Or any desire for one?
I hestiate to post this as I realise I am likely to get conflicting responses and I don't like conflict! Or is it that I don't like people disagreeing with me
But anyway.... here's why I propose such a section.
Often, a debate will take place on the board and somewhere amongst that debate, a knowledgable poster will propose a strategy that people could use to make a difference. I would find it helpful if these same knowledgable people could start a well-titled post in an Activism/Campaign section, for easy reference purposes and for greater exposure to people who might not have read the proposal lost in the middle of a debate.
Where it is being proposed that people write letters or emails to a company/MP/organisation, a sample letter could be included for those who aren't so skilled at writing their own.
Some of the issues I can recall off the top of my head that could appear in such a section are:
The very recent proposal to buy Fair Trade chocolate
Letters to companies who sell childrens PlayBoy stationery
How to request that your local retailer 't puts NUTS magazine on the top shelf
The Breastfeeding activism proposals.
Petitions, like the one woman-one midwife petition - or any petition
How to campaign for something local i.e. if someone has a problem with anti-social neighbours
How to contact your MP
The Mile for Maud details
Letters to relevant people (can't remember who) to change the lenient sentences of convicted child sex offenders (remember the case of the young baby being raped)
Environmental campaigns - ditch the plastic bags
Those are just some of the examples I can think of.
I do see potential problems with such a section. People could end up debating all over the thread...but if the campaign proposal is given in the OP, people needn't read any further than the original post.
People might start using the section for trivial campaigns and asking for sponsorship money for their mates baked bean bath challenge.