I’ve been doing presentations on everyday activism lately, and I’d like to invite us to talk a little about what it means to us. My questions for discussion include, “What does it mean to you to be an activist?” Gloria Steinem, one of the foremothers of the 2nd waive of US feminism, wrote a book called “Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions” and used to end each of her talks by asking the audience to do one outrageous act that day. Rosa Parks’s outrageous act of resistance sparked the civil rights movement. “What outrageous act did/will you commit today?”

Below is an evergrowing list of thoughts, links, and contacts for everyday activism–as you post more, I will add them to my own list and share them with my audiences, students, colleagues, and friends.

Resources for Everyday Activism

NEVER SURRENDER, by Working Assets Long Distance
Never surrender to corporate greed, never surrender the fight to build a better democracy that can provide life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all. Buy their bracelets for $1 each and pass them out! www.neversurrender.org

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, working for equal rights for LGBT people
www.hrc.org

MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, a progressive political action organization with opportunities to take quick action on line. www.moveon.org

You can go to any of the following sites every day and, by clicking a button, you can provide help at no cost to yourself (sponsors donate to these causes every time you click the button). Some also have pins, bracelets, and other products you can order and give to your friends and family:

The Hunger Site: www.thehungersite.com
The Breast Cancer Site: www.thebreastcancersite.com
The Child Health Site: www.thechildhealthsite.com
The Literacy Site: www.theliteracysite.com
The Rain Forest Site: www.therainforestsite.com
The Animal Rescue Site: www.theanimalrescuesite.com

ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON WHITE PRIVILEGE: www.whiteprivilegeconference.com

CO-OP AMERICA: ECONOMIC ACTION FOR A JUST PLANET
Co-op America is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982.
Their mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. www.coopamerica.org

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN (NOW): Has e-mail signup to be informed of current issues www.now.org

EMILY’S LIST: EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest grassroots political network, is dedicated to taking back our country from the radical right wing by electing pro-choice Democratic women to federal, state, and local office. We are a network of more than 100,000 Americans — from all across the country — committed to recruiting and funding viable women candidates; helping them build and run effective campaign organizations; training the next generation of activists; and mobilizing women voters to help elect progressive candidates across the nation. www.emilyslist.org

Shop at 10,000 Villages – one of the oldest and largest fair trade organizations in the world, and voted Co-op American’s Peoples Choice Award for Green Businesses.
http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/

Buy Green (environmentally friendly, fairly traded)

Add to the list: Send your ideas and links to
Sue Morrow – morrow@ed.utah.edu

“Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet” – Alice Walker
“If women loved their bodies, the economy would collapse.” – Unknown