GrassRoots organizations

Grass roots organizations have an important job in bringing about change and providing for a sustainable future for all.Grass roots organizers and advocates usually distribute flyers,write articles, hold town meetings, go door to door, call friends and family for support and aid and can also lobby the government or local parties but this is rare.Grassroots organizations can raise issues at either the local, state or national levels depending on the severity of the issue. Many grassroots organizations usually react to what is happening in their own communities and try to garner public support.  Grassroots ultimately means that people are working together towards a common goal and they are "rooted" in what they believe in. 
Grassroots organizations are becoming increasingly successful because they are less in the political sphere and more in place to influence normal citizens that just want to have a voice in the face of adversity. Grassroots organizations such as AARP, the NRA, the Sierra Club, Americans for Tax Reform,National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense council and veteran organizations such as the VFW are making strides. 
Grass Roots organizations bring about a sustainable future because sustainability starts with the people. People have to make sustainable efforts not because they have to ,as set out by the government, but because they want to. Grass roots organizations are good at mobilizing people to be proactive and speak up for issues that will directly affect them such as oil pipelines being built, landfills polluting the water, climate change and natural resource degradation.   
The Ocmulgee River Initiative is an example of a grassroots organization that is right in our backyard. It arose in Macon to "establish a comprehensive water quality monitoring program for the entire 222 river miles of the Ocmulgee river". The ORI brings together concerned citizens from around the Macon area to test the water using certain techniques. The ORI also uses methods such as educational outreach to local school and community groups, community service activities involving clean- ups twice a year and a video documentary to further promote its message. ORI is a great example of how grass roots organizations put the work in the hands of vital citizens not money- hungry politicians or the media.Through ORI, citizens of Macon are able to see the cleanliness of the water they drink and bath with. They are also able to make sure the quality of the water will be sustained for years to come by cleaning it up while also bringing down human health risks for disease caused by contaminated water.ORI is not some elite organization but it thrives off community involvement and trains people with the necessary skills to make a change, which makes it unique.