Nominations - Advocacy award

This campaign - with a petition currently standing at over 63,000 names - succeeded in bringing human rights to the top of the agenda at the Internet Governance Forum in November 2006. Because of its nature, the campaign was principally conducted online. Nearly 2 million visitors a month see the dynamic fragment of censored content on blogs and sites around the world.

The site is an innovative model of internet advocacy that uses an approach which appeals to web-based audiences that feel strongly about these issues, such as bloggers, web producers and developers.

The site started as an Amnesty UK-only initiative in partnership with The Observer, Soda Creative and OpenNet, but was so popular with the global Amnesty International movement it soon developed into the multilingual version we see today. It's a very simple idea and is backed up by some emblematic action cases on the various Amnesty sites across the world, creating a gateway for activists wishing to get more deeply involved.

One page on the site is dedicated to Irrepressible.info’s blogging community - www.irrepressible.info/blogs - and shows, at a glance, that many new bloggers are finding and featuring the dynamic fragment or writing about irrepressible.info every day.

Irrepressible.info is a simple idea that uses the technology to make its point in a non-gimmicky way by capturing the spirit of the internet, particularly its importance as a force for change, as a tool of personal publishing and of information democratisation.

Nominated by Mel Herdon, 02 March 2007

most original

Nominated by Maria Cereceda, 07 March 2007

This is an innovative campaigning site, using new web technologies to bring together online activists to campaign for freedom for their counterparts in less open countries.

Nominated by donnachadelong, 07 March 2007

Because the new media is a new area of freedoms but also restrictions and human rights abuses.

The world shoul dknow more about it and Irrepressible and raising awareness and creativng activism around concrete cases such as that of Shi Tao.

Nominated by Karen, 16 April 2007

This internet campaign, echoing the freedom of expression campaign that started Amnesty International 45 years ago, was an amazing example of how old campaigning methods can be updated to be relevant and effective in the modern era, and especially relevant to young people who might be put off by traditional letter-writing campaigns.

Submitted by Gordon Bennett, 08 March 2007

Engaging. Innovative. Right on.

Submitted by Elizabeth A. Haydn-Jones, 08 March 2007

The irrepressible.info campaign has already had some impact - Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! have agreed to joint talks with Amnesty and other NGOs about how to work in countries like China while respecting human rights.

Submitted by Steve Ballinger, 08 March 2007

Effective and easy to use, I love the way irrespressible has grown, putting freedom of expression online on the agenda for many people

Submitted by Corinne, 08 March 2007

This campaign site brilliantly highlighted and disseminated the type of online material censored by governments and aided & abetted by the software giants. The take-up by the online community, especially bloggers, has been impressive. The success of the site meant that censorship became a major theme of last November's Internet Governance Forum.

Submitted by Patrick Corrigan, 08 March 2007

we tend to take freedom of expression for granted, yet people in other parts of the world aren't so lucky. The irrepressible campaign is a reminder to us all about our responsibility to defend freedom of expression all over the globe.

Submitted by Patrick O'Neill, 08 March 2007

This site is very innovative and was partly responsible for human rights gaining considerable prominence at the Internet Governance Forum in Athens last Autumn.

A great site that bloggers across the world have taken to their hearts!

Submitted by Paul Eagle, 09 March 2007

Irrespressible.info is one of the best recent initiatives on the net - an essential campaign for freedom of expression. I love the dynamic fragment - it's all over the blogosphere. Keep spreading the word.

Submitted by Veronique Dupont, 12 March 2007

On 25 March 1807, the slave trade was abolished in the British colonies. The breakthrough in 1807 was not achieved by an individual but by a mass movement which brought together many different sections of society.

In less than 20 years, isolated voices of protest developed into a popular movement that not only managed to challenge assumptions about slavery that had been embedded over hundreds of years, but also convinced many people that they had an obligation to end it. Its achievements were unparalleled at the time and even today there are only a limited number of campaigns which could claim to have had the same impact.

To harness the abolition spirit of 1807 when tens of thousands of ordinary people signed petitions to end the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Anti-Slavery International created a campaigning mini-site with information on events, petitions, e-cards and specific campaign actions on modern day slavery. To date 16,122 have signed the petition, 50 events around the UK have been listed to happen in 2007. Throughout the year 16,000

e-cards have been sent peaking at 12,000 in one month. The site also has information about campaigners from the past and partners in the 2007 Heritage Network of Museums, Galleries and Archives. Thousands of resources have been bought and downloaded.

It has been linked to and from many other sites and the web address is in hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles.

The campaign that tens of thousands have today pledged support for has already seen some successes - for example in government proposals to make it compulsory to teach the Transatlantic Slave Trade in schools will now happen. Commemorative activities such as stamps, coins will be issued in March 2007, and a national service at Westminster Abbey. There has also been renewed government focus on contemporary forms of slavery.

Nominated by Raj Dasani, 01 March 2007

No man can give onother man his freedon becos a man is born free.Malco x.Sauth african economy is rankd the best amongs thos of the developing countries ,and this culd hv nt bin achieved hd it nt bin the exploitation of black man by white, and this legacy wil haunt the blacks for the next 100yrs in the post apartheid era .In the past cuple of week i bin researching on the this topic slavery particulari in africa and the consiquences are that ,i wil neva cum into terms with this barbaric b'havior or to sum up im stil angry bt neva the les and i salute our greatest leaders who showd their wilingnes to die and thos ar the likes of martin luther,malcom x ,stokely carmichael to mention bt a few .Ya they wer quantitatively smal bt wer qualitatively giants and their courageous act in the face of death helped shape the course history .I olso want to bring into your atention that recism in sauth africa is stil veri high since sum few individuals within the white comunity do like change.

Submitted by Thami, 22 April 2007

Avaaz have already raised the biggest global petitions for decisive action to stop climate change and to close Guantanamo Bay prison. We’re campaigning for real Middle East peace talks and for a change of course in Iraq. We teamed up with Oxfam and Desmond Tutu to call G8 finance ministers to account on their failure to live up to their development promises. We managed to launch a campaign to sack Paul Wolfowitz from the World Bank straight away, delivered it to the board, and maybe helped get him out – we definitely helped set the agenda with lots of media coverage, and channelled what hundreds of millions of people were thinking around the world: "JUST GO!"

