Organizations that Make a Difference in the World

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In this vast contemporary society, many voices go unheard. Our society struggles to break free from the problems it presents to us. Problems such as the environment, human rights, animal rights, and peace among nations continue to exist. Organizations such as Greenpeace, Sierra Club, and Amnesty are 3 of the biggest associations to help fight and put a cease to the world’s troubles.
Greenpeace is a non-profit organization, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. Greenpeace exists because our fragile planet deserves a voice. It needs solutions, change, and action. To maintain its independence, Greenpeace doesn’t accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants. As a global organization, Greenpeace focuses on the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment.
They campaign to: Stop climate change, protect ancient forests, save the oceans, stop whaling, say no to genetic engineering, stop nuclear threats, eliminate toxic chemicals and encourage sustainable trade. Greenpeace has been campaigning against environmental dilapidation since 1971. They exist to expose environmental criminals, and to challenge government and corporations when they fail to live up to their mandate to safeguard our environment and our future. Greenpeace speaks for 2.8 million supporters worldwide, and encourages many millions more than that to take action every day. As one of the longest banners they've ever made summed things up, "When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish dead, we will discover that we can't eat money..." Greenpeace is one of the strongest movements and is recognized by the media. Corporations find them as a nuisance because they are constantly campaigning. They influence the public through protests, rallies, banners and many different peaceful ways of gaining attention through the media. You can join their newsletter and support them whenever you’d like. They like to keep the public informed constantly as to what is occurring.
Sierra Club is about supporting different issues relating to helping the environment or people. They promote different issues relating to our society today. They encourage its supporters to take action. Such issues include: Telling the National Park Service to protect Padre Island National Seashore from natural gas drilling, Helping protect the wilderness experience on the Colorado River, Supporting an increase in family planning, Help break America's oil dependence, Stopping the Bush Administration's Anti-Environmental Trade

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