Go to these Links to take action


Here is a selection of websites related to the major themes in the Activist section. All the sites focus on information and action. They will help you find out more about the kinds of concrete actions you can take to put these ideas to work. The sites also list organizations (many supported by Frédéric Back) you may want to join. To guide you through the information, each site carries a brief description of its goals and content (online news and information, interactive activities, practical initiatives). For more links, you may want to visit the French version of this section.

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The illusion of Progress | Against all pollutions | In defence of animals | To save the forests | Help for the rivers and oceans | For a sustainable agriculture | General |

The illusion of Progress

International Your Ecological footprint
| English | Français | Español |

This Ecological Footprint Quiz estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard. A concrete way to understand the environmental impact in hectares of your lifestyle.

| Practical Initiatives |

International OXFAM International
| English | Français | Español |

Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice, given that economic and social justice are crucial to sustainable development.

| News | Practical Initiatives |

International ADT Fourth world
| English | Français | Español |

ADT Fourth World is an international solidarity movement working with very poor families and communities in 25 countries, conducting informal education, doing research on poverty along with the people concerned, and mobilising public opinion at local, national and international levels.

| News |

Canada CUSO
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CUSO is a Canadian organization which supports alliances for global social justice. CUSO helps community groups striving for freedom, gender and racial equality, self-determination and cultural survival by sharing information, human and material resources, and by promoting policies for developing global sustainability.

| News | Practical Initiatives |

Quebec CLUB 2/3
| English | Français |

The Club 2/3 is an organization promoting education and international cooperation through different programs offered to the Quebec youth and to countries in the South, aiming for a more equitable, harmonious and ecological world.

| News | Practical Initiatives | Interactive Activities |