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As 2008 marks the 60-year anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a group of seasoned humanitarian activists known as The Elders are hoping to collect one billion signatures from across the world, expanding the past precedent that only governments should sign the Universal Declaration.
From: The Elders

As October 31 creeps and crawls closer, environmental and humanitarian groups offer a multitude of tips and games that the whole family can enjoy while promoting environmental sustainability and respectable living standards for all.

Taking a new and exciting approach to activism, DC-based women for peace are inviting others to stay in their organization’s house and partake in their daily advocacy activities on Capitol Hill.

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Help bring to light the underlying poverty in East Biloxi, in East Asia, and around the world. There are many ways to get involved, from donations to simple fundraisers to hosting an Oxfam Hunger Banquet. Oxfam will provide you with everything you need to build the program that’s right for your group, including ideas, free tools and resources.

Help OneWorld partners in the U.S. provide short-term emergency assistance, such as water, food, blankets and personal hygiene kits, and long-term aid to help with reconstruction efforts.

Turn the Tide is a campaign to educate and mobilize concerned citizens to take action to encourage elected officials to establish policies that will reduce and eliminate the nuclear threat.

Polaris Project created the Grassroots Network to provide individuals opportunities to take action in multiple ways to fight human trafficking.