it is not just about the signups

Australian based Getup.org.au has only been around for 12 months, but in that time has allowed people to have direct and frank discussions with their elected representatives on many of the socially and civiclly defining issues that have been been many and furious in Australia this year.

From industrial relations, voluntarty student unionism, the current debate on RU486 and whether politics should have influnce in matters of heatlh GetUp.org not only provide Australians a way to contact and communicate with their politicians but also provide ongoing discourse and updates about the issues they are campaigning on in their blog.

Which comes back to my title, "It is not just about the signups". The whole point about engaging people with the issues that affect us all is about creating a ongoing movement of people who in their daily lives, think, feel and take aciton.

By providing a blog that is engaging, current and lively encourages people to look at the issues in a different way than just reading about it in the newspaper or watching the news on TV. The use of the blog enables people to add their own comments, debate with others and own the issue.