Petitions and lobbying

There are loads of great sites out there for starting an online petition about something you care about. It gives the little people a chance to have a say and make companies and politicians learn about what we care about. From saving a local park to getting a company to change its ways to trying to change a governments point of view, people start petitions for all sorts of reasons. Start one of your own or sign someone elses and then share it on facebook or twitter. Social media is a great way to contact those you are petitioning too. Write on their wall, tweet to them or send them an email.

People don't always win but I think it is really important to let those in power know you point of view, don't forget there are lobbyists and others representing other points of view. Some of the best wins have been by children starting their own petitions, I think there is no limit to what can be done!

Here are some petition sites:

https://www.change.org/

http://www.care2.com/

https://petitions.moveon.org/

http://sumofus.org/

http://credoaction.com/

http://www.avaaz.org/

Mainly UK: http://www.38degrees.org.uk/

http://act.watchdog.net/

http://takeaction.takepart.com/

Direct to US government: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/

Direct to UK government: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/