Byington, Sarah (puppy breeding issues)
- Canadian Women’s History - Canadian women of the 20th century who made a difference
- Carson, Rachel (exposed environmental dangers of chemicals)
- Chavez, Cesar (farmer workers rights)
- Chishti, Maliha (Canadian founder of Hague Appeal for Peace)
- Chopra, Shiv (scientist concerned about bovine growth hormone)
- Cohen, Sheldon (restaurant recycling)
- Cortes, Ernie (fight for education reforms)
- Davis, Evelyn Y. (stockholder rights & action)
- Day, Dorothy (advocate for pacifism and care of the poor)
- Famous People Speaking for Peace - exceptional site!! (see bottom of this web link), philosophies of religious, political, ancient, ethnic peace leaders
- Finding Activists & Experts in Activism - Canadian internet resources to find any experts and activists
- Fossey, Diane (save the gorillas)
- Global March Against Child Labour - biographies of adults and child activists against child labour
- Goodall, Jane (protect the apes of the world)
- Johnson, Nkosi (child HIV/AIDS activist)
- Keenan, Don (legal support for injured children)
- Kielburger, Craig (children’s rights and labour justice)
- King, Coretta Scott (American civil rights advocate)
- King, Martin Luther Jr. (black rights in America)
- Kohl's Kids Who Care Winners
- Krop, Jozef (rights to alternative medicines)
- Leahy, Patrick (U.S. Senator against land mines)
- Levesque-Rene, Jean-Dominique (cancer victim against pesticides)
- Lewis, Avi (TV debate show host)
- Littlefield, Katelyn (diabetes awareness)
- Luman, Jonathan (rainforest protection)
- Malcolm X (black pride & civil rights)
- Mandela, Nelson (South African civil rights)
- Marin, Luis Munoz (helping the poor)
- Martin, Lesra (championing the cause of literacy)
- McClung, Nellie (women’s rights)
- McTaggert, David (Canadian founder of Greenpeace)
- Mendes, Chico (rainforest protection)
- Meyette, Frank & Mezei, Frances (improving lives of the deaf)
- Millions of Biographies - exceptional site!! Lists stories about activists of all continents
- Muir, John (founder of US national park system & Sierra Club)
- Mulli, Charles (homes for Nigerian orphan children)
- Nader, Ralph(automobile safety)
- Notable Women Ancestors - wide range of women involved in activism in many areas of life
- Peace Activists Homepage - many people featured, peace links, issues of concern
- Pendle Hill Peace Conference - biographies of peace activists who presented at the conference
- Prager, Dennis (Jewish ethical monotheism)
- Roddick, Anita (natural cosmetics advocate)
- Rodriguez, Linda Chevez (justice for farm workers)
- Romero, Bishop Oscar (confronted the El Salvador military)
- Roy, Dr. Leo (against fluoridated water)
- Scott, Wayne (bike courier right to deduct expenses on taxes)
- Seeds, Sarah (gives food, first aid & advice to demonstrators)
- Shimotakahara, Danielle (against video games violence)
- Singh, Jaggi (empower the poor and confront the comfortable)
- Slocan Valley Watershed Alliance - biographies of environmental activists who were guest speakers
- Speaker Biographies - a variety of social activists in Canada
- Stallman, Richard (advocate for open exchange of ideas)
- Suzuki, David (environmentalist)
- Time Magazine 100 Heroes of the 20th Century - people who exemplify courage, selflessness, effort
- Walesa, Lech (Polish non-communist trade unions organizer)
- White, Rachel (against dissecting animals in science classes)
- Who’s Who in World Activism - exceptional site!! Huge list of people & activist organizations in the world
- Wildmon, Donald. E. (crusade for TV censorship)
- Williams, Crystal (encourages youth participation in politics)
- Williams, Jody (Nobel Prize for anti-landmines efforts)
- Women Activists from Around the World - lists names of famous women fighting for peace around the world
- Women of Achievement in Herstory - exceptional site!! Over 900 famous women who have made a difference in the world
Blindness & Visual Impairment Advocacy
Blockades Training
Boycotts in the World
Business & Corporate Activism
Canadian Heritage Issues
Censorship Issues
Children's Rights & Protection Issues
Churches Against Injustice
Civil Liberties & Rights
Class Actions
Communal Living Advocates
- Controlling Property - how thinking should change about zoning, taxing, preserving, condemning present use of property and sharing
- History of Living Together in a Commune - advocating saving land, resources, time, and money by living together as small communities and sharing living responsibilities
