National politics have been marked by disorder and instability, starting at the very top of our government, The White House. Staff shakeups, policy confusion and a lack of transparency have weakened America’s posture as an efficient, representative democracy at home and abroad. The actions — and inaction — of our elected officials have put the […]
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How You Can Hold Lawmakers Accountable on Change.org
Written by Justin Lyons · August 10, 2017 9:45 pm -
Death Row Exonerees Fight to Stop Executions
One day after Independence Day this summer, former death row inmate Joe D’Ambrosio celebrated his freedom by starting a Change.org petition to stop 27 executions in Ohio. D’Ambrosio was exonerated from Ohio’s death row when he was 50. He was convicted for a murder he didn’t commit when he was 26. In his petition, he […]
Written by Zoë Tersche · August 10, 2017 11:51 am -
Football and the Limits of Forgiveness
Generally, I only care about sports as they relate to popular culture. I’ve lived a lot of places without feeling strongly for any of their teams: San Francisco, Oakland, Houston, Austin, Seattle and D.C. The only sports team I have any real loyalty to is the Yankees — I grew up in the Bronx, what can I […]
Written by Joshunda Sanders · August 8, 2017 6:57 pm -
Exciting Announcement: Introducing ChangeClimate
New York Magazine recently published a sobering piece on the worst case scenario we could face because of climate change and it has everyone talking. Some critics of the piece argue that author David Wallace-Wells’ doomsday approach to the subject is not helpful, others take issue with some of the science he cites. But there’s […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · August 1, 2017 8:49 pm -
How Your Membership Will Drive Impact at Change.org
Change.org is the world’s leading hub for civic organizing. We empower people everywhere to transform society through free access to world-class campaigning tools and professional support. More than 180 million people in 196 countries come to our platform to make changes on causes ranging from criminal justice and clemency to women’s rights, the environment and […]
Written by Joshunda Sanders · August 1, 2017 5:33 pm -
Women Are Changing The World More Effectively Online
No matter what you think about civic organizing online, new research centered on Change.org shows that digital activism is increasingly one of the most effective forms of keeping our democracy healthy. It’s a bit counterintuitive, since public spaces that encourage nonpartisan, constructive dialogue across ideologies have been in increasingly short supply. There’s a lot of […]
Written by Joshunda Sanders · August 1, 2017 12:59 pm -
#RapeThreatsNotOK and Other Movements at Change.org to Shut Down Rape Culture
*Trigger Warning for Survivors of Sexual Assault In North Carolina, Amy Guy only agreed to have sex with her intoxicated estranged husband because he was drunk and she was afraid of what he might do if she said no. But then, Jonathan turned violent. Crying, she pleaded with him to stop. By all logical definitions, […]
Written by Joshunda Sanders · July 25, 2017 5:47 pm -
Brave, Radical Beauty: Deborah Esquenazi on Southwest of Salem and the San Antonio Four
Even though acceptance of people who identify as queer is growing, it was not long ago that four queer women of color were wrongfully convicted of molestation and had to fight for justice because of misinformation and ignorance. Elizabeth Ramirez, Kristie Mayhugh, Anna Vasquez and Cassandra Rivera — also known as the San Antonio Four — were accused of […]
Written by Joshunda Sanders · July 18, 2017 4:48 pm -
Here’s what one parent is doing to improve grocery store checkout aisles
Last December, Jane Kramer of East Lansing, Michigan, started a Change.org petition calling on Meijer — a midwest based grocery store chain — to put their customers’ health first by replacing “junk food with food and non-food options in the checkout aisles at each of its stores.” For the last eight months, Jane’s been putting […]
Written by Pulin Modi · July 17, 2017 7:23 pm -
Interview with Nina Hauptman Jackel: Lady Freethinker
Nina Hauptman (also known as Lady Freethinker) loves animals so much that helping them has become her life’s work. One of the tools Nina finds essential is Change.org. Nina has started over 70 petitions focused on helping animals — receiving millions of signatures in support of her efforts. We sat down with Nina to learn […]
Written by Change.org · July 14, 2017 4:13 pm