Lots of creative 2.0 stuff too - YouTube triumphs include “The Bank”, a comic “mash-up” of Wolfowitz as the incompetent boss in “The Office” (US version sadly…) done by the guy who made the Hillary/1984 ad. “Stop the Clash of Civilisations”, which won an award in its own right and just made the front page of YouTube – it says “You are the new superpower”. Recognition all over the place, from the Economist to German, French, Indian, Spanish and Brazilian media, I’m losing track.

If you know MoveOn.org in the US (they helped get this off the ground), you’ll get a bit of a picture of what Avaaz.org is up to internationally. Not everybody supports every campaign, but we generally seem to be going in the same direction – globalisation with a human face. Positive people-powered progressive politics, globally.

Who says petitions are just sterile anti-political protest? The Chartists didn’t think so.

Nominated by Paul, 24 May 2007

Because it gives a voice to millions of thinking individuals all over the world who otherwise feel powerless to make any impact on important world issues which affect us all.

Nominated by Corinne Hua, 28 May 2007

Avaaz is great!

Submitted by Ben, 24 May 2007

Avaaz proves that online advocacy can really make a difference; by targeting their campaigns carefully and with perfect timing I believe they've already made quite an impact.

Submitted by Guy James, 25 May 2007

Together we can make difference. Lets do it. Let our voice be heard.

sahib

Submitted by sahib, 26 May 2007

What the world needs is for people to stand together and focus on the issues that unites us as human beings. This is the message of Avaaz and what makes it such a great initiative!

Submitted by Esben Lange, 26 May 2007

Thank you avaaz community, there should be more like you!

Submitted by Reza, 26 May 2007

Through Avaaz I feel I have a voice in political issues that matter to me.

Thanks

Submitted by Eleanor, 27 May 2007

Aavaz did a good job

Submitted by ListenArabic.com, 27 May 2007

I fully support Avaaz. An innovative a forward looking initiative

Submitted by Justice Levi, 27 May 2007

Avaaz. One of the best initiatives I have seen in a long while.

Submitted by AnonymousFreak, 27 May 2007

I just took a look at the avaaz website, and it really loks like a great company. I support their goals for 100%, and so should the rest of the world.

Submitted by KS, 28 May 2007

Avaaz is a fantastic campaigning movment.It is using the power of the internet to mobilise people in a way not possible before.It allows a differant view of the world to be expressed which is not obsessed with political power and money. It hilights issues that the vast majority of the citizens of this planet agree on such as social justice and the environment.

Submitted by Paul Walsh, 28 May 2007

Avaaz gives me hope. Continue to make a difference.

Submitted by WC, 29 May 2007

i support Avaaz on every campaign. people like Avaaz give back hope that we can realy change things in "our" world.

Submitted by Stavros Rossos, 29 May 2007

If you truly care about our children's and their children's futures, join AVAAZ. Together we can make this world a fairer and cleaner place. No government has the right to dictate or take control of our earth's resources and AVAAZ brings awareness to the short sighted and underhand tactics of certain greedy governments whose ONLY goal is to gain wealth and power whilst ignoring their dessimation of the climate and the planet's environment and the destruction of the quality of life of millions of people around the world!

Your own struggling hard working lifestyle may mean you have neither time nor the energy to fight against the injustices imposed by the worlds most powerful governments but by taking two minutes to join the inovative online organisation AVAAZ, and signing the petitions, we all really can make a fantastic impact on the lives of our children and their children in years to come! Don't just think about it, sign up now! It will cost you nothing but will give you (as it has me) great hope for a better future! Thank you AVAAZ....

Submitted by Natali Hurley, 29 May 2007

I have such high hopes that AVAAZ can start creating a positive change in our world. PEACE!

Submitted by Shana, 29 May 2007

Grass roots is the only way to break through and engender change with hope: it always has been. AVAAZ brings this possibility to a place where it can become a reality. We have been waiting for such a voice.

Submitted by Roslin, 30 May 2007

cyber power = people power = AVAAZ

Submitted by Ho Yock Lin, Malaysia, 30 May 2007

no one else.. but the youth can take care of this world now.. Avaaz have shown its young/brave/committed effort to make this world a better place.. I truly support Avaaz.org to win this award. :)

Submitted by Space, 30 May 2007

Last year over 3500 parents were surveyed online and the subsequent press release, entitled The Parent Pendulum Swings Back, caught the public imagination. On and offline publicity reached millions of people and attracted over 30,000 visitors to www.backtothetable.co.uk. Across the internet, websites concerned about nutrition, education, parenting and health picked up the story and linked to site, as did the BBC, GMTV and Sky.

Over the years the campaign website has grown with increasing user-based functionality. There are downloadable invitations to dinner, downloadable posters for anyone working with families, galleries of families eating together and every day of the week hundreds of parents swap recipe ideas in the forums.

The effect the campaign has had in pushing this agenda is clear. A recent survey of 1000 families revealed that 70% of British families now eat together at least three times a week. Back To The Table’s most recent survey of 3388 parents, found that 89% believed eating together regularly was the key to improving family life.

Government ministers have caught up– Hazel Blears last year promoted the family meal as part of the Government's Respect agenda. Opinion formers across the childcare spectrum, celebrity chefs, as well as children's charities have pledged their support for our aims. But it's when huge brands such as Bisto, put millions behind a family meal campaign, that we know we're really getting somewhere.

In 2007 Back to the Table Week will launch with the results of a new web-based survey. Initiatives will include Back to the Table podcasts and member blogs and a Back To The Table special from our online chef. Based on the success of the campaign over previous years, we are confident of widespread support from child care experts, celebrities, charities, schools and social services.

Nominated by Dr Pat Spungin, 31 May 2007

Raisingkids.co.uk are a fantastic website - they have certainly helped me from pregnancy to childbirth to problems with my 13 year old.

Submitted by Sam Chisholm, 31 May 2007

Raisingkids.co.uk is a site not just for parents, but also those working with children and going through tough times needing advice. I found this an amazing support network and my health has improved in more ways than i can say on this comment box since i became a member.

Submitted by Heather Robinson, 31 May 2007

Back to the Table played a huge part in our family sorting out its unhealthy and family-unfriendly eating habits. We got our first family dining table, introduced new rules. TV was turned off, and from the campaign and forum posts, we got loads of new recipes to try. Now, we all eat together as a family at least once a day, and are much closer as a result! Thankyou "Back to the Table"

Submitted by Marcel Booth, 31 May 2007

message as posted before, although i got the rating wrong!

Submitted by Heather Robinson, 31 May 2007

The Back To The Table campaign has really helped me to get all my family sat round the table together at mealtimes. My fussy eater has started to eat all her dinner most days and will try new things, so her little brother is copying good habits now. Dinnertime has gone from dread to delight thanks to this campaign and the Raising Kids website in general is fantastic.

