Welcome to the 360 Blog, Your New Activist Central

Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights LeaderDo you like to sign petitions, send letters to Congress, phonebank for a candidate, or give free clicks for donations—all from your computer? Maybe you go even beyond that, taking your cause to the street with protests, volunteering, or fundraising. Some people even live their ethics, whether through becoming a vegetarian/vegan, practicing ahisma, or refusing to buy products from companies they deem unethical.

If you identify with any of the above, you are an activist, and you are home.

Here at 360 you can post, share and take action every day. Post new action alerts that you find. Use the tools other activists find across the web to take action on your own. Whether you’re a hardcore animal rights activist, weekend human rights defender, or you just like to recycle and care for the planet, there’s something for you at 360.

To start us off, here are ten ways to take action on various causes today…

10. Join a cause at Facebook. From autism to breast cancer to world hunger, there is just about a cause for everything. Can’t find yours? Make your own cause page and invite friends. Be sure to use 360 to help get the word out!

9. Fight genocide. If you don’t know about the violence in Darfur, read up about it and then take action.

8. Find out how to stop global warming. You may have already converted to fluorescent light bulbs, but did you know that you can insulate your water heater or use a push mower to save on energy use—and costs?

Gloria Steinem, Women's Rights Activist7. Support women’s rights. From equal pay to family planning, there are many actions to take here.

6. Speak up for wildlife and wild places. Act to save coral reefs, endangered species and more.

5. Stop shark finning. Did you know that 3 sharks die every second at the hands of humans? Click here to learn more and to stop the practice of finning.

4. Learn more about bull fighting. This bloody sport results in the deaths of bulls—just for sport.

3. Click for a cause. Give free donations just by clicking your mouse, every day. You can help save acres of rainforest, big cat habitat, hungry children and more here.

2. Save human lives. Stop torture, human trafficking, rape as a weapon, police brutality and more crimes against humans.

1. Be aware. Just by paying attention to the news, to the social issues around you, and sharing them with others you can make a big difference.