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Welcome to the Lynn Williams Activist Toolkit, an exciting new project of rabble.ca currently in Beta. The Toolkit is a wiki-style section of the rabble site devoted to content collaboration. It contains a growing number of encyclopedic resources that you can write. The Toolkit is named after activist, organizer, and labour leader, Lynn Williams, whose commitment to social justice has inpired generations of United Steeworker activists. Read more about Lynn Williams here. Participate in the Toolkit! See our User Guide, and please check out the toolkit blog and podcast.

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FrontlineSMS

FrontlineSMS is a free, open source software that enables large-scale communication via SMS text messaging

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Electronic Frontier Foundation

Since its founding in 1990, EFF is a nonprofit that has sought to safeguard society's digital rights

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HTTP Secure

The use of HTTPS affords users protection online

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Hushmail

Hushmail offers free and secure webmail accounts for individuals

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J.S. Woodsworth

J.S. Woodsworth was the first leader of the CCF

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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The CCF was the precursor of today's NDP

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Demand a stop to Arctic offshore drilling by signing the statement

The Council of Canadians along with FOE, Norway, GP-Canada, Indigenous Environmental Network, REDOIL Network and others are sponsoring an international statement against Arctic offshore drilling.

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Riseup

Riseup is an American non-profit organization that provides activists with email solutions

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Tommy Douglas

Tommy Douglas was the first federal leader of the NDP

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Students for a Democratic Society

SDS was an American student activist movement in the 1960s

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Ojibwe translator

The Ojibwe language is the fourth most spoken Native language in North America

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Buy Nothing Day

Buy Nothing Day is an international day of demonstration against consumerism.

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Culture jamming

Culture jamming is utilized by consumer social movements to alter the intended message of advertisements

On This Day

World Press Freedom Day

The United Nations General Assembly has declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day.

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Julian Assange

Julian Assange is the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks

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MobileActive

MobileActive utilizes mobile technology tools to bring about social change

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SafeHouse

SafeHouse allows potential whistleblowers to share information with The Wall Street Journal

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Bradley Manning

Bradley Manning allegedly supplied classified information to WikiLeaks.

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I Paid a Bribe

I Paid a Bribe is an initiative that uses crowdsourced information to fight corruption across India

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Tor

Tor is a free and open source software that affords users anonymity online

Guides

Free a Challenged Book

The Free a Challenged Book project encourages readers to promote freedom of expression

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Field Canvassing

Field canvassing means taking your campaign door to door

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How to Organize a Rally or March

Public demonstrations can be a peaceful and meaningful way for activists to unite and raise awareness about a particular concern or issue.

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Activist Toolkit

The Activist Toolkit is an exciting new collaborative resource on rabble.ca

On This Day

International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation

February 6 is the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.

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How to Advocate for Detained Writers

The Writers in Prison Committee Handbook provides advice on how activists can oppose the persecution of writers, journalists, and other literary professionals.

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