- Intentional Community - advocate ecovillages, co-housing, communes, co-op housing, more
- Privacy, Self-knowledge & Communes History - communes as instrumental in personal well being, privacy issues, powers and benefits of communes
Communications: Debating
Communications: Letter Writing
Communications: Speech Making
Communications: Video Making
Conferences for Activists
- Arts, Activism, & Social Change Workshop - lots of ideas for designing activist art projects
- Beijing Plus Five: Conference 2000 - held to reassess and revise goals set for the Women’s Right Movement
- Cal Poly Pomona Young General Assembly - ideas for what to discuss and what to do at activist conferences
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility - many conferences mentioned, issues, speakers, discussion topics
- Consumer Protection for e-Business - jurisdiction and issues for protecting commerce on the internet
- Ethnic Cleansing in the 20th Century - historical overview and conference program
- Global Issues of the 21st Century - organized by the United Nations, deals with ecology, economics, human rights, sustainability, more
- Millennium World Peace Summit - world religious and spiritual leaders gather to foster peace
- Ontario Student Conference on Human Rights - teens debate, draw up recommendations for human rights, they have presented at the United Nations
- Penal Abolition Conference - issues of companies taking over the penal system, crime control, jailing growing around the world, people problems
- Refugee Conference - list of speakers, proposals, aims and objectives
- Saskatchewan Women’s Conference - held to assist women learn about health, finance, careers & family concerns, empower women to pursue & share truth for change
- State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference - held every two years to report on the state of the Great Lakes water quality
- Tobacco Dependence Treatment Products Regulation - world conference on smoking and related problems in order to improve public health
- Tomorrow’s Leaders: From Indifference to Action - stories, strategies, and guidance on socially important issues
- World Climate Summit - reps from world's largest cities discuss climate change and awareness
- World Health Day Forum - Canadian discussions of homelessness & mental health
- World Summit for Children - leaders gather to discuss the rights and protection of children
Conflict Resolution & Constructive Confrontation
Consumer Protection Issues
Contacting Government Leaders
Crime & Punishment Issues
Deafness & Hard of Hearing Advocacy
Death Penalty Issues
- Anti Death Penalty Forum - inmate web pages, groups opposing, banner exchange, petitions, botched executions, more
- Capital Punishment: An Informed Discussion - studies, research material, articles on the topic
- Justice Centre: Dath Penalty Information - organizations for and against the death penalty, news, death row issues
- National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty - death penalty news, history of executions, facts, issues, concerns
- No Death Penalty Organization - USA fact sheets, legislation challenges, discussion of topic
- Pro Death Penalty Web Page - detailed discussion of the topic, costs, deterrence, risks, more
Demonstrations for Justice
- Global Economics Crisis - exceptional site!! facts & information on crisis in the world, related articles, helpful information for demonstrators
- Iraq News Monitor - US state crisis actions, download chants, watch videos
- Protest Net - lists demonstrations around the world
Dermatology Issues
Disabled People Issues
Discussions & Forums on Protest Issues
Drug Laws Reform Issues
Economic Justice Issues
Ecumenism In the World
Education Issues
Electronic Freedoms & Rights
Energy Use & Efficiency Issues
- Renewable Energy - exceptional site!! Promote reduction of reliance on fossil fuels, extensive information on many related areas of activism
- Save Energy, Save Money - practical ideas for reducing energy consumption that can be passed on to people through an activist group
- Solar Electric Light Fund - develops energy self-sufficiency in developing countries
- Students Making a World of Difference - students serving as catalysts for change, steps to reduce energy consumption, building an active cause support group
Environment Protection
Euthanasia, Mercy Killing, Suicide Issues
Exchanges to Promote Peace
Feminists Issues
Food & Nutrition Issues
