*Most common way to make change is to inform people of what you want:
*Writing a letter
*Blogging
*Call in to radio talk shows
*More people the greater influence
*Getting out and voting or influencing people to support your political party.*Using the court to
challenge government legislation under the constitution*Government can not
make laws that violate your charter of rights and freedoms
*Special interest groups that organize campaigns to put pressure on the government on a specific topic.
*MADD
*Spirit bear youth coalition
*Wilderness committee
*BC Citizens for Public Power
*People who are paid to make deals and influence bureaucrats and politicians.*Great concern that this
might lead to corruption*Minority special interest
groups
*They are normally representing companies.*Most are ex high level
bureaucrats with connections.
*Research is not independent
*Small group influences society that does not share views of majority
*Unfair to groups that can not afford lobbyist
*Connected with corruption as perks are seen as a form of bribery
*Getting the media to publicize your cause can cause major hurdles to lift, as governments do not want bad press.
*Some times the issues covered are not the most important but slanted to the political views of the organization.
*Conglomeration of media out lets means there is less and less independent sources.
*Protest groups: Raging Grannies
*Arranged protest over issues as logging, pollution, pornography, militarism, poverty and racism.
*Act of intentionally breaking the law while protesting laws one considers unjust.
*3 principle of civil disobedience:* Should not involve
violence
* Should be directed against laws that are seriously harmful
*Civil disobedience requires taking responsibility for ones action. Willingness to face punishment
* civil disobedience
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrx49tfrfJk&feature=fvw
*Many groups feel that the government does not move fast enough so protest turn violent
*This is the case with the FLQ and the October crisis in Canada
*Many of the G8, G20 and WTO conference have violent protesters who try to shut them down.
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