collective action?

by Molly Webb

I think pledgebank is one of the best examples of connecting individual's social concerns with wider action. This happens on the individual's terms -- you make a pledge and hope that others sign on.

Tom Steinberg says "We all know what it is like to feel powerless, that our own actions can't really change the things that we want to change. PledgeBank is about beating that feeling..."

Of course this doesn't mean that the pledges necessarily link individuals to government, but that is always a possibility. And it's empowering to see that other people want to join your pledges.

The question is how to scale it up?

Joanna Tidball

Yes, PledgeBank is an interesting site - it's fascinating to see what people are pledging and I imagine that it's incredibly satisfying to reach the target for a pledge you've posted on the site.I was also interested to read about the next project from MySociety - a Freedom of Information Filer & Archive which will enable you to ubmit FOI requests and create an archive of responses. There's more on the MySociety blog: http://www.mysociety.org/2006/09/27/the-mysociety-call-for-proposals-the-winner-and-runners-up/

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