http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/

Informative and important, cyber--bullying is a real and present issue. We can't ignore it because too many kids so far have suffered at the hands of cyber-bullies.

This came into my inbox(like it did to everyone else) but I actually opened it instead of just deleting. It's a fledgling group and needs support on campus. I'm really glad someone started it.



https://umb.collegiatelink.net/organization/UMBactiveminds

http://purposedriven.com/books/pdlbook/#purpose

I had to post this for everyone after they read chapter 6 of Better Together. A friend of mine in college actually gave me this book a long time ago and I threw it in my bookshelf because I thought it was just super religious. It's actually pretty interesting, and I think I might read it all the way through this time.

This is where I did the beginning stages of research for my legislation project. If you don't know who Matthew Shepard is, take a second to check this out. His murder (along with Byrd Jr's Death) Sparked the change for gay crime legislation/

http://www.matthewshepard.org/

http://www.pta.org/<-- classic a>t a lot of time for meetings being a working mom and dad. So the PTA allows families to stay informed, stay up-to date, and stay in the loop in terms of changes and alterations to school policy. I had no idea it was a website, to be honest.

I googled "how to lobby" and this website appeared. Reading into it, it was founded in 1970 as a method for citizens to have their voices heard on a range of democratic issues. The website aims to "restore American traditions" and uses lobbying, public education, and press outreach to effect a change in some public issues such as government ethics and accountability. To be honest, it sounds much like a tea party movement, but that's why research is so intriguing.

http://www.rockthevote.com/
Rock the Vote, started 20 plus years ago, was a media savvy organization started to encourage the youth of the country to register to vote and to continue to vote every election. It gained massive momentum through MTV and youth media. It still maintains tremendous popularity.

http://www.gbio.org/



The Greater Boston Interfaith Organization is a group that very much mirrors the IAF. It was established to traverse the divisions of class and race in Boston. Centralized in Dorchester, this group works together to unite the communities of GB to address socially relevant issues, eg. health care reform.

The clothesline project is a T-shirt project started out in Cape Cod. Women who have suffered abuse. Each color represents a different type (eg rape, domestic violence, incest) and a sufferer can put whatever she likes on the shirt. They are then displayed at exhibits to showcase the reality of the situation.

http://www.clotheslineproject.org/