MoveOn.org's "50+ Ways to Love Your Country"My initial 50 entries are from MoveOn.org’s book, 50 Ways to Love Your Country, ISBN 1-930722-29-X. I’ve included related 43Things goals that already existed, so this comes to more than 50. Categorizing it as a "definitive list" leaves it open for others to add suggestions. |
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| 1. | Create an online petition | |||
| 2. | Promote an online petition and get other people to sign it | |||
| 3. | Sign a petition 1 person | |||
| 4. | keep myself informed about politics and world issues 14 people | |||
| 5. | Share information on political issues | |||
| 6. | cover one US presidential elections from primaries to election day as a reporter 1 person | |||
| 7. | Speak out online (forums, blog, or radio) | |||
| 8. | create a radio.blog 1 person | |||
| 9. | create successful online forum 39 people | |||
| 10. | moderate an online forum 1 person | |||
| 11. | write a letter to the president 31 people | |||
| 12. | Write a letter to a president and get a response | |||
| 13. | write to my congressperson 1 person | |||
| 14. | Email politicians 1 person | |||
| 15. | Call politicians (phone) | |||
| 16. | write a letter to my elected official about something that pisses me off (like a real letter with a stamp, not an email) 8 people | |||
| 17. | Write a letter to an elected representative thanking them for something they did right 1 person | |||
| 18. | Meet with elected representatives | |||
| 19. | Follow up on my former activism with elected officials. | |||
| 20. | Register to vote & actually vote 4 people | |||
| 21. | Organize an issue-specific voter registration drive | |||
| 22. | be an informed voter 2 people | |||
| 23. | Vote, no matter what 1 person | |||
| 24. | update my address for voter registration | |||
| 25. | register more young voters 2 people | |||
| 26. | Register under-represented voters 1 person | |||
| 27. | organize a voter registration drive at work | |||
| 28. | Organize a voter registration drive | |||
| 29. | Register voters in unlikely places 1 person | |||
| 30. | Get out the vote 3 people | |||
| 31. | Turn out the vote on election day | |||
| 32. | Participate in a phone bank to get out the vote | |||
| 33. | Get a non-voter to vote 1 person | |||
| 34. | Watch TV news less; read more | |||
| 35. | Write a letter to the editor 52 people | |||
| 36. | Know my own biases 1 person | |||
| 37. | Avoid becoming polarized | |||
| 38. | Study the philosophies & beliefs I disagree with. 1 person | |||
| 39. | Dialogue with people who disagree with me | |||
| 40. | Respond to biased reporting | |||
| 41. | combat media biases against Muslims 1 person | |||
| 42. | Study other languages and cultures | |||
| 43. | Alert the media to uncovered events & issues | |||
| 44. | reform the media 4 people | |||
| 45. | talk to the media 1 person | |||
| 46. | Make your own media | |||
| 47. | Be the media! | |||
| 48. | call a talk show | |||
| 49. | be on a talk show 7 people | |||
| 50. | host a talk show 21 people | |||
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Created by Anitra Freeman on Jan 04, 2007.
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