Avaaz

Almost everyone I speak with feels despair about the future of our planet and all life on it, but AVAAZ is actually doing something possible. It's so difficult to pull humanity out of our handwringing negative weeping,but AVAAZ is combining all the tiny hopes and plans we still hold to fight and win the battles we are each too small to fight on our own. WE ARE ONE is the beautiful message I receive from the courage of AVAAZ.

Avaaz has achieved significant positive change in the world, and they use people power in a clever way to enact change.

Global People Power! Add your name do some good. Change something for the better!

You know when you read something in the news and think 'I wish someone would DO something about that' or 'That's outrageous I really ought to write to my representative / MP / senator or whatever' but somehow, you usually never get around to actually doing it?

Well, the Avaaz Organisation utilises the power of the internet to highlight just those issues and bring the views of millions of Avaaz members to governments, authorities, organisations and businesses around the world.

The multi-lingual website www.Avaaz.org shows current campaigns and highlights where they claim to have made a difference.

When an issue comes to the fore they will email you and ask for your signature on a combined petition which will then be sent to where it will have most effect.

It's a neat idea and Avaaz now has more than 7.3 million participants.

I have signed up for several petitions on causes that I feel riled about but do not go along with each and every cause Avaaz supports. It does sometimes feel like 'Rent-a Crowd' but I think the positive effects out-weigh the negatives.

7.3 million is a lot of people to have on your case few institutions can ignore numbers like that. Good idea, Avaaz well done!

Helps stop internet censorship which is extremely important making this site awesome.