Particularly since the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle in 1999, websites have become a critical tool
for youth activism. Most online activist groups employ the Web as a tool to organize and
coordinate offline grassroots efforts, using electronic networking and information-sharing
to overcome the challenges of small numbers, geographical dispersion, and inadequate funding.
There are also new forms of Web-based activism whose activities are confined largely to
cyberspace, from online petitions, to email pressure campaigns, to "hacktivism." We
look here at use of the Internet to organize campus campaigns for the environment.
Free the Planet offers a website full of useful resources that help
students voice their concerns to corporations and politicians alike. Please take
a moment to explore our featured website for this section:
In addition, here is a sampling of other quality websites that focus on a myriad of activist issues:
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