Did you know that two months ago, the oh-so-lovable father Ashton Kutcher started a petition to put diaper changing stations inside the men’s comfort rooms in Target and Costco? The two retailers responded after 104,391 supporters signed Ashton's petition.
Have you heard that Jamie Oliver is asking for support to include food education on the school curriculum of 19 countries to inform students about the consequences of obesity?
Did you also know that celebrities like Nikki Reed, Joaquin Phoenix, Kellan Lutz, and Paul Wesley signed the Tiger Manifesto to ensure that the products that we use are tiger- and forest-friendly?
Petitions about everything under the sun including freedom, animal welfare, and people welfare are being made by ordinary and extraordinary citizens all around the world. When there is not enough money or manpower, it is our voice that can help make a difference.
In the age of technology, we have no excuse not to help other people in one way or another. I have been an avid online activist since 2010. What does being an online activist entail? The most simple tasks are signing the petitions and sharing them in your social networks. You spread the message that you believe in to raise awareness.You help change the world with just one click (okay, maybe two). All you need is an e-mail address or your social media account and you can help out a lot of people. You can contribute in starting, continuing, or stopping a revolution.
Below are websites that need people to get involved and take action through online petitions. I also have a widget in this blog containing the list of said websites, which I constantly update. Instead of mindlessly scrolling through Facebook or Twitter for hours on end, why not make your idle time more productive? We always hear about Mahatma Gandhi's quote saying that we need to be the change we wish to see in this world. Why not start now?
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