Submitted by Catriona Berry, 31 May 2007

A simple, but effective campaign that can really make a difference to family life.

Submitted by B. Stott, 31 May 2007

RaisingKids has brought my family closer together by introducing Back to the Table.We now actually sit and talk and find out what everyone has done that day.Its more relaxing too as the kids enjoy setting the table for our tea..and even clearing away!keep it up RK.

Submitted by Beverley Mowbray, 01 June 2007

Raising kids have been promoting not only Back to the Table for some time, but have been supporting any issues around family life, which often get raised at the table during meal time family talks. The Back to the Table campaign is bringing back an important part of family life, which is missing in some families and Raising Kids such be proud of the work they have been doing in trying to implement its return. Meal times together are paramount to a happy family. Well done RK.

Submitted by Chris Turner, 01 June 2007

For creating and maintaining a quality re-designed website promoting effective action against heart disease

17 May 2007

In 2005 the NHS in Lambeth proposed a new drug treatment centre in Brighton Terrace, in the centre of Brixton. Brixton has one of the worst drug problems in the UK and a desperate need for more treatment places.

A campaign by local councillors against the Brighton Terrace site persuaded the Lambeth planning committee to defer a decision with the intent of refusing planning permission. The campaign started in response to the threat that this would mean no improved treatment facilities for some years.

The campaign was started by an informal group of Brixton residents on local website Urban 75 and associated website 'My Brixton'.

The online campaign used a wiki for the arguments and succeeded in rapidly getting over 300 local residents to sign up in favour of planning permission. Discussion on Urban75 covered the relevant arguments for and against in depth and persuaded people to sign up on a real understanding of the arguments. Opponents of the scheme were given the opportunity to state their case and make the case for alternative locations – so that the campaign became a genuine debate rather than a slanging match.

The campaign reached out to groups usually excluded from planning decisions including recovering heroin addicts, people staying at local homeless shelters, local churches and local residents who are affected by Brixton's drug problems.

In late 2005 following submission of the 348 signature petition to the planning committee the provisional decision was reversed and the treatment centre was approved.

The campaign was run on a budget of zero, with small time commitments from three volunteers who organised it. The three volunteers only had time to meet in person once during the campaign so the campaign was almost entirely online.

Nominated by Rob Blackie, 25 May 2007

This is an excellent nomination.

Submitted by Alef Rosenbaum, 25 May 2007

There are over 6 million committed carers in the UK today. The care they provide saves the NHS an estimated £57 billion each year. Yet their work is largely unrecognised and unrewarded. Many carers suffer poverty, ill health and discrimination due to the financial and time demands of caring.

Carers UK is committed to making the voice of carers heard in society. The organisation harnesses new media technologies as a critical tool in its work. As carers are frequently isolated, the organisation uses its website to bring together a carers movement, provide opportunities for carers to campaign, and showcase the real issues affecting carers today. The site also acts as a one-stop shop with essential information for new carers on financial support and rights, and peer support via forums.

Recognising that carers have limited time and money, the site is clear and to the point, and is designed to download quickly for dial-up connections and be readable on older browsers. Visitors move quickly to simple, straightforward surveys on their experiences of caring and fast sign-ups to take part in public campaigns.

In using its website as a two-way communications channel, Carers UK makes its campaign messages hit home. The 2005 Back Me Up campaign highlighted the lack of support for carers in emergencies, making use of the website to survey the extent of the problem, present media case studies, and providing resources for carers to campaign locally. By the end of 2006 the number of emergency support schemes for carers had almost doubled, and in November 2006 government announced an extra £25 million specifically to provide emergency support to carers in a crisis.

Current homepage campaign highlights are focused on improving financial support for carers (by lobbying Gordon Brown) and influencing the National Strategy for Carers (through consultation meetings with ministers).

Nominated by Kate Huntington, 31 May 2007

They continue to deliver news that is not available through popular media outlets, news that responsible citizens need to have. They deserve the Advocacy Award because they give a voice to those who have none.

Nominated by carol strom, 21 May 2007

Childnet’s latest educational CD-ROM Know IT All for Parents is a multimedia approach to helping parents better support their children’s positive and safe use of the internet. Originally Commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills as part of the Government’s Computers for Pupils initiative, it was made available to 100,000 of England’s most deprived families. However following demand from schools the DFES decided to make it available free of charge to all state maintained schools in England. Schools ordered 50,000 copies on the first day it became available. PC WORLD are the first company to commit to making the CD-ROM available to its customers free of charge. Know IT All for Parents will be made available in the stores and preloaded on computers aimed at families.

In producing the interactive CD-ROM Childnet consulted with a wide range of parents who said that their preferred way of receiving internet safety information was by people or TV rather than websites. This is why the CD-ROM makes extensive and innovative use of video, a number of presenters deliver the information and explain how to navigate around.

The content is organised by themes which relate to family life; for example shopping, finding things out, staying in touch and includes material produced by young people themselves, and an Activity Centre with quizzes which encourages parents and children to work together. To make the content as accessible as possible, the Quick overview section has been translated into Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Polish, Mandarin, Punjabi, Urdu and British Sign Language.

Although the material includes video, there is a full text-only version for viewers for people who use a text reader. The entire content of the resource available online at www.childnet-int.org/kia.

Parmjit Dhanda, MP, Minister for Children, Young People and Families, welcomed the launch of Know IT All for Parents by saying, "I am delighted with this new resource.

Nominated by Stephen Carrick-Davies, 29 May 2007

We have now had over 120,000 orders from schools in the first 2 weeks and requests from other countries to link to the language sections.

Submitted by Stephen Carrick-Davies, 01 June 2007

This is a great information resource. Anyone coming out of university will know how hard it is to get on the housing ladder.

24 May 2007

The website engages users by motivating and inspiring their efforts to go smokefree. A wealth of information is available to download such as campaign plans, artwork, PR toolkits, newsletters, and resources for organisations. The multimedia TV advertisements can be viewed online adding a greater impact to the user experience.

The site encourages users to consider how much better they will feel and how much more extra money they will have if they go smokefree. It includes a cost of smoking (dependency) calculator and a wide range of interactive tools to help people make the decision to give up including a 4 step guide to quitting (‘Get Ready’, ‘Make A Plan’, ‘Go Smokefree’, ‘Keep Going’) and an interactive body highlighting the effects of smoking.