- Biotechnology Information Resource Site - lists of sources, services and publications relating to genetically modified foods and other agricultural biotechnology
- Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition - promote and advance the knowledge and practice of good nutrition
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency - delivers all federal inspections & services related to food, plant protection
- Centre for Science in Public Interest - focuses on safety & nutritional quality of our food supply
- Centre for Science in Public Interest (Canadian version) - focuses on safety & nutritional quality of our food supply
- Living in a Genetically Modified World - many articles about genetically modified foods and groups protesting against their development
- Meatout Activist Center - encourage people to kick the meat habit and explore a more wholesome, less violent diet
- National Centre for Biotechnology Education - lessons, courses, reference materials, articles, links, etc. on genetically modified food
- Organic Consumers Association - campaigning for food safety, organic agriculture, and sustainability
- Vegan (vegetarian) Life Style Promotion - promoting a simple way of life and protesting the eating of animals
Food Banks
Free Trade Issues
Freedom of Information Rights
- Canada’s Coalition for Public Information - foster easy access and right to information, services, technology
- Canadian Freedom of Information Laws & Resources - information and research on the freedom of information laws.
- How to Get Information through the Freedom of Information Act - Canadian instructions, hints, guide to accessing government information
- Open Government Coalition Canada - activists seeking a national voice for FOI users such as journalists, librarians, labour groups, media lawyers, researchers
- Understanding Canadian Freedom of Information & Privacy Statues - explains what the act is, how it is supposed to work, effects on citizens
Gambling & Anti-Gambling Issues
Gays & Lesbians & Transsexuals Issues
Global Issues
Global Warming Issues
Gun Control & Firearms Issues
- American vs. Canadian Gun Control Approaches - history of gun control, structure of laws, social implications of owning guns, police & civilian attitudes, cultural influences
- Anti-Gun Rights & Controls - many groups actively protesting the right to bear arms
- Gun Control Around the World - exceptional site!! Very detailed information on all aspects of the topic
- Gun Control Debate Resources - articles and information from many sources and points of view on the issue
- Gun Control From Different Points of View - legal challenges to the laws, valuable links to related sites
- Gun Control in Canada - exceptional site!! Firearms act, legislation, discussion, history, comparison to US laws, more
- Universal Directory of Canada’s Recreational Firearms Community - gun laws, political party policies, gun articles, actions by police, gun clubs & organizations for recreational shooting
Hate Crimes Issues
- Hate Crimes and Thought Crimes - many related areas of the topic, news items, etc.
- Hate Crimes Conference - topics of discussion from around the world, activists involved, organizations the fight hate crimes, possible solutions
- Hate Crimes Prevention Act - detailed information on many areas of the topic, statistics, taking action, laws
- Hate Crimes Resources - overview of the topic, causes, kinds, effects, what to do about it
- Hate Crimes Today(1) - American Psychological Association look at the issues
Health Issues
History of Activism
Homelessness & Housing the Poor Issues
Human Milk Banks & Breastfeeding Advocacy
Human Rights Groups
Hunger in the World Issues
- Bread for the World - citizens movement seeking justice for the world hungry
- Hunger Notes - why people are hungry all over the world, statistics, editorials, efforts, books, more
- Hunger Site - relevant information on world hunger, what can be done, recruiting help
- World Hunger Appeal and Program - respond to hunger by raising funds for disaster relief in the world
Hunting Rights and Issues
Immigration Problems
Immigration Rights & Issues
Insurance Issues
Internet Issues for Activists
- 24 Hours of Democracy - celebrates free speech on the internet and its power to affect change
- Considerations Concerning Internet Blockades - ways web pages may be blocked, countermeasures
- Electronic Activism List of Petitions & Campaigns - advocating the boycott of organizations who bring about damage to internet consumers.
