After reading Chapter 7, "Spare the Paperwork: The Quick Rise of Flash Causes" in Causewired, I related everything discussed to my own personal experiences with Facebook and the types of groups and causes they provide. Throughout this chapter, flash causes were discussed, which are causes that produce an instant activity in community. Some examples of flash causes on Facebook that I have come across or have been invited to are Early Christmas Cards for Noah, Missing Person-Toni Lee Sharpless, Feed a Child With Just a Click, Prevent the "Artistic" Death of an Innocent Animal-SIGN THE PETITION, and Movement to Help All Poor Children Around the World. Although all of these groups and causes have great ideas and purposes, sometimes the goals may seem unreachable. However, the whole purpose of flash causes as previously discussed is to gain recognition and promote activism for those particular groups or causes.
The most recent group that I joined on Facebook was Early Christmas Cards for Noah. This group was created by a friend of someone who has a 5 year old son named Noah. He is in the final stages of a two and half year battle with a terminal form of cancer called Neuroblastoma. The doctors said that he will not make it to see this Christmas and, therefore, his family is celebrating Christmas for him early. Noah’s only request for presents is to get a lot of Christmas cards. As soon as I read this I knew that I wanted to participate in this group/cause and be a part of Noah's Christmas wish. I am sure that there are other groups and causes out there that also cause immediate community activism not only through Facebook, but other similar Internet sources as well.
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