Why the heck do we keep signing these petitions?!

Dear Avaaz movement, I have a crazy confession to make. I started Avaaz, and I don't sign many petitions. I always think, "yeah, but what difference is my one extra signature going to make?" I feel like I have more important things to do, like making sure our petitions are powerfully delivered. But wow, am I glad the rest of us don't think this way. Because while it's true that the 1,137,540th signature doesn't by itself change the game, the whole million of them absolutely can. And the whole million is just a million individual people hoping, believing and acting. Doing *their* part, however small, to make a better world. Without people who make that individual choice, our movement would not exist. So much of life is like this. Any one of us could be the one person to skip the line, or not vote, or lie on our taxes, or turn away from a neighbour in need. But we don't. Why? Because it's who we are. Because it's the right thing to do. Because we were raised to love and serve. Because we know what a dark world it would be if everyone failed to do their part. I've always been awed by the decency of the people in this movement. You teach me again and again. And in reflecting on this question of why we sign, I come back to my own behaviour. And I pledge to sign more. To be part of that simple act of connection to others, in hope, service, and that precious kind of strength that we can only find together. Click below to see and join a global, multilingual live chat of our movement about why each of us sign (and message, share, call, lobby, donate, march). These times call for all of us to step up to the needs of our communities and our world - let's inspire each other to service: Why we sign I know many of us are moved by seeing the list of names of others who have signed scroll by on the petition page. I am too. Look for my name there. With gratitude for this stunningly beautiful movement, Ricken and the team PS - Of course, our petitions are just the beginning of our campaigns -- and Avaaz runs some of the most effective, strategic, don't take no for an answer, never say die campaigns in the world! I know many of us only see a campaign at its beginning. See our victories page to see what it looks like at the end.

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