The site supports the overall go smokefree campaign brand by interacting with and informing the target audience. Research by the Department of Health shows the average smoker needs over 5,000 cigarettes a year to feed their habit. With this in mind, the content of the site avoids preaching to the user and uses real life examples to create a welcoming and friendly environment. It is designed to Double AA accessibility standards ensuring traditional hard to reach users have access to this resource.

Launched on 8th January 2007, it has attracted up to 660,000 unique visitors viewing 3.5 million pages. In just its first month of launch the site had seen over 72,000 unique visitors and increased legacy site visitors by 309%.

Over 50,000 who visited the site have used the dependency calculator to highlight the cost of their habit with a conversion rate of 89%. The site has helped engage users as over 107,000 have followed the steps to ‘how do I go smokefree’ and over 50,000 have searched for their local service to help them quit.

Nominated by Stel Grekos, 31 May 2007

The Disability Debate site has enjoyed growing popularity and in 2006 the number of visitors doubled with over 9,000 site visits per month and over 5,000 registered users – that’s a staggering 150% increase form the anticipated 2000 registrants!

Forums such as ‘increase disabled peoples participation’ and ‘increase life skills’ have helped changed public perceptions and promote greater debate. A MORI poll analysis from the DRC ‘The Future: Who Cares’ Report 2006 shows strong levels of support for reform of social services – 90% thought it important for disabled people to receive support and 78% support services that enable participation in communities.

The output from the consultation period was a detailed publication outlining what the DRC believe are the chief public policy challenges for the coming decade and the actions required to meet them. This is the Disability Agenda which launched in February 2007. It encourages users to discuss the Agenda’s priorities for reform and attracted almost 2,000 visitors to the live discussion.

Visitors submitted questions to the Minister of Welfare and Reform and a selection were answered in the live discussion. 11,000 visitors logged on and 205 questions were submitted for the hour long discussion. This was the first in a series to encourage debate surrounding the DRC’s 10 priorities from their ‘Changing Britain for Good’ Paper. It is the first time a webcast had simultaneous text to speech translation enabling users with visual impairments to hear the text read aloud during the live discussion.

“Bringing together individuals, organisations, and policy makers in this unique way has for the first time encouraged proactive online discussion on the many issues facing disabled people. We are thrilled with the level of response to our campaign and strongly feel that perceptions are being changed and communicated right across the country. A great user friendly experience online has undoubtedly helped us achieve our aims. “

John Hunt

Website Manager

Disability Rights Commission

Nominated by Stel Grekos, 31 May 2007

The e-Learning Foundation, established in 2001, has been working tirelessly to reduce the effect of this “Digital Divide” by consulting with schools, parents and stakeholders to ensure that all children have access to technology learning resources that, when and where they need them, both at home and at school.

Most of us take technology for granted. It is part of our daily lives - how we work, learn and communicate with each other. But 2.5 million of the most disadvantaged schoolchildren in the UK are still living on the edge of our digital society with no home access to a computer and the Internet.

Computer skills can help these children avoid poverty in the future. Without action the UK will increasingly become polarised between the e-included and the e-excluded.

The Government understand the detrimental impact of the digital divide. It has created a Ministerial Task Force to draw up a plan to provide all school age children with IT access.

Jim Knight, the Minister for State, has commended the e-Learning Foundation on the work it has done to close the digital divide and provide home access to deprived areas. The Government has invited the e-Learning Foundation to spearhead the Third Sector on the Task Force.

The e-Learning Foundation beat off stiff competition to become a chosen charity for the DSGi Group’s ‘Switched on Communities’ project, a three year community investment program to support disadvantaged groups through the provision of technology and training.

35,000 children in the UK have so far benefited from £8 million worth of grants provided by the e-Learning Foundation to set up sustainable projects at 200 schools around the UK.

Nominated by J Howells, 12 April 2007

clear and informative site stating principles and outlining operations. easy to move around and find information

Submitted by andrea, 14 April 2007

Easy to understand site, which clearly represents a valuable cause.

Submitted by David, 14 April 2007

An organisation that does a valuable job in helping disadvantaged children to gain the technological skills they need to learn and to gain employment in later life. And it has a great website!

Submitted by Rachael, 22 April 2007

31 May 2007

Subsidies paid to farmers under the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy amount to approximately €55 billion a year, around 45% of European Union’s entire annual budget, or around €115 for each EU citizen. The shared aim of the farmsubsidy.org network is to obtain - through freedom of information (FOI) requests – comprehensive data about where this money goes and present it in a way that is useful to European citizens, policy-makers and the media.

Together with partner organizations and individuals, farmsubsidy.org is building a pan-European network of organizations and individuals working to obtain, analyze and publish data on farm subsidies. Farmsubsidy.org was co-founded and is led by Jack Thurston, Executive Director of EU Transparency, a non-profit organization based in the UK. The other core network members are Brigitte Alfter, a German-born journalist based in Brussels, who also writes for the Danish broadsheet ‘Information’ and Nils Mulvad, based in Denmark and one of the leading European innovators of computer assisted reporting, voted European Journalist of the Year 2006 for his sleuthing of farm subsidy recipients in Denmark.

Transparency is an important principle underpinning the accountability and legitimacy of government to an active and well-informed civil society. The farm subsidy database has recorded almost 2 million user searches since it was launched in December 2005 and the data has made headlines across the European Union. The work of farmsubsidy.org has also led to a far-reaching change in EU policy on transparency which was agreed in December 2006. From 2007 onwards, all EU spending will be subject to full transparency as to the end recipients. Farmsubsidy.org was described by the WorldChanging blog as an example of 'geek activism done right'.

Nominated by Rob Blackhurst, 03 May 2007

They deserve the recognition

28 May 2007

By showing you how to Be Cool, Global Cool helps you do all the things you can do to save a planet. By allowing you to donate a Tonne of Cool, Global Cool helps you do the things you couldn't otherwise do to save a planet.

29 May 2007

The Greenpeace website tries to promote action through inviting people to get involved in a number of ways in capacities. Online, Greenpeace provides a detailed account of its latest activities in a blog that covers what it's been up to worldwide. In the blog, there are many pictures and videos to showcase the group's involvement. Also, Greenpeace used the web to keep everyone up-to-date with the latest environmental news as it relates to their goals.

19 April 2007

The Greener Apple website has a very attractive layout that closely resembles that of the official Apple website. Using "Apple-like language" (like iPoison, .mAct, iPush) and colorful graphics to illustrate the project goals, the website presents a convincing arguement and uses creative tactics to get its message across. You can even buy "greener" Apple t-shirts, alert friends about the campaign with e-cards, submit videos about Greener Apple using some provided footage and learn about plans of action to love your Mac while making it greener.

19 April 2007

The most interesting part of the I Count website is their "My actions" section, where supporters can put themselves on the map and see who else is working for the same things in their area. They can also learn how to "dish the dirt" and conserve water, as well as swap clothes with friends instead of splurging on a new outfit. There are also downloadable stickers and a list of events. Registering with I Count will let users have access to all resources on the website as well as updates on the group's activities.

19 April 2007

Intelligentgiving.com has been described as the Which? magazine of charities. It is a free, outspoken website designed to demystify the charity world - helping everyone give to charity happily and with confidence.

It offers:

- An intelligent search system allowing you to find your kind of charity

- The truth about charity muggers, chief executives salaries and more

- Listings of charities which have won awards

- Listings of charities recommended by experts

- A calculator helping visitors decide how much to give

- Ranked profiles of the country’s largest 500 charities

Basic details of a further 1000 charities

- Comprehensive listings of where to get rid of old junk from clothes and mobile phones, to glasses and computers

Intelligent Giving is innovative in its approach to reporting on and about charities. Rather than copy the somewhat dull and worthy style of the charity sector, Intelligent Giving presents serious information in a fun way that is accessible to ‘the person on the street’. The style, tone of voice and humour is a breath of fresh air in what can often be a stifling sector.

The website makes excellent use of new technologies and is constantly being updated and improved as new information and challenges arise.

There is no other site like it in the UK and it deserves to be a huge success.

Nominated by Neill Ghosh, 27 February 2007

This site will provide you with the background information and the campaigning materials you will need to fight back.

Entitled ‘Journalism Matters’, the campaign will address the many urgent issues facing the industry and look at ways of defending high quality journalism against commercial attack.

15 May 2007

The campaign was extraordinarily successful in generating much favourable publicity across the world. This was thanks in no small part to the the campaign blog, that was used to communicate with supporters accross the world.

The campaign blog was used to show video messages or support of celebrities from around the world. It also mobilised supporters across the globe to hold co-ordinated demonstrations outside Burberry stores across the world in cities Paris, New York, Chicago, San Francisco.

Nominated by Daniel Taylor, 23 May 2007

HERE HERE, we can not expect our local Chavs to be forced to wear tacky clothing that is not British!

Submitted by C. Havers, 23 May 2007

He should win this award becasue not only did he come of with an effective way to communicate and build a greater sense of community - through his tireless efforts he's gotten others to use it! (because it's so easy)

The results speak for themselves. There is a sense of community where none existed before. Think about it, King's Cross, not Chelsea!

Nominated by Stephan Schulte, 30 May 2007

it's great to be nominated - the website is about making kings cross a better place to live.

stephan schulte ran (and still runs) a kings cross community email list to organise and galvanise local activists. I built on this web 1.0 approach using powerful but easy to use off the shelf web 2.0 tools. With my collaborators I have tried to build a bridge between online activism and existing political institutions that actually take the decisions on the ground. getting councillors involved in the site, driving audiences to planning meetings, getting people to write letters and emails, praising council officials who do well, generating feedback for local public services.

this actually gets things done and changed to make the environment better, rather than just fulminating in an online bubble as some sites do.

simple use of video has been particularly powerful directly in cutting through the bureaucracy of noise complaints and indirectly in communicating messages.

we also leaven the mix to make activism more palatable with local restaurant and shopping reviews, nature stuff, photos, local history etc

cheers

Submitted by will perrin, 31 May 2007

LabourStart's online campaigns in support of trade union rights have broken new ground since the website was launched a decade ago. Based on an ever-growing network that now includes over 52,000 trade union activists on all continents, the campaigns can often deliver 1,000 messages to an employer or government within the first four hours of an appeal for help. (And several thousand more in the days that follow.) Increasingly, unions around the world turn to LabourStart to run their campaigns on a global scale -- resulting in many examples of workers being re-hired, agreements reached to end strikes, workers being released from jail, and so on. Many of these victories have been documented online on the LabourStart website.

In addition to sending off protest messages, LabourStart's supporters have played an invaluable role in raising urgently needed funds -- for unions seeking to rebuild in Indonesia following the 2005 tsunami, or Lebanese teachers' unions during the 2006 Israeli invasion of their country.

21 May 2007

For the excellent work that he does highlighting the abuse of workers and labour standards around the globe and by offering a quick and easy way for people to get involved and support these very worthwhile casues.

Nominated by ian mcardle, 21 May 2007

It provides information from around the globe about trade union struggles -- disputes and crises that are often not covered by the mainstream press -- and its appeals for help and solidarity have helped bring about real change in people's lives.

Nominated by Josh Robinson, 21 May 2007

ETHICS!No more needs to be said.

Nominated by Ron Maracle, 21 May 2007

LabourStart connnects tens, probably hundreds of thousands of trade unionists around the world on a daily basis as its network of 400 'correspondents' around the world add stories to the main site. News is shared, but more importantly the site serves to organize thousands of workers worldwide is support of trade unionists in need of direct action/solidarity.

Nominated by Derek Blackadder, 21 May 2007

Because of its unique role in combining worldwide trade union and labour news with campaigning for trade union rights.

Nominated by Paul Hardy, 21 May 2007

For the clarity,accessability, relevance and reliability of its content. For filling a gap in the information network by pulling together, from a huge range of diverse sources, vital information on the position of trade unions throughout the world.

Nominated by Nick Sigler, 21 May 2007

labourStart reminds us that others around the world are not so fortunate and need our support. The informative website and the weekly mailings keeps busy and comfortable professionals like me on our toes, telling us the grim details workers around the world, along with ways for us to take action to support them.

It is our moral imperative to support the causes promoted by LabourStart

Nominated by paul sander, 21 May 2007

Astonishingly committed and energetic labour rights campaigning website, run by volunteers, with an amazing record of success in organising email campaigns in defence of unionists persecuted and abused worldwide. An essential step in the evolution of the union movement into a relevant force in a globalised world.

Nominated by Gavin McGregor, 21 May 2007

Labourstart's online campaigns have made the most oppressive employers rethink their employment policies, securing significant gains for workers. It informs those facing abuse and embarrasses those responsible for the abuse.

