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Pledge “equalmarriage”

"I will start a campaign for equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in the UK but only if 20 other people will agree to be involved in it."

— Anna Langley

Deadline to sign up by: 21st December 2005
28 people signed up (8 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “Organicmilk”

"I will stop buying regular milk and only buy organic milk for a month but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Wes, Joe Bloggs

Deadline to sign up by: 8th October 2005
20 people signed up

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “smilers”

"I will smile and say hello to three people per day for a week but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Chris

Deadline to sign up by: 10th November 2005
21 people signed up (1 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “usefirefox”

"I will use the Firefox web browser but only if 100 other people will do the same."

— RobotII, a fed up Internet Explorer user

Deadline to sign up by: 17th November 2005
124 people signed up (24 over target)

Pledge “ukhomebrewpledge”

"I will write to the company Fermentis asking them to market more of their yeasts to UK homebrewers but only if 10 other UK brewers and at least 1 homebrew shop owner in the UK will join me by approving the letter and co-signing it."

— Darren Wyn Rees, craft brewer from Aberdare

Deadline to sign up by: 4th October 2005
20 people signed up (10 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “ukperl”

"I will found a UK professional institute for Perl practitioners but only if 10 other people will join it."

— Smylers, Perl Hacker

Deadline to sign up by: 1st December 2005
13 people signed up (3 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “SecureWebmail”

"I will start using Hushmail's free & secure (PGP) email service for all my web-based emailing but only if 10 other people worldwide will do the same."

— Luther Blisset, World citizen mindful of his privacy

Deadline to sign up by: 30th October 2005
11 people signed up (1 over target)

Pledge “folkonBBCradio”

"I will start a campaign to increase the output of traditional British music on the BBC but only if 10 other people in the UK will join me."

— Christian Mayne

Deadline to sign up by: 30th September 2005
27 people signed up (17 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “buysteak”

"I will buy a steak every time an animal rights activist threatens or harrasses any other person but only if 10 other people will buy meat when they do this too."

— David Quinn

Deadline to sign up by: 1st November 2005
30 people signed up (20 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “FightJunkMail”

"I will save all unsolicited advertising sent by post for 6 months and then return the adverts to the sender with the free post envelope attached requesting they end the senseless waste of world resources and unnecessary pollution but only if 1 other person in the world will return something ( if extremley heavy within post code limitation, wink wink) to one or more wasteful companies."

— K, resident of East Meriden

Deadline to sign up by: 1st October 2005
1 person signed up

Country: United States

Pledge “nosoda”

"I will drink no soda for 7 days but only if 10 other people will do the same."

— Lucas Liddell

Deadline to sign up by: 10th September 2005
24 people signed up (14 over target)

Pledge “gridgirl”

"I will join www.worldcommunitygrid.org and donate my unused computer processing time to do research on philanthropic causes but only if 20 other people anywhere will do the same."

— Lynne Beaman

Deadline to sign up by: 15th October 2005
24 people signed up (4 over target)

Pledge “OperationGoth”

"I will Dye my hair black but only if 50 other people will do the same."

— Sarah Lane, Host of AOTS

Deadline to sign up by: 1st September 2005
61 people signed up (11 over target)

Country: United States

Pledge “boycottwalmart”

"I will never shop at Wal-Mart again. but only if 10 other people will do the same."

— Laura, disgruntled american

Deadline to sign up by: 15th October 2005
26 people signed up (16 over target)

Country: United States

Pledge “carbondioxide”

"I will plant 5 trees to offset my carbon dioxide production but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Chris

Deadline to sign up by: 1st October 2005
20 people signed up

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “uselinux”

"I will slowly transition into linux or unix and stop giving microsoft all of my money but only if 10 other computer users will do the same."

— Mike

Deadline to sign up by: 10th October 2005
19 people signed up (9 over target)

Pledge “BoycottKleenex”

"I will no longer buy Kleenex because it's made from ancient forests but only if 20 other local people will do the same."

— Phil

Deadline to sign up by: 20th September 2005
30 people signed up (10 over target)

Country: United States

Pledge “onlineadvice”

"I will apply to volunteer as an online relationships advisor but only if 3 other guys from the Greater London area will do the same."

