I just started a grassroots political activism web site at http://www.ownpolitics.org that I am trying to get out there. It’s a non profit group and it has a different twist. Not only is it about demanding change from the government like every other group. But it’s also about humanizing all those statistics we read.

It’s about taking all those tragedies that are summed up in a simple number, making them personal, and sending those stories in mass by fax, email, or any other way to government, activist groups, corporate execs, celebs, and anyone else of influence. It’s not that “18,000 die every year from lack of health insurance” it’s about the 18,000+ stories of family members and friends and the *real people* behind that cold, simple number.
 
Here’s a paragraph that sums it up: “Josef Stalin had a quote, “a single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic.” This seems to sum up politics today: 47 million people are uninsured 1, 10 million children are uninsured2, there are 18,000 deaths a year from lack of health insurance3, and on, and on. Ownpolitics.org is a place to make the statistics human, to bring awareness to the tragedies, and to demand change.”
 
Please take a look, the web site is at http://www.ownpolitics.org. Please help us make a difference! I hope you find the concept interesting and you sign a petition and find ways to get involved; it’s all pretty to do. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch.