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Animal Rights
So many
animals are so often abused and neglected. Bring
this issue to the attention of decision makers by
participating in the various online email campaign
as set up by the organizations in the many links
below. |
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World Society for
Protection of Animals
 WSPA's
vision is a world where animal welfare matters and
animal cruelty ends. Their mission is to build a
united global animal welfare movement. If this
matters to you then sending out pre-worded messages
to people that matter should help ease your
conscience.
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Time Taken:
A few
minutes to read and send an email |
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Impact:
Potential to improve and protect the lives of animals at risk |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone! |
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Debt Cancellation
Cancelling
the crippling debt owed by third world countries
could be decisive in taking it's citizens out of the
poverty cycle. Let governments know that you think
it’s wrong by participating in email campaigns.
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Jubilee Debt
Campaign
 Jubilee
Debt Campaign is demanding an end to the scandal of poor
countries paying money to the rich world. They are calling for
100% cancellation of un-payable and unfair poor country debts,
which keeps their citizens in impoverished poverty. Send out the
pre-worded emails to show you care for this cause.
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Time Taken:
A few
minutes to read and send an email |
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Impact:
Potential to wipe out country debt and lift people out of
poverty |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone! |
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Similar sites:
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Education
Education
arguably defines a person throughout their life.
Support the various advocacy campaigns available
pressing for a change in the education system or for
more education to be provided. |
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Parents as
Teachers
 Parents
as Teachers provides information, support and encouragement for
parents to help their children develop optimally during the
crucial early years of their life. There are various online
advocacy campaigns available centered around the above mission
statement.
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Time Taken:
A few
minutes to read and send an email |
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Impact:
Potential to affect someone's life, right from an early stage |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone! |
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Fair Trade
Campaign on
behalf of trades who are asking for a fair price to
be paid on the goods they trade with. Make it happen
by participating in the online actions contained
within the web links below. |
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Equal Exchange
 Equal
Exchange envisions a food system that empowers farmers and
consumers, supports small farmer co-ops, and uses sustainable
farming methods. Various online actions to become involved in.
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Time Taken:
A few
minutes to read and send an email |
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Impact:
Potential to help small farmers with big changes |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone! |
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General Causes
Rather than
specializing in one topic, each of the organizations
listed in this category cover a broad spectrums of
issues ranging from human rights, terrorism and
health. Most of the online actions take the form of
pre-worded emails. |
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Global Solutions
 Global
Solutions helps to inspire Americans to engage the
world on such issues including terrorism, climate
change, failed states and infectious diseases.
There's an online action to suit everybody's taste
on this organisation's website.
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Time Taken:
A few
minutes to read and send an email |
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Impact:
Potential to make a difference on so many different issues |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone! |
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Health
Want to make
your voice heard, on health related issues. Well,
visit one of the many sites listed within this
category by emailing a pre-worded letter or signing
a petition. You’ll be adding your voice to thousands
of others all wanting to see change on the health
front. |
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ASCEND Foundation
 Imagine
a world without cancer. ASCEND’s mission is to make ending
cancer a national priority. They connect those touched by cancer
into one voice to make a difference. Join their Action E-List
and get an alert when your involvement can make a critical
difference.
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Time Taken:
A few
minutes |
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Impact:
Potential to prevent and eradicate cancer once and for all. |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone! |
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Housing and Homeless
It’s not
nice being homeless, but you can lend your support
amongst other things by campaigning for change in
legislation. Both pre-worded emails and petitions
are available to participate in. |
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Crisis
 Crisis
aims to fight homelessness and empower people to fulfil their
potential and transform their lives. You can help their mission
by signing up to become an e-campaigner or add your name to one
of their petitions.
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Time Taken:
A few
minutes |
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Impact:
Potential to get people off the streets |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone! |
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Hunger and
Poverty
Make a
difference in someone’s life by participating in
online campaigns that focus a hunger and poverty
issues. Actions include contacting decisions makers
who can improve food distributors which in turn
alleviates poverty. |
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War on Want
 War
on Want fights poverty in developing countries in partnership
and solidarity with people affected by globalisation. They
campaign for human rights and against the root causes of global
poverty, inequality and injustice. Feel strongly about it. Well
send out a few pre-written emails.
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Time Taken:
A few
minutes to read and send an email |
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Impact:
Potential to lift people out of poverty |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone! |
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Similar sites:
8 more to explore!
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Miscellaneous
Each of the
organizations linked to in this category all focus
on a specific but separate topic from each other.
Each topic is too specialized to be given its own
category hence the Miscellaneous tag. Topics range
from under-age drinking to making more wholesome
movies. |
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Tourism Concern
 Tourism
Concern fights exploitation in tourism. They work tirelessly to
expose and challenge tourism's exploitative practices. If you
want to help promote forms of tourism that provide meaningful
benefits to people in destination communities, then there are
various online actions to become involved in.
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Time Taken:
A few
minutes to read and send an email |
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Impact:
Potential to free communities from the exploitative practices of
some parts of the tourist industry |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone! |
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Similar sites:
15 more to explore!
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Petition Portals
Take action
on a vast range of topics by signing petitions set
up either by individuals or organizations. Each link
takes you to a website that specifically allows you
to create or sign a petition. Gone are the days of
adding a signature on a piece of paper – everything
can now be done via the internet. |
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Care2 Petition
Site
 Care2's
petition site allows you to sign a petition or create one very
easily. Huge amount of topics covered. Get something off your
chest now and sign a petition dear to your heart.
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Time Taken:
A few
minutes to read and send an email |
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Impact:
Potential to make a difference on so many different issues |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone! |
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War and Peace
Fight your
own war against wars by campaigning for peace! All
the links below have various action available,
ranging from emailing pre-worded letters to sending
out e-cards to key decision makers. Stop wars from
happening, from the comfort of your own home. |
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Another Poster
for Peace
 Another
Poster for Peace's aim is to engage the public in the peace
movement through peace, not war via artwork and design. It
contains copyright free art posters, whose theme is to deliver a
message with a punch, can be printed out and displayed where you
think they might be most effective.
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Time Taken:
A few
minutes to print out and display! |
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Impact:
Potential to stop war and bring peace to the world! |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone! |
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