"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." Robert F. KennedyHome •• About Us •• U.N. Modernization Project •• Action Ticker daily email summary •• 
Thanks to Sam at RSS-to-JavaScript.com, the RIPPLE OF HOPE Action Ticker now displays content in a random order that changes each time you reload the page. Previously, the Action Ticker displayed content in a single order, giving causes appearing later in the line up less visibility. This great new feature should give each cause similar visibility. Thanks, Sam!
I'm excited to announce the beta version of the RIPPLE OF HOPE Action Ticker, a dynamic ticker containing direct links to connect you instantly with ways to improve the world. I started my blog, RIPPLE OF HOPE, as an online home for my writing and activism. While the initial focus was the genocide in Sudan, there are many other issues and causes that cry out for action. Inspired by the words of Robert F. Kennedy from which this site draws its name, I decided to use technology to empower others. Each person who uses this tool to take action sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and each person who puts the Action Ticker on his or her own site turns that site into a center of energy and daring, adding increasingly more ripples to the current of change.
Are you a progressive, socially conscious, public-minded person? Do you run a progressive, socially conscious, public-minded web site? The RIPPLE OF HOPE Action Ticker is free, dynamic content for your site that will connect you and your users with ways to improve the world. In these three simple steps, and with minimum html skills, you can put the RIPPLE OF HOPE Action Ticker on your site. As long as you follow these instructions, this service is entirely free.
<style type="text/css">STEP 2: Paste this code between the <body></body> tags of your html document where you want the ticker to appear:
/* Action Ticker
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#actionticker {
color:#347;
width: 740px;
background:#f90;
margin: 15px 0 0 0;
padding: 2px 0 0 0;
text-decoration:none;
font:x-small/1.5em "Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Arial,Sans-serif;
font-color:#347;
font-size:13px;
font-weight:bold;
}
#actionticker a {
color:#347;
text-decoration:none;
font-size:13px;
font-weight:bold;
}
#actionticker a:hover {
color:#000
}
</style>
<!-- Begin #actionticker -->STEP 3: If desired, edit the code marked in green to change the colors and ticker speed and width to match your site. Please do not alter any other code. For more information about formating and other ticker options, refer to the RSS-to-JavaScript web site.
<div id="actionticker">
<script language="JavaScript1.2" src="http://convert.rss-to-javascript.com/scroll/?desc=0&font=Trebuchet MS&bgcolor=FF9900&fgcolor=334477&src=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Factiontickerlinks
&target=_new&rss_title=Action Ticker&speed=2&height=20&width=740&pause=1&type=3">
</script>
</div>
<!-- End #actionticker -->
Here is the current list of links included in the RIPPLE OF HOPE Action Ticker:
Help kids support the tsunami relief
posted by David Englin on 1/14/2005
Support paid sick leave for working families
posted by David Englin on 12/5/2004
Connect with political progressives in the U.S. Armed Forces
posted by David Englin on 10/6/2004
Send a care package to our deployed troops
posted by David Englin on 9/16/2004
Take a stand against genocide in Darfur
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
Take back your democracy with MoveOn.org
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
Help a talented poor kid get into college
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
Give hope to a world of need
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
Feed the hungry with just a click
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
Stop a suicide, today
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
Cure Lou Gehrig's disease
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
Save the last great places on Earth
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
Create a hunger-free America
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
Stand up for reproductive freedom
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
Stop terrorists from getting assault weapons
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
Turn kids into leaders with hands-on learning
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
Save overtime pay for working families
posted by David Englin on 9/14/2004
