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Writing letters. Signing petitions. Making banners. Taking to the streets and generally making a nuisance of ourselves... Why do we do it? Does it change anything? more >>
A plant struggles for life in an empty cola tin. How poignant. How very poignant. Nearly three billion people go without the basic things we believe everybody has a right to - decent food and clean water, shelter, healthcare and education. This means that day in, day out, half the people of the world are struggling to survive,
Photo Credit: Christian Aid/Nell Freeman You don't have to run ten miles in a nappy or sign away your beer money to a chirpy chugger to do your bit. There are ways that don't result in empty wallets and mass humiliation. Pete Cashmore works Sunday afternoons in a charity shop. ...
Do something in 2006 If you believe the hype, students and young people are lazy, apathetic and cynical. Spending the best years of their lives on a diet of beer, Big Brother and pot noodles. The hype, fortunately, isn’t true. 
Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General and Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman and Founder, World Economic Forum It may sound obvious, but successful campaigning comes from working out exactly what you want, and keeping after it until you get it.
Children watch planes in sky Everyone has a part to play in a good campaign. There is something each of us can contribute, and no matter how small the contribution, it makes a difference.
 
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