— Sam Thomas

Deadline to sign up by: 15th September 2005
3 people signed up

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: N1 (view map)

Pledge “notforprofitweb”

"I will start a not for profit web agency for charities and good causes wanting to get on the web but only if 15 other web developers / designers / tecchie people will help me."

— Ben Dyer

Deadline to sign up by: 10th September 2005
19 people signed up (4 over target)

Pledge “Tibetresponse”

"I will set up and run a new urgent action network for Tibet but only if 100 other people will sign up to receive regular email actions for Tibet."

— David Meanwell, working for Tibet

Deadline to sign up by: 9th October 2005
118 people signed up (18 over target)

Pledge “blog4uzbekistan”

"I will blog about the situation in Uzbekistan, supporting call for sanctions on Uzbek cotton on September 1st but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Disillusioned kid, activist and blogger

Deadline to sign up by: 1st September 2005
22 people signed up (2 over target)

Pledge “noidiotbox”

"I will not watch my idiot box (television) for a week but only if 20 other people worldwide will do the same."

— s, It's summer -- go outside

Deadline to sign up by: 1st September 2005
32 people signed up (12 over target)

Pledge “charitypractices”

"I will email the HQ of at least four charities that employ chuggers asking people in the street or house-to-house for bank mandates, to enquire if the charity follows the good practice recommended by the Home Office in its statement of November 2003 about declaration of fundraisers’ expenses, but only if 5 other people will do the same."

— Philip Cowen, Charity Check

Deadline to sign up by: 30th November 2005
6 people signed up (1 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “boycott-repubs”

"I will boycott companies which primarily donate to the Republican Party but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Brian Strand, resident of Chico, CA.

Deadline to sign up by: 1st October 2005
23 people signed up (3 over target)

Country: United States

Pledge “mentalhealth”

"I will not judge or discriminate a person with a mental health problem but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— rodney watkiss

Deadline to sign up by: 1st October 2005
23 people signed up (3 over target)

Pledge “metarights”

"I will sign up to and support the digital rights pledge as soon as it has it's own home on the web with a charter on it that I approve of but only if 10 other people will do the same."

— Mark Fowler

Deadline to sign up by: 1st September 2005
11 people signed up (1 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “policeguns”

"I will write to my MP about the police shooting in London, and ask that only specially trained, uniformed, officers be allowed to use firearms but only if 15 other people will do the same."

— Jon

Deadline to sign up by: 19th August 2005
16 people signed up (1 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “katehoey”

"I will contact Kate Hoey, MP for Vauxhall, asking why she has time to become chairman of the Countryside Alliance when she only attended 55% of votes as our Member of Parliament. but only if 10 other Lambeth residents will do the same."

— Richard Pope, Resident of Lambeth

Deadline to sign up by: 25th September 2005
10 people signed up

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: SW9 (view map)

Pledge “geodata”

"I will sign the manifesto for Open Access to State-Collected Geospatial Data when complete and give £10 toward helping projects creating open geospatial data but only if 50 other people will do the same."

— Steve Coast

Deadline to sign up by: 24th September 2005
57 people signed up (7 over target)

Pledge “rights”

"I will create a standing order of 5 pounds per month to support an organisation that will campaign for digital rights in the UK but only if 1,000 other people will do the same."

— Danny O'Brien

Deadline to sign up by: 25th December 2005
1,038 people signed up (38 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “Bike2workBDA”

"I will bicycle to work for 2 weeks in August 2005 but only if 5 other local people will do the same."

— Gavo, one less car

Deadline to sign up by: 31st July 2005
5 people signed up

Pledge “passport”

"I will apply to renew my UK passport on 15th August 2005 but only if 100 other UK citizens will do the same."

— Geraint Bevan, Member of NO2ID (www.no2id.net)

Deadline to sign up by: 14th August 2005
106 people signed up (6 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “onepercent”

"I will give 1% of my gross annual income to charity but only if 100 people will do the same."

— Nicola

Deadline to sign up by: 20th August 2005
101 people signed up (1 over target)

Pledge “carsockets”

"I will ask my local council to install electric points on the pavement so that people in my street can switch to electric cars but only if 10 other Londoners will do the same."

