Activism

Intentional action to bring about social or political change, not necessarily protests, but also writing letters, blogging, strikes, etc. Usually acting on one side of a "contentious" issue.

Julie Mancini Joins Mercy Corps as Action Center Director in Portland

May 1, 2009

May 1, 2009

The new Mercy Corps Action Center opens October 2009 with mission to educate and inspire action

Action Center to End World Hunger Honored with Webby and IDEA Awards for Giving Visitors Effective Ways to Take Action

April 29, 2009

April 29, 2009

Actioncenter.org helps visitors learn about the systemic causes of hunger and offers them hundreds of of ways to take action.

Organize a Global Action Day about HIV and AIDS

December 1 is World AIDS Day. Be the change by organizing World AIDS Day events at your school or in your community.

Tags: Activism, Awareness, Health, HIV/AIDS, One Month


Volunteer with the Action Center to End World Hunger

Find out how to get further involved with the Action Center to End World Hunger. There are many ways you can volunteer to help us attract more visitors, expand our content, staff events and build a grassroots base of support for our advocacy efforts.

Tags: Activism, Donate, Hunger, Legislative, Volunteer, One Year


Share Your Story With The Action Center

Tell us what you've done to bring about changes in your community or around the world. Inspire others to take action.

Tags: Activism, Awareness, One Hour


Join President Obama in the Fight Against Hunger

Thank the President for supporting policies that will help solve world hunger. Tell him you believe we can make sure that a billion don't continue to go to bed hungry each night.

Tags: Activism, Foreign Aid, Hunger, Root Out Hunger Campaign, One Minute


Join Global Citizen Corps

Become a member of Global Citizen Corps. Join a movement of youth who are committed to ending global poverty.

Tags: United States, Activism, Awareness, Educate, Organize, One Year


Keep the vultures away

Tell Congress to clip the wings of "Vulture Funds" that buy up debt of impoverished countries whose financial obligations are about to be forgiven.

Tags: Activism, Debt Relief, Legislative, One Minute


Fight desertification one tree at a time

The UN’s Plant for the Planet program aims to combat desertification by planting 7 billion trees to increase land productivity and regenerate soil.

Tags: Niger, Activism, Climate Change, Donate, Environment, United Nations, One Hour


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