21 May 2007

Because the format is easy to navigate, because there is no other way of bringing the plight of worker activists to those of us who have at least a few more rights. Within hours or days they have or send info alerts and click-links so that fellow activists (who are busy working) can help support campaigns for justice. I believe this kind of difference can and does make a significant difference for the pursuit of global rights.

Nominated by Lucy Neville, 21 May 2007

They allow everyone in the world to find out about what abuse workers are suffering.

Nominated by Fazia Hussain, 21 May 2007

For reasons too numerous to mention. But if LabourStart wins, I will shove my mouse up my left nostril and give NS rights to the image.

Nominated by Jason Thomas, 21 May 2007

They are doing important lobbying work for the underprivileged especially in the third world.

Nominated by Mick Adams, 21 May 2007

For keeping people up to date with the terrible events that occur to workers and trade unionists around the world

Nominated by Tim Poil, 21 May 2007

I believe that Labourstart wins the Advocacy Award because it educates people across the globe - in 18 languages! - about the struggles of working people. It also connects all of us and helps us support each other through education and online campaigns in addition to fantastic resources and links with video, an online bookstore, and radio.

Labourstart's information and online campaigns reveal human rights violations against our most isolated and helpless brothers and sisters. Without Labourstart, most of these atrocities would go completely unnoticed - and still do! - by mainstream media and the general public. The online campaigns have provided the means for people across the globe to call bad employers to account, to assert their collective power in the face of global corporatization, and to make a positive difference in someone else's life.

Labourstart is my homepage. If it was the homepage of my neighbours, co-workers, and politicians, the world would be a better place to live in for all of us.

Nominated by Kristy Davidson, 21 May 2007

Keeps Union members up-to-date on issues happening globally, not just within the United States.

Nominated by Shirley Dickes, 21 May 2007

Many a livelihood and even lives have been saved by the co-ordination of campaigns through this site. It equips working people with the knowledge and tools to help working people all over the world.

Nominated by S Mckie, 21 May 2007

Defending labour and human rights across the world, in a participative way

Nominated by Mick Carpenter, 21 May 2007

LabourStart is my up to the minute connection with trade union issues across the globe. It is the easiest and quickest method of supporting the global trade union movement. Labourstart's efforts have real and measurable impact and very directly improve working conditions, save lives and build support for trade unionism.

Labourstarts research is impeccable, its information reliable. It is a tool I could not live without in the context of my work on behalf of human rights.

Nominated by Kieran Clifford, 21 May 2007

Labourstart is an excellent means of contacting thousands of unionists, not only to inform them of international malpractice, but of giving them a means to help use mass influence with a minimum of difficulty.

Nominated by Simon Saunders, 21 May 2007

Makes an incredible contribution to the labor movement internationally

Nominated by Robin Alexander, 21 May 2007

terrific online campaigns and presence

Nominated by Emily Doherty, 21 May 2007

Labourstart plays an invaluable role in highlighting some of the worst abuses of governments and employers against trade unionists and their members. However it does not stop at simply providing information but uses the internet to mount international solidarity campaigns.

Nominated by Fred Cattle, 21 May 2007

Labourstart draw attention of the world, through its website and mailing list, to the plight of individual workers who suffered at the hands of their bosses or governments. By organising petitions, it provided moral support, sometimes the only support, to these helpless individuals.

Nominated by Stephen Wong, 21 May 2007

Labourstart should win because without the existence of this organisation I, and I'm sure may thousands of others, would be ebtirely ignorant of some of the desperate abuses of workers going on around the world.

Labourstart's campaigns have been able to coordinate pressure on companies and governments to provide justice for victims of some terrible human rights abuses.

I whole-heartedly endorse this site, there is nothing militant about the site and it actually makes a tangible difference rather than just being a collection of bleeding hearts.

21 May 2007

Eric Lee has been an integral part of the progressive wing of trade unionism for many decades. His lifetime commitment to truth and justice (not the American way any more, Superman) is legendary among activists. His work with LabourStart makes this website the most important source of information for a great many people who are, like Eric Lee, dedicated to democratic representation, freedom, and human rights. So impressive is his life's work that his current position at LabourStart was funded by the British labour movement. Yet LabourStart retains its political and journalistic independence, making it all the more valuable as a resource for the rest of us.

Nominated by Brian Mitchell, 21 May 2007

The great effort to bring together in a very readable format information from many organisations from all over the world deserves a reward. Collecting the information may be a major task, but verifying it and than make the information accessible creates very valuable information. Information with a perspective to act upon it.

LabourStart is a leverage in processes of change in society. It makes that in the division of power in our societies the human factor gets a louder voice.

Nominated by Anneke van Luijken, 21 May 2007

Labourstart keeps workers in touch, bridges the geographical gap and allows us to match employers who deal on a global level

Nominated by Paula Reid, 21 May 2007

One of my great concerns would be human rights. LabourStart keeps me informed of the various human rights violations on union members around the world. Sadly the violations, which include murder, are rampant.

Nominated by Max Obuszewski, 21 May 2007

The oppressed laborers of the world have few voices in the media. Most often their plight goes unnoticed. Labour Start remedies this condition by informing its readers and and providing a means to speak up in defense of the oppressed and telling the management that they are being watched by the world.

Nominated by Richard Crerie, 21 May 2007

To promote internet for social change.

Nominated by Efraim Davidi, 21 May 2007

Eric Lee provides concrete information regarding abuses/injustices workers experience at the hands of both government and employers. He offers an opportunity to voice one's protest and see concrete results of many voices speaking together.

Nominated by Vicky Dalton, 21 May 2007

This simple daily e-mail website has kept me informed of topics that large corporations and governments want to disappear. Topics of murder, assualt, and basic injustice against people standing up for their rights. The petition site has caused positive change in the world, by sending thousands of letters on behalf of the oppresed, and made the oppresors take notice and change their actions.

Nominated by Roberto de Moraes, 21 May 2007

They highlight the positive impact of new media technology on public life include the category of "Advocacy". LabourStart was a finalist back in 1999.

Nominated by HeeKyoung Chun, 21 May 2007

It brings workers' struggles to your attention and lets you do something about them.

Nominated by Phil Wharton, 21 May 2007

This website is invaluable to any dedicated trade unionist. It provides information on a multitude of issues and campaigns across the world. It realy deserves to win this category.

Nominated by Catherine Myles, 21 May 2007

Because it is the best.

Nominated by Sandra T. Thompson, 21 May 2007

because it's the best independent working-class news medium out there, none better.

