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This page is filled with information, downloads, and links to wonderful sites filled with even more ways to get active in spreading the word about Marijuana Reform!  

I decided to add the video below because the song is AWESOME & MOTIVATIONAL!!

 "if you want a revolution, the only solution, evolve"

Online Resources for Email Activism

Guides to Using Technology for Organizing

NetAction's Virtual Activist Training Guide - http://www.netaction.org/training/
A step-by-step guide to using the Internet as an activist tool.

Organizers’ Collaborative - http://www.organizenow.net/
Technology resources for grassroots organizations

One/Northwest’s Activist Tool Kit - http://www.onenw.org/
Comprehensive information and "how to" guides on Internet activism.

The eNonprofit: A Guide to ASPs, Internet Services and Online Software - http://www.compasspoint.org/enonprofit

Tech Soup - http://www.techsoup.org/
General resources for nonprofits using technology.

Benton Foundation Best Practices - http://www.benton.org/Practice/
List of resources to help nonprofit organizations use technology effectively.

Designing Effective Action Alerts for the Internet - http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/alerts.html
UCLA professor Phil Agre provides advice on how to design an effective online action alert.

Against Chain-Letter Petitions on the Internet - http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/petitions.html
Professor Agre discusses the problems with chain email petitions.

Online Political and Legislative Resources

Project Vote Smart - http://www.vote-smart.org/
Comprehensive information on federal, state and local candidates and elected officials.

California Voter Foundation - http://www.calvoter.org
Bipartisan online electoral information and voter guides.

Thomas - http://thomas.loc.gov/
U.S. Congress web site with links to legislation and representatives’ offices.

Directories

Google Groups locates news groups - http://groups.google.com/

Publicly accessible mailing lists - http://paml.net/

Bay Area Progressive Directory & Events Calendar - http://www.emf.net/~cheetham/

Craigslist announcement mailing lists for Bay Area events, jobs, etc. - http://www.craigslist.org/

Newstrawler searches for news on the Internet - http://www.newstrawler.com/

Online Media Advocacy Resources

Media Advocacy Guides and Tool Kits

Managing the Media, A Guide for Activists - http://tenant.net/Organize/media.html

"Raising Our Voices," A Tool Kit for Activists - http://www.media-alliance.org/voices/

ConsumerNet's "How To Work With the Press" Guide - http://www.consumernet.org/library/pr_writing.shtml

ConsumerNet's "Nonprofit Publicity" Guide - http://www.consumernet.org/library/publicity.shtml

NetAction Notes 20 on Media Activism - http://www.netaction.org/notes/notes20.html

NetAction Notes 47 on Media Activism - http://www.netaction.org/notes/notes47.html

 

Online Media and News Services

Institute for Global Communications - http://www.igc.org
Links to hundreds of progressive organizations.

Media Alliance Links to Media Organizations - http://www.media-alliance.org/medialinks.html

Thousands of General Media Links - http://ajr.newslink.org

Ascribe Public Interest News Wire - http://www.ascribe.org/

Working Assets Long Distance Alerts and News - http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/

Links for Progressives and Media Activists - http://www.nlightning.com/bookmarks.html

Salon Magazine - http://www.salon.com/

AlterNet - http://www.alternet.org/

Common Dreams Newswire - http://www.commondreams.org/community.htm

One World Network - http://www.oneworld.net/us/

NewsBytes News Service - http://www.newsbytes.com