the worth of a petition?

This week, Ignite and I have spent quite a lot of time getting the #NotOnMyWatch petition as visible as possible on social media. So-Why do we believe it should be out there and signed??What's the worth of a petiton??

Here are a quick few thoughts...:)

a PETITION can

• Increase the visibility of human trafficking in the public space.
• Reveal to people in power what the public is passionate to see.
• Create a sense of collectivity, countering individualism.
• Draw people in to taking action. Signing is engaging, maybe the first of many acts. (we hope so!)
• Affirm and encourage the current efforts against human trafficking. In this case the Welsh Assembly are already working towards this goal, we want to recognise this and keep it high on their agenda.
• Push combatting slavery even higher as a political priority.

Here are just some of the reasons i think the simple act of signing a petition has more worth than meets the eye. I also think it's crucial that we're more incensed and more vocal about human trafficking than we are horse meat creeping into our industries. The article below goes into this a bit more...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/9870692/Slavery-not-horse-meat-is-the-real-scandal-on-our-doorstep.html?fb

 (but this is quite funny:P)