Petitions are often advertised within EA circles, especially in relation to animal welfare.
Are they considered an impactful way to make change? Are there any EA-related studies on how often they achieve their desired outcome?
I guess you could answer it from multiple perspectives
For someone interested in making a positive impact on a policy issue, is it worth your time creating petitions?
And for everyone else, it is worth my time searching for petitions and signing them?
For example, some active petitions related to EA cause areas that have been advertised in EA circles:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/TxuohZuvpsGpLuGFp/launching-a-petition-to-end-preprogrammed-suffering-in
https://animalsaotearoa.org/take-action/end-humanewashing/
https://secured.humanesociety.org/page/136518/action/1?ea.tracking.id=136518_email_649823_advo_primate_experiment_federal_funding_NAT_24&utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=labs_2024&utm_content=136518+email+649823
[Question] Are petitions impactful?
Petitions are often advertised within EA circles, especially in relation to animal welfare.
Are they considered an impactful way to make change? Are there any EA-related studies on how often they achieve their desired outcome?
I guess you could answer it from multiple perspectives
For someone interested in making a positive impact on a policy issue, is it worth your time creating petitions?
And for everyone else, it is worth my time searching for petitions and signing them?
For example, some active petitions related to EA cause areas that have been advertised in EA circles:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/TxuohZuvpsGpLuGFp/launching-a-petition-to-end-preprogrammed-suffering-in
https://animalsaotearoa.org/take-action/end-humanewashing/
https://secured.humanesociety.org/page/136518/action/1?ea.tracking.id=136518_email_649823_advo_primate_experiment_federal_funding_NAT_24&utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=labs_2024&utm_content=136518+email+649823