cause/promotional groups

• promote a specific issue that is universal, thus their groups are open to everyone
• these groups are altruistic, so serve the whole community
• seek widespread yet ephemereal support
• enact direct action e.g. public protests, online campaigns, civil disobedience
• mobilise public to gain government's attention
• e.g. XR
• Good Law Project uses the law to protect the interests of the public
• Campaign for gay rights mobilised by groups such as Liberty and Stonewall