The National Labor Committee (NLC) (http://www.nlcnet.org/) is committed to defending the human rights of workers in the global economy.

1. Click on the "About" tab at the top of the page. After reading the Committee's mission statement, list some of the successes the NLC has achieved during the last few years.
2. Click on the "Newsroom" tab at the top of the page and skim some of the headlines from the last few years. Choose a headline you are NOT already familiar with and then read and summarize the article. Did the article present a company or product in a new light for you? How would this information affect your future buying habits?
3. Click on the "Reports" tab at the top of the page. Choose a country with more than 1 article associated with it OR a company with at least 3 articles associated with it. Read these articles to become more familiar with the issues and then write a short essay summarizing these issues and the companies involved.
4. Look to the right-side of the page under "You Can Make a Difference." Look through the various petitions offered through the links. If you feel strongly about one, sign the petition, and inform classmates about the petition and try to organize more signatures. You could also contact a representative or expert on the issue and coordinate with either your instructor and/or department chair about budget possibilities to bring a speaker to campus. Create a theme week of assignments about this topic to coincide with the speaker's appearance.
5. A cheaper and potentially easier option is to click on the "NLC Shop" link at the top of the page and choose a video or report to present to your class. Ask your department, library, or campus about any subsidies or budget funding available to purchase NLC content for the school. Also, clicking on the "Videos" link at the top of the page directs you to free YouTube video content. Work with your instructor to build a class or campus discussion around the video's topic.

One way that the Internet has helped to bring about enormous social changes is through Web sites like Changemakers.net (http://www.changemakers.net/), an organization that seeks to promote positive social change, using the Internet as a communication tool.

1. Enter the Web site and click on "About Changemakers" at the bottom of the page. Read through the subsections including "Who We Are," and "Our Impact." What is the purpose of Changemakers? Why do you think someone might have been motivated to create such an organization?
2. Next, click on the "Stories" link at the top of the page (you can also search by issue, group, or competition). Browse through the list of stories presented on the website and describe the range of these themes.
3. Does this list give you a better idea of the type of social change that Changemakers would like to see?
4. Select one of the stories on the list and read it. Summarize it briefly. Is this a valid area for social change, in your view?