Nominated by B. Ross Ashley, 21 May 2007

It is unique to have built up this kind of network and having run the web site for so many years (since 1998). The news are in several languages, the campaigns as well, weekly newsletters to more than 50.000 people. Many of the e-mail campaigns have been successful, and have contributed to a strong focus on human rights all over the world.

Nominated by Espen Løken, 21 May 2007

Reaches 10s of thousands of people per year in several different languages. Its advocacy campaigns are suggested by trade unions themselves and have had a great deal of success.

Nominated by Roy Nitzberg, 21 May 2007

LabourStart action campaigns get results.

Nominated by Terminal Beach, 21 May 2007

It is the most democratic, consistent and timely news about labor events and action in the world.

Nominated by Charles Faulkner, 21 May 2007

Solidarity forever!

Nominated by Hannu Laakso, 21 May 2007

This orginisation is well known in International Labour Orginisations for its comprehensive and in depth reports.Eric Lee is at the forefront when injustices and terrorist tactics are used to prevent human rights and and freedom to join unions or have free speech.Labour Start has petitione many suppresive Governments on behalf of the unfortunate men and women who have been murdered and imprisonned for speaking when others remained silent,so without any hesitation I nominate Labour Start and Eric Lee.

Nominated by James Mc Auley, 21 May 2007

The site links up tradeunionists around the globe.

Nominated by Göran Johansson, 21 May 2007

This site deserves attention since it's at the same time an easy way of showing ones opinion, help others with the same opinion but also a way of getting better informed about what's going on in the rest of the world. The more you read, the more you realize that we share the same problem. The lack of economic and social democracy.

Nominated by Sofie Nohrstedt, 21 May 2007

Tireless and effective co-ordinatinon of international campaigns around social justice and industrail issues

Nominated by Andrew Blanckensee, 21 May 2007

Because they are life savers

Nominated by Phyl Scorfield, 21 May 2007

LabourStart has successfully influenced a wide variety of corporations all across the world to adopt more just business practices with employees and has had considerable sucess.

Nominated by Andrew MacIsaac, 21 May 2007

Eric Lee is making a positive difference in the lives of working people around the world.

Nominated by John Mountain, 21 May 2007

LabourStart helps unite trade union members and workers' rights campaigners around the globe by collating information about their campaigns for justice. The regular email newsletter and online forms are used to highlight campaigns against abuses of workers' rights, and create an extremely easy, effective, and successful way for readers to send messages of protest to the relevant authorities.

These campaigns help foster unity and understanding between trade unionists in countries around the world, and in many cases have helped to get workers, who have been treated unjustly, released from prison or reinstated to their jobs.

Nominated by Elwyn Morgan, 21 May 2007

It is utterly unique, committed and, perhaps, most importantly it is from a perspective ignored in the mainstream media: the point of view of Labour.

Nominated by Mark Donoghue, 21 May 2007

Because it is the most effective example of grassroots campaigning and information from the day Indymedia saw the light.

Nominated by Stefano Barale, 21 May 2007

The Labour start website and email alerts are an economic and effective method of alerting and mobilising solidarity across the globe. In relation to my own work, Labour Start can help raise awareness of illegally detained tradu unionists and teachers, and lobby for their release. In advocacy terms, the website and associated technologies reach a wide and potentially influential audience.

Nominated by Ian Martin, 21 May 2007

labour start provides up to date info to trade unionists on a weekly basis which enables them to participate in world-wide campaigns against bad employers and in defence of workers rights. It enables UK trade unionists to see that they are not alone in the daily struggles that workers have to contend with.

Nominated by Paul Staddon, 21 May 2007

In a time of global assaults on workers' rights and organisations, such a website is important for solidarity building.

Nominated by Kevin Partridge, 21 May 2007

Labourstart has led governments (as well as corporations) to change policies and provide rights to workers who have been abused or injured (or killed)! Officials have been embarassed when they have found out that the world is watching them.

Nominated by Larry Carney, 21 May 2007

The website offers labour news and views to labour activists around the world, but is not controlled or influenced and has limited advertising.

LabourStart runs online campaigns, which has contributed to the success of strikes, helped get trade unionists out of illegal imprisonment and aided in the victory of social justice causes around the world.

For example, LabourStart had been involved in online campaigning for several years but moved up a gear with the launch in July 2002 of the ActNOW campaigning system. Tens of thousands of trade unionists have participated in its various online campaigns and more than 31,480 are currently subscribed to its mailing list. They receive weekly mailings, usually on Thursdays.

LabourStart provides links with their site, including a headline service of labour news by country.

LabourStart also offers information on purchasing union made apparel, books and magazines. It conducts a 'Labour Website of the Year' contest. LabourStart also has a 'Radio LabourStart' podcasting service and a 'LabourStart TV' video service.

All of this is provided in the cause of labour rights and social solidarity around the world.

Nominated by Dean Shewring, 21 May 2007

The nominated site has helped provide justice to those who need it most, the injured, harassed, beaten and starving. Their efforts bring Global recognition to the forefront for all to see what is happening to workers who either are, or are trying to organize unions for unacceptable behaviour from heavy handed industrialists.

Nominated by Scott Montani, 21 May 2007

Because they use the Internet for something positive, instead of spreading loads of porn. They provide help and international solidarity through simple means.

Nominated by Joakim Lønning Bjørnestad, 21 May 2007

It is the most worthwhile campaigning organisation I know, dealing with issues of the utmost importance for working people. It offers the opportunity to influence and make change and alert bad employers and politicians that the world is aware of their wrongdoings.

Nominated by Paul Holleran, 21 May 2007

For organizing important campaigns for labour activists around the world.

Nominated by Rick McConnell, 21 May 2007

If it were not for this website thousands if not millions of people would not be aware of problems faced by trade union members all over the world. The trade unions/governments would not be bombarded with emails from those people and wouldn't realise how much support their members have from people like me. I'm sure it helps those people to know they have support and know they are not alone!

Nominated by Angela Moore, 21 May 2007

Labourstart is a great resource.

I've never met Eric but he does a great job of getting out relevant punchy information and providing quick ways for people to take action by sending e-mails etc.

And when I've sent him individual e-mails he's always replied very promptly.

Nominated by Brid Fitzpatrick, 21 May 2007

They initiate campaigns in response to human rights violations that often get missed by larger advocacy groups like Amnesty International.

Nominated by Daniel Johnson, 21 May 2007

LabourStart has enabled unions to stay up to date with not only their own union's news but also the the news of their country's unions and of unions and labour organizations around the world. It has enhanced communication and solidarity within the international labour movement and incessantly promotes ways of using the Internet and the latest computer technology for sharing news and information among workers and labour organizations.

