Here's a fabulous website, Music for America, which is all about "providing the cultural capital and political savvy for our generation to reinvent progressive politics."
From their website:
Music for America stands for the belief that our generation is smart enough, and capable enough, and big enough to be the dominant force in American politics. But we have been ignored by politicians and disgusted by politics to the point where many of us just stay away.When we reach one of our peers on a personal, sincere level, and show her how she can actually do something about it, we’re doing what we do best—providing the gateway drug that will hook our generation on creating a better America.
The old way of being political never connected with us personally, and while we aren’t opposed to protests, and we’re huge fans of voting, our job is to be a different kind of organization—a cultural one. Because participating in culture is a political act. Your community of punks, or hipsters, hip-hop, or reggae fans is a group of similar people with similar concerns. When you or your classmates can’t afford college, it affects our culture. When your friends get sent to fight overseas, it affects our culture. When a giant corporation decides what you can and cannot listen to, or should and should not know, it is cultural. The solutions to our problems are also cultural, and start when we all come together, realize we feel the same way, and realize we can change this.
Definitely check them out, sign up to become a member, and contribute to their many forums. In fact, over 10,000 folks have created unique user accounts, and in the last year they've worked with over 200 bands in well over 2000 shows to get the message out. These guys are doing an awesome job at transforming issues thru the positive power of our culture.
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