- Electronic Frontier Foundation - protecting rights & freedoms on the internet
- Everything You Want to Know about the Internet
- Hackers’ Contests Organized by Businesses - companies and information firms request that hackers try to beat security systems
- How the Internet is Changing Advocacy - activism by computer is growing and becoming very effective
- Internet Day of Protest - deals with free speech, actions against, & discussion of government and business attempts to control & regulate the internet
- Online Activist: Tools for Organizing in Cyberspace - exceptional site!! Use emails, discussion groups, activist sites for protest purposes
- Top Ten “Dot-cons” on the Internet - choices by consumer protection agencies from around the world
- Top Ten Internet Crimes - law enforcers target the top ten scams, rip-offs, and cons
- WilsWorld2000 e-Books, e-Music, e-Magazines, e-Yikes - making sense of the internet as the library of the future
Internet Issues,Hacktivism(Computer Security)
Investors & Stock Market Activism
Junk Mail Issues
Landmine Issues
Law Activism
Literature of Peace & Protest
- Activists Handbook - exceptional site!! articles, explanations, how-to’s, tips on writing & protesting, everything on being politically active
- Historical Overview of Efforts to Achieve World Peace - events by decades, political & economic trends regarding world peace
- How To Achieve World Peace - exceptional site!! From “Peace Within Our Grasp” -Crandall R. Kline on sources of conflict, rules for peace, global ethics
- Spiritual Awareness Now - exceptional site!! World literary works on world peace, spiritual philosophy, ethics, education, screenplays
Lobbying For Rights
Lobbying, Organizations & Groups
Media Issues
Medicine & Alternative Medicine Issues
Men’s Activism Movements
- Mensactivism.org - keep up on men’s issues, meet and exchange with other activists, to unify many men’s groups fighting for justice
Mental Health Advocacy
Missionary Work for Justice
Money & Financial Issues
Municipal Activist Groups
Music Advocacy Issues
Native Peoples & Aboriginal Issues
Newspapers & Magazines of Protest
Nobel Peace Prize Awards
- Nobel e-Museum - exceptional site!! List of all the recipients of the peace prize, their presentation speeches, lecture, diploma, press release
- Nobel Peace Prize Winners - exceptional site!! Winners from 1901 on, description of their work, links to their websites
Non-Violence, Training & Instructions
Nuclear Disarmament Issues
- Anti-Nuclear Movement - exceptional site!! History of the movement, ethics, rules of protest, goals & objectives, excellent readings
- Anti-Nuclear Websites & Related Resources - exceptional site!! World protest and information sites
- Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons - political positions, list of nuclear arsenals, ways to protest
- Government Regulation & Control of the World’s Nuclear Industry
- Hiroshima Tribute Site - learn about the history of the first nuclear bomb used in WW2
- Nuclear Fission Advocacy Group - advocate providing the world with abundant, safe and non-polluting energy
- Nuclear Rockets Taking Man to Mars - advocates for using nuclear rocket propulsion systems to get humans to Mars
- Nuclear Technology - Basic Information - introduction to all components of nuclear energy generation and related waste products
- Nuclear Weapons Research - information, details of effects of nuclear explosions, photos, links
Orphanages Issues
Parenting Activism
Peace Movements of the World
Political Activism
Political Parties of the World
Pollution of Air & Water Issues
Poverty Issues
Privacy Rights & Issues
Propaganda, Effective Use of
- Chinese Propaganda Posters - large collection of posters from many decades showing propaganda techniques in action
- Comparing Propaganda Films - Schindler’s List, Rosewood and Jud Suss are compared
- Hollywood Propaganda Films of the War Era - history of propaganda films, shows, music, more
- Nazi Propaganda - writings and posters on anti-Semitism, war, public manipulation
- Propaganda Analysis - introduction, techniques, examples, references
- Propaganda Posters - collection of posters on many themes
- Propaganda Techniques - learn about hidden messages in advertising, media, politics and warfare, self-test for skill of finding propaganda
- Science of Modern Propaganda - exceptional site!! basic elements and propaganda in entertainment, news, psychology of crowds, politics, more
Protection Agencies
Protest Groups & Issues
Protests Around the World
Public Concerns & Issues
Public Transportation Activism
Publishing Issues
Puppets, for Protests & Parades
Racism Issues