Action Guides
- Sign Amnesty International's pledge to be a part of a global community that protects basic human rights.
- Write a play about the role of women throughout history and perform it during Women's History Month
- Start a Do Something Club at your school
- Start a blog or video blog about your cause
- Organize an awareness campaign about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and why they're important to us all.
- Check out Ashanti's video "Rain On Me"
- Organize an awareness campaign about the history of discrimination in the U.S. and how it remains a reality for many.
- Shop and donate to Do Something automatically!
- Deck your car or locker out with bumper stickers that protest violence against women.
- Organize a letter writing campaign to get more support for battered women's shelters
- Start an awareness campaign about your cause at your school or in your neighborhood
- A basic guide to running a meeting
- Are you biased in any way? Find out by taking the Harvard Implicit Bias test
- Read what Hip Hop star Missy Elliot has to say about domestic violence
- Contact your local YWCA to learn more about violence against women
- Organize a Benefit Concert for your cause
- Inform your peers of women's rights in America vs. other parts of the world.
- Sign up for text messages about volunteer opportunities
- Create an anti-dating violence 'zine
- Organize a pledge wall for people to vow not to commit acts of violence against women.
- Wear a button on your jacket or bag to publicize your cause
- Organize an Art Show to support your cause
Easy Ideas
- Campaign for more street lights in your area
- If an insensitive joke isn't funny, let people know
- Check out SocialVibe.com/DoSomething and spread the word about your fave cause!
- Arrange for someone to teach you and your friends self defense.
- Organize an anti-violence art show.
- Clean up your local community center so kids have a safe place to hang out.
- When you donate to an organization, find out where the money goes and make sure the organization supports your values.
- Host a conflict debate to talk about the root of the violence in your area.
- Educate your friends about what clitoral mutilation is and why people do it
- Create a workshop to teach parents how to keep their kids safe on the web.
- Make a Rant/Rave video about violence against women and post it at DoSomething.org/ShareSomething to spread the word
- Hold a violence awareness week at your school.
- Volunteer your time at a shelter for abused women, and listen to their stories.
- Join your neighborhood watch program.
