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Introduction: Here's a challenge!
What is a hero?

Bring on the heroes!

• How to select a hero?
• Peter Garrett talks about his heroes
• Heroes and Heroines of the Twentieth Century
• Your hero
• Celebrating our heroes
• The olympics - more than just a game!
• My hero - tell us who we have missed - who your heroes are!

Introduction to Action

• Why make a difference?
  
• Taking direct action
  
• Raising money
  
• The political process
  
• Planning for action
  
  • Putting Pen to Paper
    
  • Write a letter to the Editor
    
  • Write a letter to your local Representative
    
  • Get a Petition going
    
  • Run your own newsletter
    
  • Press release
    
  • Running a good meeting

• Thinking globally
  
  • Do Something
    
  • Amnesty International
    
  • World Vision
    • Youth Action Groups
    • Child Sponsorship
  • Sierra Club
    
  • Fred Hollows Foundation
    
  • Community Aid Abroad
  • Christina Noble Foundation

• Acting Locally
  • Fusion - a National Youth Group
    • Breakfast in Ballarat
  • Youth Councils
    
    • Big Chill
  • Student councils
    
    • Getting a student council underway
      
    • Lessons to be learned
    • How Do Student Councils Work?
    • What sorts of things do Student Councils do?
    • A student Council President shares her ideas.
    • How can you improve your Student Council?
    • What has your Student Council done to "Make a Difference?"
    • Ideas from others on how to jazz up your Student Council.
      
  • Clean up Australia
    
  • Make a Difference Find Out about some of the organisations that will help you make a difference.
  • Helping others - read about user entries on organisations that make a difference.
  • Add details about an organisation that helps to make as difference in the world.
    

For teachers using this site:

• Thinking about making a difference?
• How to use this this site.
• Service Learning
• Why should you use service learning in your teaching?
• What sorts of service learning projects are available?
• Steps to getting a service learning project underway.
• Ideas for making a difference with your approach.
• Connect - Making A Difference in Action
• Further Resources to help you

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