— john-paul flintoff, resident of Childs Hill, north London

Deadline to sign up by: 12th August 2005
10 people signed up

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: W1 (view map)

Pledge “lordsblog”

"I will 'blog for victory' on the 10th of August by writing a post about the need for House of Lords reform, and link to the Elect the Lords campaign website but only if 20 other bloggers will do the same."

— James Graham, Elect the Lords campaign

Deadline to sign up by: 3rd August 2005
38 people signed up (18 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “complimentyou”

"I will Compliment 5 people every day for a whole month but only if 50 other people will do the same."

— Liam Gavin, Tufnell Park resident

Deadline to sign up by: 30th August 2005
54 people signed up (4 over target)

Pledge “wwwcharity”

"I will offer my web design / development skills to a charity for free but only if 5 people will give me suggestions as to which charity to support."

— Ben Dyer

Deadline to sign up by: 13th September 2005
10 people signed up (5 over target)

Pledge “hateattacks”

"I will use any opportunity to speak out against racism and hate against Muslims sparked by the London bombings. I will offer support to my Muslim brothers and sisters, regardless of my own faith but only if 100 other people will do the same."

— Cheryl

Deadline to sign up by: 13th August 2005
101 people signed up (1 over target)

Pledge “NoBacklash”

"I will donate ten pounds to replace windows broken in attacks on East London Mosque after London tube bombings but only if 10 other local people will donate 10 pounds."

— John Edwards, Mile End Road

Deadline to sign up by: 16th July 2005
10 people signed up

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: E1 (view map)

Pledge “yestowellow”

"I will write to Andrew Turner MP for the Isle of Wight voicing my support for the proposed wind farm at Wellow. but only if 5 other local people will do the same."

— Ben Dyer

Deadline to sign up by: 11th September 2005
8 people signed up (3 over target)

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: PO32 (view map)

Pledge “PudgePledge”

"I will pledge to lose that little bit of pudge but only if 10 other LiveJournal people will do the same."

— Joe Murphy, Mildly Podgy

Deadline to sign up by: 31st July 2005
13 people signed up (3 over target)

Pledge “volunteering”

"I will forego my 2006 holiday for a volunteer project overseas but only if 5 other people will do the same."

— marie

Deadline to sign up by: 1st September 2005
6 people signed up (1 over target)

Pledge “savealife”

"I will donate blood at least three times in the next year but only if 15 other people will do the same."

— Cliona Lynch

Deadline to sign up by: 17th July 2005
17 people signed up (2 over target)

Pledge “freedonation”

"I will visit www.thehungersite.com, www.stopthehunger.com, www.freedonation.com AND www.ecologyfund.com and make as many free donations as these sites will allow EVERYDAY for 2 weeks but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Zena Johnson

Deadline to sign up by: 20th August 2005
25 people signed up (5 over target)

Pledge “farmersmarket”

"I will Shop at a farmers' market but only if 25 other people will do the same."

— Liz Upton

Deadline to sign up by: 2nd August 2005
29 people signed up (4 over target)

Pledge “behappy”

"I will be more confident and happy but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— ellie, determind muswell hill citizen

Deadline to sign up by: 1st August 2005
21 people signed up (1 over target)

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: N22 (view map)

Pledge “TassieDevil”

"I will ask 'National Geographic' to write an article about how the Tasmanian Devil is facing extinction in three years because of Devil Facial Tumour Disease but only if 10 other people will raise awareness by telling three people about the Devil's looming extinction."

— Erin

Deadline to sign up by: 31st July 2005
13 people signed up (3 over target)

Pledge “shoplocal”

"I will write to my local supermarket asking them to make it easier to buy local products but only if 10 other people in the UK will do the same."

— john-paul flintoff, resident of north London

Deadline to sign up by: 30th July 2005
14 people signed up (4 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “Bookstores”

"I will buy my books from an independant bookseller rather than a huge conglomerate for the rest of 2005. but only if 10 other local people will do the same."

— Joan , A Voracious Reader.

Deadline to sign up by: 1st August 2005
15 people signed up (5 over target)

Pledge “FarkPartySouter”

"I will host a World Fark Party at the Liberty Lost Hotel but only if 100 people will do the same."

— Drew Curtis, Fark.com

Deadline to sign up by: 15th July 2005
399 people signed up (299 over target)


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