Campaigning
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Multiple Sclerosis Society: Campaign Network
The multiple sclerosis Society funds research, runs respite care centres and provides grants to improve the lives of those who suffer from Multiple Scerosis. You can join the campaign and help raise funds for the society.
http://www.mssociety.org.uk/get_involved
/policy_campaigns/campaigns_network/
take_action/index.html
British Lung Foundation: Be a campaigner
The British Lung Foundation work to support people who have been affected by lung disease and other lung related problems such as mild asthma and lung cancer. You can support the foundation by signing up to the campaign list and getting involved in local fundraising and campaigning events.
http://www.lunguk.org/getinvolved/
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Cancer Reasearch: Radiotherapy Petition
Cancer research save lives by discovering ways to prevent, treat and research cancer. Radiotherapy should be used in half of all patients cases as part of their treatment but lack of staff and equipment mean that some patients are missing out. You can get involved by signing the radiotherapy petition to urge the government to make an action plan for radiotherapy.
http://www.cancercampaigns.org.uk/
ourcampaigns/Voice-for-Radiotherapy/
British Heart Foundation: Run a Campaign
The Bristish Heart foundation provides a toolkit to help you set up your own local campaign and help spread the word about the work the British Heart Foundation does.
http://www.bhf.org.uk/publications/view-publication.aspx?ps=1001143
British Heart foundation: Be a campaigner
The British Heart Foundation supports those that have suffered heart problems and researches how they can be treated and prevented. Get involved by becoming a campaigner and sign-up to the campaign eNewsletter to find out where your local fundraising and campaigning events are being held and discover new ways of getting involved.
http://campaigning.bhf.org.uk/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=57&ea.campaign.id=478
Friends of Balloons
Balloons is a charity dedicated to providing community based support for children, young people and families who have suffered a death or are expecting death. Get involved by joining the 'friends of balloons' group which involves supporting fundraising events, dances and balls and smaller regular events, mail-outs to businesses looking for sponsorship.
http://www.balloons-devon.org.uk/GetInvolved.aspx
Petition: Save the ADVA
The ADVA (Against Domestic Violence and Abuse) bring together the statutory and voluntary agencies within the county to tackle the problem of domestic violence. They help thousands of women and children every year escape violent and life-threatening situations. The Devon County Council have announced plans to drop the ADVA (Against Domestic Violence and Abuse) in April 2011 due to budget cuts. You can support the campaign and reject the budget proposals by signing a petition.
http://www.gopetition.com/petition/42189.html
Become a Facebook Activist
Facebook is a social media site that has more than 500 million active users. It can be very useful for getting your cause recognised and spread. Digiactive.org have produced a guide to using Facebook for creating a campaign and covers subjects such as the pros & cons of Facebook activism, steps to organising a campaign and has case studies of successful facebook campaigns.
http://www.digiactive.org/2008/06/28/guide-a-digiactive-introduction-to-facebook-activism/
'Community Day' Campaign
The 'Community Day' campaign wants to create a new bank holiday that is dedicated to communities and volunteering. The Community day would fall during the Autumn half term break in October, breaking the long run of 16 weeks without a holiday between August and Christmas. The aim would be to celebrate the work that voluntary community activity does. Help by signing up to the campaign.
Youth Act: Learn To Create a Campaign
'Youth Act' provide free training for young people who want to gain the skills necessary to create their own campaign. Skills such as problem solving, team building and co-operation, influencing decision makers, communication, fundraising and campaigning will all be looked at to empower younger people.
http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/
main/page.php?198
Cancer Research: Tobacco 'Out of sight out of mind' campaign
Cancer Research UK is a charity dedicated to beating cancer by researching all aspects of the disease and providing information for cancer patients and their families. You can aid in the reduction of cancer by writing to your MP and asking them to put forward a case for putting tobacco out of sight in shops and removing tobacco vending machines to help reduce the number of younger people taking up smoking.
Save the Children: 'Fairer Education For All' Petition
'Save The Children' aims to improve the lives of children around the world by campaigning for basic education for those that don't have it, protecting orphans and children at risk and trying to lower the death rate. You can help by signing a petition to call on Ministers for Education around the UK to commit to a fairer education for all.
Action for Blind People: fundraising event
'Action for Blind People' make sure that partially sighted people receive help in areas such as finding a job, applying for benefits, housing issues, holiday breaks etc. You can help by organising your own fundraising events and help keep the charity going and growing.
http://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/support-us/get-involved/organise-your-own-event,95,SA.html
Shared Streets: Campaign in a Box
Shared Streets are areas where the traditional pavement has been removed with the hope of reducing traffic and making a much more 'social' area. Unfortunately, without pavements it is very hard for blind or partially sited people to know where the road begins and the path ends because the traditional path is used as a navigational cue. You can start your own local campaign to help raise awareness of this problem.
Rethink Activist
'Rethink' work to support everyone affected by severe mental illness to recover and gain a better quality of life. Become a 'Rethink' activist and help make a difference by and helping out with campaigns, fundraising, media work, etc.
Organise a campaign
Have your say on local issues that you are passionate about by creating an advertising campaign to draw in the attention of other like-minded people. Find out how to formulate, monitor and organise a campaign.
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