Political activism takes many forms, as people rise up in protest of the existing governmental policies or actions.  Throughout history we have seen movements of political activism, such as the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.  

Calling for acts of civil disobedience in a variety of forms, throughout the world people have sought to make an impact by protesting, hunger strikes, marches and other public outcries against the policies and practices of the ruling class.  

In the Civil Right’s Movement the marches and protests resulted in a changing of political policy and individual rights, ending the government support of segregation.  In the Vietnam Era, the student protests, marches and demonstrations were credited with ending the engagement in War.  

Political Activists today have an amazing opportunity to connect, find support and resource for nearly every position they may support.  Long standing NGO and Non-Profit Agencies such as Greenpeace and Amnesty International have been a source of political activism for decades and have attracted attention to their mission in a variety of public venues.  

Internet sites for Political Activists now provide ample lists of Organizations and opportunities to support various initiatives.  Twitter, Facebook and Blogs have provided forums for shared beliefs and information for the activists.  

Great opportunities exist for the activist to find resources regardless of the type of activism.  Today’s Civil Disobedience Activist can find resources with websites like ACTUP

 (http://www.actupny.org/documents/CDdocuments/CDindex.html) which provides structured support for the activist looking to create demonstrations, protests or other acts of civil disobedience.  

Social activists, can find great resources to making the world a better  place in sites such as Habitat for Humanity, Heifer International and UN Volunteers

(http://www.unv.org/en/news-resources/news/doc/unv-discusses-social-activism.html); as well as long established resources such as Amnesty International and Greenpeace. 

University Campuses usually have political activist organizations on campus, most have a directory of campus organizations so student activists can find solidarity with other students on campus.  Most campuses usually have chapters or representatives for the major political parties for those seeking traditional channels to make changes. 

In addition, University databases offer long lists of political activist groups such as http://www.politicalindex.com/sect10.htm which lists many activist groups by focus or category.  

Environmental activists looking to impact environmental politics can find resources in a variety of activist sites such as Treehugger.com, or the Sierra Foundation and the Arbor Day Foundation.  

Corporate Watch (http://www.corpwatch.org/) provides information on corporate activity, focused on holding corporations accountable for their actions.  

Greater Good Political Activists can find resources and support on sites such as Common Good.  Those wanting to put their money where their activism is can go to sites like Heifer International and Kiva.com that work to provide revenue generating activities in international communities.  

Those wanting to support constitutional or individual rights can find support with structured resources such as the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) which has historically fought for protection of constitutionality. 

 So no matter what areas of politics you want to change, protest, support or donate to; there is a resource, organization or chapter to provide Activism Resources and information.