About

This is a curated collection of resources designed to help concerned citizens find the information needed for effective action in nonviolent struggles for peace, social justice and environmental sustainability – at local, regional, national and global levels.

The Sonoma County Citizen Toolbox is a curated collection of vital information and resources for effective action in nonviolent struggles for peace, social justice and environmental sustainability. All entries meet a clear set of criteria, and are not filtered or censored by corporate personhoods or government entities.

Who uses the Sonoma County Citizen Toolbox?

The Guide serves the needs of concerned citizens seeking actionable information on critical topics. or who seek to support worthy organizations.

What does the Sonoma County Citizen Toolbox provide?

  1. Find Resources Fast
    Search through a curated collection of high-value Resources that are uncensored by corporate or government influence.
  2. Filter and Focus
    Search resources by Category. Region, Topic, Activities, or Opportunities to Get Involved.
  3. Focus on Critical Issues
    Find focused sets of resources related to Current and Critical Issues.
  4. Get the Facts
    View concise Fact Sheets about today’s vital topics.
  5. Participate
    View Opportunities to get involved now.
  6. Contribute
    Propose a Resource for the collection.

Ways to Contribute

1: Propose a Resource

The easiest way to contribute is to propose a resource to add. It’s anonymous, quick and easy.

  1. Copy the URL from a website you like that meets our Selection Criteria.
  2. Paste the URL into our submission form, and submit it. Optional fields enable you to add important details, which can speed up the review process. Proposals can be made anonymously, and the form does not track users.

The Editorial Team will do the rest.


2: Join the Editorial Team

The Editorial Team updates existing records, evaluates proposed resources and creates original content of interest to site visitors. To join the team, contact us.

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3: Join the Development Team

The site is based on an Open Source codebase released under Apache License 2.0. Anyone can use the code. Anyone can help improve it. To participate in development, see the project on GitHub.

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Review Process

  1. Proposals are reviewed by the Editorial Team according to the following criteria. Artificial Ignorance (AI) is not used in the review process.
  2. Once approved, proposals are added to the collection as soon as possible.

Review Criteria

Depending on the type of resource being proposed, it must meet some or all of the following criteria.

  1. Adheres to the principles of Active Nonviolence (Satyagraha).
  2. Contributes toward greater global understanding, unity and harmony (Tianxia).
  3. Supports the promotion of universal peace with justice.
  4. Supports equitable democratic processes, informed citizenship and responsible individual liberties.
  5. Supports long term ecological sustainability.
  6. Supports the restoration and protection of Earth ecosystems from the ravages of foolishly unsustainable human activity.