Economic activism

Economic activism

Economic activism involves using economic power for change. Both conservative and liberal groups use economic activism to boycott companies and organizations that do not agree with their particular political, religious, or social values. Conversely, it also means purchasing from those companies and organizations that do. The idea behind the concept is two-fold. First, you will reinforce "good" behavior and allow those companies that think like you to succeed. Second, you will punish "bad" behavior and hope that those companies that do not think like you do will fail or will adopt your "correct" way of thinking.

ee also

*Civil disobedience
*Direct democracy
*Divestment
*Dual power
*General strike
*Greenpeace
*Nonviolence
*Tax resistance

External links

Activist links

* [http://www.activistmagazine.com ACTivist Magazine]
* [http://www.actupny.org/documents/CDdocuments/CDindex.html Civil Disobedience Manual from ACT-UP/NY]
* [http://ruckus.org Ruckus]
* [http://www.direct-action.info direct-action.info] aims "to challenge vicious and violent protest" and "to defend the human rights of protestors and their targets"
* [http://www.greenpeace.org.au/getactive/happen/nvda.html Greenpeace encourages its activists to use Non-Violent Direct Action]
* [http://www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook The Citizen's Handbook]

Tracking money in politics

* [http://www.publicintegrity.org/default.aspx Center for Public Integrity]
* [http://www.corpwatch.org Corpwatch]
* [http://publicampaign.org Public Campaign]
* [http://www.opensecrets.org Opensecrets.org]

Comparing corporations

* [http://www.ethicalconsumer.org Ethical Consumer (UK)]
* [http://www.idealswork.com Idealswork.com]
* [http://www.responsibleshopper.org Responsible Shopper]

upporting responsible businesses

* [http://www.localharvest.org LocalHarvest.org] find locally grown food in your area and purchase products from family farms
* [http://www.greenpages.org National Green Pages]
* [http://www.eatwellguide.org/search/advanced/ EatWellGuide.org] find merchants that are water conscious, use biodynamic methods find local organizations in your area.

ocially responsible investing/shareholder activism

* [http://www.paxworld.com/ Pax World Funds]
* [http://www.socialinvest.org The Social Investment Forum]
* [http://www.shareholderaction.org Advocacy & Policy Program]


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