Websites by The Action MillWebsites by The Action Mill

The Action Mill designs websites the same way we create all our other tools: with organizing as the central goal. We work with our clients to find out what they and their community need to get from their website and then build to fit. Anyone can add the latest hot feature to a website; we'll add the features that make your website into an organizing tool that people will actually use.

  • Davis Square Tiles Project
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    Website of The Davis Square Tiles Project, a collaboration between The Action Mill and the Think Tank that is yet to be named. This project started as an exploration of what happens in communities where new public transportation is introduced.

    In 1980, students at the Powderhouse School in Somerville, Massachusetts made tiles that were later installed in a new subway stop at Davis Square. This project explores the history of Somerville and Davis Square by collecting the stories of the people who made these tiles.

    Design and development by The Action Mill.

    http://davissquaretilesproject.com
  • IVAW.org
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    The Action Mill developed the website for Iraq Veterans Against the War in 2006. We started with a process involving staff, leadership and members describing the goals and needs of their organization as a whole, and then designed their site to help fill those needs. IVAW.org includes member profiles and blogs and extensive materials for service members and veterans, an online application form (which has helped boost membership from 500 to more than 1,500), order forms, an interactive map of members, press releases and calendars. Behind the public site, IVAW.org has a members-only section that includes forums, a chatroom, libraries of materials and graphics, and a new-member text message notification system that allows members to see their organization grow in real time. Members update the website themselves with moderators monitoring posts. 

    Design and development by The Action Mill.

    http://ivaw.org
  • EnoughFear.org
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    Website of the Enough Fear campaign, a project of the Action Mill. This is a Drupal-based website that collects photos of Iranians and Americans saying no to war between our two countries. This bi-lingual website (English and Persian) was developed in cooperation with bloggers and activists in Iran and the US. The site collects photos and messages (which can be monitored by administrators) and includes an interactive map of participants.

    Design and development by The Action Mill.

    http://enoughfear.org
  • ACE-EJ.org
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    Website of Alternatives for Community and Environment. This website replaced a static HTML site with a Drupal-based site which includes blogs, news, calendars, membership and sub-sites for each campaign area.

    Design and development by The Action Mill.

    http://ace-ej.org
  • BringThemHomeNowTour.org
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    Website for the three bus tours which traveled from Crawford, TX to Washington DC following Cindy Sheehan's vigil at President Bush's ranch in the summer of 2005.This website included a press release library, daily progress reports and maps for the bus tours, as well as detailed schedule information which was updated by local organizers in hundreds of locations along the routes. This website was based on the AMP CMS, a proprietary content management system built by Radical Designs.

    Design by The Action Mill. Development by Dennis Best and David Taylor of Radical Designs.

  • TurnYourBackonBush.org
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    Website of the Turn Your Back on Bush campaign, a nation-wide action created and run by Action Mill founders Jethro Heiko and Nick Jehlen which brought 5,000 people to Washington DC for President Bush's 2005 innauguration. This website served as the backbone of the campaign, providing tools for state and local organizers as well as information for people participating in the action, which eventually included people in 41 states, as well as in London, Brussels and Mexico City. A volunteer staff of 15 moved to Washington DC for the weeks leading up to the action, and Abernathy & Associates and SmarteMeme both donated time and resources to the effort. News of the action reached tens of millions of people, with coverage in dozens of countries on every continent but Antarctica.

    Design and development by The Action Mill.

    http://turnyorubackonbush.org
  • BillionairesForBush.com
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    Website of the Billionaires for Bush, a political satire group which parodies support for George W. Bush.

    Design by The Action Mill.

    http://billionairesforbush.com
  • Joseph2004.org
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    Parody website of Joe Lieberman's campaign for president.

    Design and development by The Action Mill.

    http://joseph2004.org
  • PumpkinHollow.org
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    Website for the Pumpkin Hollow Retreat Center.

    Design and development by The Action Mill.

    http://pumpkinhollow.org
  • BitterMelon.org
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    Website of the National Bitter Melon Council.

    Development by The Action Mill

    http://bittermelon.org
  • White House Props Department
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    Parody website of the White House public relations department.

    Design and development by The Action Mill.


    http://www.whitehouseprops.com/
  • WelcomeProject.org
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    Website of The Welcome Project, a community-based organization in Somerville, Massachusetts that works with Somerville's immigrant community with programs that hone leadership and personal development, provide access to employment and education, help residents to learn English and the nuances of a new culture and engage more fully in the civic life of the city.

    Design and development by The Action Mill.

    http://welcomeproject.org