1. SPREAD THE MESSAGE

If the message of change is spread across the whole of society, and reaches those in power, we can have a real influence on decision-making. Lobbying groups already have a significant influence on politicians, and we should follow their lead and lobby for our more selfless cause. By spreading the message we can not only influence the powerful, but also hold them to account in the eyes of the public. Our pressure can change things.

Some ideas on how to lobby and influence the powerful

1. Email, write to, call or meet politicians to tell them about the ideas on websites such as this, and vote for political parties that endorse the kind of policies found on this site.

2. Tell everyone you can about this website’s ideas to spread their influence, for example by emailing people, writing letters to local and national newspapers, using internet message boards, calling phone-in radio and television programmes, and contacting those in the public eye. The more people that know about and support this site’s ideas, the more pressure there will be on the powerful to take notice of them.

3. Join together to march, protest and non-violently enlighten people about the injustices in the world and the solutions put forward on this site. Use this site's forum to rally people together, or seek collective support by sending an email to info@howyoucanchangetheworld.com

2. GAIN POWER OURSELVES

Lobbying and influencing those in power works up to a point. Sometimes, no amount of lobbying and protesting will change a policy or prevent a war, which is when we ourselves need to be in the position of decision-makers.

To this end, we should seek to gain power in major political parties. We could become active within these parties and graduate from elected local positions up to national politics. If this happened in every country, our power would be truly immense. The ultimate aim would be for the kind of progressive policies outlined on this site to be implemented across the world.