Americans Are Brainwashed

Introduction
Welcome to Americans Are Brainwashed! This profile was designed to be a progressive resource for anyone looking to decorate their profiles with political art or learn how to take action for the causes they support. Please browse our gallery of independent artwork and feel free to download, edit, and/or redistribute our images. You will undoubtedly find positions that you disagree with, but keep in mind that disagreement is crucial to the sustenance of a participatory society.
More so than desiring to encourage a strictly "liberal" perspective, we seek to spread knowledge and awareness so to end the era of apathy that's preventing our citizens from rightfully playing a part in the political process of today. Whether you consider yourself conservative or liberal (or choose to avoid labels altogether), we hope that our profile inspires you to take action and be a voice for your convictions. Enjoy!
Download our full collection of 4,600+ political images! We've spent four years designing, sharing and gathering independently produced political artwork from local artists, internet acquaintances, alternative publications and multinational political gatherings. Each image is offered in its original size and format.

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The biggest problem in our country today is how detached our citizens are from the political process. How can we influence our politicians to tackle issues like healthcare and poverty if people shrug off politics as being unchangeable and boring? The more people get involved with making social change on a local level, the stronger our communities will become and the greater impact we'll have on the future of our country and the world.
Meetup.com is a social networking website that encourages people to get together in person to share common interests. While sites like MySpace and Facebook are funded solely by advertising revenue, Meetup generates income by charging fees to members who facilitate their own group(s), making it their top priority to get as many people out of their homes and involved with local communities as possible.
Membership is free to anyone simply looking to attend events for interests as varied as Chihuahuas to Ultimate Frisbee in the Dark to Dennis Kucinich for President . Check it out!
Here's a list of suggestions for ways to get involved, ranging from the obvious to the obscure. If you have additional thoughts, please send them our way .
GET INVOLVED

Vote: Register to vote National polling locations Breakdown of each candidate Host a voter registration drive

Join a national committee:

Green National Committee Democratic National Committee Libertarian National Committee Republican National Committee

Join a political action group:

Browse RiseUp listserves Find meetings on Yahoo! Groups Find groups on Meetup.com Join an affinity group Join a political satire group List of progressive organizations

Attend Congress

Unionize

Petition

Strike

Boycott

Protest

Participate in town meetings

Attend public hearings

Get a show on public access TV

Greening your business

Form an Impeachment Committee

VOICE YOUR OPINIONS

Contact your elected officials: How to lobby Address and phone number lookup Host letter-writing parties

Contact media organizations:

National radio show directory National news organization directory

Write letters to editors

Write to prisoners

Write on paper money

Introduce yourself to your neighbors

Leave thoughtful messages around town:

As bookmarks in library books As letters in sea bottles As time capsules in buildings As chalk on pavement As drawings on the beach As posts on Craigslist As stickers on parking meters

SUPPORT A CAUSE

Independent and locally owned businesses Independent Media Fair trade products Union-made products Farmers Markets Community Supported Agriculture Food Not Bombs Homeless work incentives Educational TV Documentary films Conscious consumption Effective waste management Sustainable farming/animal welfare Tap water vs. bottled water Bicycle collectives Your local infoshop
Click to donate services: What are click to donate services? The Hunger Site The Breast Cancer Site The Child Health Site The Literacy Site The Rainforest Site The Animal Rescue Site Good Search FreeDonation.com Care2

SPREAD THE WORD

Put up flyers: How to create a flyer How to make wheat paste

Put up stickers:

Design them yourself Buy them Print on address labels

Wear political shirts:

Design them online Design them on your computer Screenprint them yourself
Buy them from e-tailers: No Sweat Proletarian Threads Ban T-Shirts Fat American newHumaniTEE Northern Sun Demockratees Radical Rags

Make zines

Make highway signs

Wear a sandwich board

Host documentary screenings

Create and share uncommercials

Get ideas from political street art

Create a thoughtful email signature

Leave political publications in waiting rooms

Advise your library on what to subscribe to

Give away free hugs

VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME

Join a non-profit: Browse Idealist's 60,000+ entries How to start a 501c3

Intern for your state government

Organize a food drive

Host an alternative gift fair

Table at public events

Do community service:

Tutor kids Help the disabled Read to the elderly Promote local art programs

HELP US OUT

Offer suggestions to our: Political songs and music artists blog Documentaries and political movies blog