Nominated by Doris Lee, 21 May 2007

Labour Start is a great source of information which would not be picked up by the main stream media and utilises moderen communication systems

to organise effective global solidarity among tradeunions and hyman rights organisations globally.

Nominated by AnneSpeed, 21 May 2007

the work labourstart has done has had tangible results in the lives of some of the most oppressed and marginalised workers, it allows trade unionists from around the world to support each other in the struggle for justice.

Nominated by maggie may, 21 May 2007

This is a wonderful organization who gives the little guy (like me) the opportunity to send a message to companies who are trying to punish or break a union.

Nominated by Laura Herndon, 21 May 2007

Labourstart effects real change in the world of oppressed workers worldwide. Labourstart educates, agitates, and gets positive results and brings about a true solidarity among nations and its "real" salt of the earth people who struggle daily.

Nominated by Ron Vengci, 21 May 2007

has mobilized people to use the internet to pressure corporations and governments to treat workers fairly

Nominated by Diana van Eyk, 21 May 2007

As above.

Nominated by Richard Young, 21 May 2007

For some people this is a life line to publicity in the English speaking media world. For any organisation or union to gain publicity who are from Latin America or the third world it must be published in English before anyone takes any notice of it. Labour start are very good at publicing issues including murders and sackings carried out from Latin America to the Philapines

Nominated by Andy Kilmartin, 21 May 2007

Labour Start is an organization that successfully petitions governments to change the way the labour force are treated and paid.

They watch various countries to ensure that labourers are treated fairly and with respect.

The organization campaigns for better working conditions and wages. It is an integral part of a world wide organization that ensures that governments and businesses govern themeselves in a respectful manner.

Nominated by Tim Rose, 21 May 2007

They work to make sure that people are treated fairly. They let us know when there has been injustice somewhere in the world. They enable people to easily contact companies or governments to let them know we agree/disagree with their treatment of workers.

Nominated by Ida Rukavina, 21 May 2007

Labour Start keeps people informed about injustices around the world that would otherwise be unknown. It helps let companies know that they are not safe just because they operate in third world countries and/or there is very little coverage of these issues in the mainstream press.

Nominated by Murray Martin, 21 May 2007

By mobilizing workers around the world to join in an email campaign against murder or intimidation of union leaders, Mr. Lee does a service to all workers who are subject to the will of the powerful.

Nominated by Dr. B. Dirnbach, 21 May 2007

Two systemic abuses lie at the core of humanity's global predicament: the degradation of nature and the degradation of human beings. LabourStart is especially effective at bringing attention to the latter. We are all workers in one way or another, and we all depend on other workers to provide the things that we use in daily life to survive. This is especially true in societies where such things as New Media Awards even exist (i.e. industrial capitalist ones). LabourStart helps connect the dots among all of us, as workers and as consumers. Making these connections is a vital first step in bringing about change.

Nominated by Laura Earles, 21 May 2007

labour start has a wonderful record of success through their organized advocacy to have corporations settle with unions on civil rights issues.

Nominated by James C Keylock, 21 May 2007

Because they defend workers all over the world

Nominated by Emanuela Bedendo, 21 May 2007

The work they do promotes freedom of associationthe extension of the labor movement and the safety of workers throughout the world.

Nominated by Jerry Kearns, 21 May 2007

For the vital service of putting pressure on multinational companies who abuse workers' rights and for working to create global solidarity against corporate exploitation.

Nominated by Alex Clayton, 21 May 2007

Labourstart provides up-to-date information on international labor activities and opportunities for advocacy on behalf of labour around the planet.

Nominated by Corey E. Olsen, 21 May 2007

Laborstart is really helping making bring the global labor movement together. I am in the USA, and it is hard to get news about labor struggles in the rest of the world. Not only does laborstart provide timely, accurate news that you can't find elsewhere, it also provides a vehicle for activism and a way for unionists all over the world to support each other. It is now in 5 languages or more. I think it is just incredible!

Nominated by Joshua Sperry, 21 May 2007

In many states the life and work of unions is in danger. Therefore this world-wide communication is needed for justice and safety.

Nominated by Dorothee Kramer, 21 May 2007

The website is incredible--the amount of information that one can find daily on trade union protests, activities, negotiations, and economic policy around the world is nothing short of staggering. As a news medium alone they would deserve the highest regard in my estimation--one learns often much more about the world reading LabourStart daily than, say, the New York Times or listening to the BBC. In addition, the website also coordinates targeted email protests that have proven highly effective. I first learned of LabourStart through a UNITE-HERE researcher while doing union organizing in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, and have found the website invaluable. Please nominate LabourStart for this prestigious award!

Nominated by Sumanth Gopinath, 21 May 2007

As capital becomes more and more globalised, so international solidarity amongst workers becomes more and more important. This website and list serv is an excellent tool for worker's solidarity and although for physical reasons I cannot take part in marches any more I can take part in the online campaigns. The messages it suggest are always excellently worded and polite, no matter what the provocation. Experience with the website has shown that once employers and/or authorities realise there is international interest in a labour issue, they take notice. I am sure that this campaign website has helped to save workers lives and free acitivists from prison.

Nominated by Janneke Weidema, 21 May 2007

LabourStart has been involved in online campaigning for several years but moved up a gear with the launch in July 2002 of the ActNOW campaigning system. Tens of thousands of trade unionists have participated in its various online campaigns and more than 31,480 are currently subscribed to its mailing list. They receive weekly mailings, usually on Thursdays.

Its founding editor is Eric Lee. Here are full contact details -- including email addresses, PGP public key, Instant Messaging for all the major services, and, yes, even a phone number.

LabourStart grew out of the website created in 1996 to accompany the publication of Lee's book, The Labour Movement and the Internet: The New Internationalism. By late 1997, it was running daily labour news from South Korea; in March 1998 that was expanded to included labour news from around the world, and the site was renamed LabourStart. From July 1998 until December 2002, LabourStart was a project of Labour and Society International (LSI).

Nominated by JMeltok, 21 May 2007

Labourstart has waged many successful campaigns to get unions (its members and supporters) fair wages, working conditions, and recompensations.

Nominated by Kim Fortin, 21 May 2007

LabourStart has been a true trailblazer both for the labor movement and the Internet community. It personifies the best of the Internet -- as a vehicle for people to make a difference. LabourStart has educated millions of people, helped promote worker campaigns and free union leaders from jail.

Nomi