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1. write a blog addressed to that community–it can be a question to the group,  a brief sharing of the research you’ve found, a request for information about how to be  more active in the community, or simply a response to another individual’s comment; 
2. copy/paste that message into our forum, along with some information about the activism site you visited, including the organization name and website URL;
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1. write a blog addressed to that community–it can be a question to the group,  a brief sharing of the research you’ve found, a request for information about how to be  more active in the community, or simply a response to another individual’s comment; 
2. copy/paste that message into our forum, along with some information about the activism site you visited, including the organization name and website URL;
3. share with us the experience of using your knowledge and engaging in the social problem in a public way. 

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