Avaaz.org is a new global web movement with a simple democratic mission: to close the gap between the world we have, and the world most people everywhere want.

Across the world, most people want stronger protections for the environment, greater respect for human rights, and concerted efforts to end poverty, corruption and war. Yet globalization faces a huge democratic deficit as international decisions are shaped by political elites and unaccountable corporations -- not the views and values of the world’s people.

Technology and the internet have allowed citizens to connect and mobilize like never before. The rise of a new model of internet-driven, people-powered politics is changing countries from Australia to the Philippines to the United States. Avaaz takes this model global, connecting people across borders to bring people powered politics to international decision-making.

 Coming together in this way, Avaaz has become a wonderful community of people from all nations, backgrounds, and ages. Our diverse community is brought together by our care  for the world, and a desire to do what we can to make it a better place.The coure of our model of organizing is our email list, operated in 13 languages. By signing up
to receive our alerts, you are rapidly alerted to urgent global issues
and opportunities to achieve change. Avaaz members respond by rapidly
combining the small amounts of time or money they can give into a
powerful collective force. In just hours we can send hundreds of
thousands of messages to political leaders telling them to save a
crucial summit on climate change , hold hundreds of rallies across the
world calling for action to prevent a genocide, or donate hundreds of
thousands of euros, dollars and yen to support nonviolent protest in
Burma. Click here to see a list of our campaigns and impact in 2007.

In just one year, we’ve grown to over 3.2 million members, and have begun to make a real impact on global politics. The Economist writes that Avaaz is poised to deliver “a deafening wake up call” to world leaders, the Indian Express welcomes “the biggest web campaigner across the world” and Nobel Prize winner Al Gore says “Avaaz is inspiring, and has already begun to make a difference.”