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Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social change, political change, economic justice, or environmental wellbeing. This action is in support of, or opposition to, one side of an often controversial argument. The word "activism" is often used synonymously with protest or dissent, but activism can stem from any number of political orientations and take a wide range of forms, from writing letters to newspapers or politicians, political campaigning, economic activism (such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing preferred businesses), rallies, blogging and street marches, strikes, both work stoppages and hunger strikes, or even guerrilla tactics. In some cases, activism has nothing to do with protest or confrontation: for instance, some religious, feminist or vegetarian/vegan activists try to persuade people to change their behavior directly, rather than persuade governments to change laws. The cooperative movement seeks to build new institutions which conform to cooperative principles, and generally does not lobby or protest politically. Martin Luther King, Jr. Gloria Steinem Cesar ChavezFrom Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  worldproutassembly.org 264px x 350px | 27.30kB [source page] Indian Water Activists Launch Anti Privatization Campaign CPM activists demonstrating against water scarcity at the Delhi Secretariat in the Capital 2003 What do the people do when their government fails to provide something as basic as water In  mccullagh.org 512px x 768px | 188.90kB [source page] License this photo Complete information on licensing for editorial commercial or other uses  greenpeace.org 210px x 180px | 22.00kB [source page] Greenpeace activists demonstrated outside the French embassy in India Enlarge Image New Delhi India While you were preparing to ring in the New Year From Yahoo Image Search: "Activists"  itbusinessedge.com 2009-06-16 13:56:54 Angry over the results of the recent Iranian elections, . activists. have launched a cyber protest that has knocked sites belonging to Iranian news agencies, Pre.  wagingnonviolence.org Eric Stoner 2009-06-16 15:27:48 Over at Danger Room, Noah Shachtman has a great post on how . activists. both inside and outside of Iran have taken what is now being dubbed the "Green Revolution" online, and the various ways that these cyberattacks could potentially ...  autism.about.com unknown 2009-06-09 19:59:12 Activists. aren't necessarily beloved. In fact, they're often despised - even by members of their own peer group. Plenty of parents would rather that the . activists. cool their jets, and stop antagonizing the special needs administrators, ... From Google Blog Search: "Activists" See also:
 google.com The Associated Press But such multimillion dollar displays like the city's $45 million Elephant Odyssey are prompting an outcry from animal rights activists who view similar expansions in Denver, Los Angeles, Washington, Wichita, Kan., and Oklahoma City as part of a ... Animal activists decry expanded elephant displays News On 6 all 177 news articles  narinjara.com Narinjara News, Bangladesh Taungup: Four democracy activists were released from Buthidaung prison recently after serving their prison terms, said a colleague of them. "They were released from Buthidaung prison recently after their sentences were completed. ...  gurufocus.com GuruFocus.com, TX In the past couple years, corporate management have not put the interest of the shareholders first, activist managers spoke up but the media (even respected names such as NY Times and Barron's) are critical of the action of the activists . 11. ... From Google News Search: "Activists" How did Second Great Awakening influence transcendentalists and reform movement activists to develop different Q. How did the Second Great Awakening influence transcendentalists and reform movement activists to develop different views about improving society? Im in 6th grade so i need help!!! Asked by ................................ - Tue May 13 14:40:21 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. new religious denominations appeared which embraced people without regard to social standing or educational achievement. Such egalitarianism assaulted the status quo in other areas as well as Americans set out to correct their society's faults. The most profound version of reform idealism during this period was the peculiar romanticism practiced by the Transcendentalists, an eclectic coterie of New England poets and philosophers. A fluid group of geniuses and cranks, they included among their ranks people of genuine intellectual stature: clergymen such as Theodore Parker and Ralph Waldo Emerson; philosopher-writers such as Henry Thoreau and Bronson Alcott; and such learned women as Elizabeth Peabody and Margaret Fuller. The… [cont.] Answered by Traci H - Tue May 13 22:10:58 2008 how did civil rights activists advance the ideal of liberty, equality and opporitunity for African Americans? Q. how did civil rights activists advance the ideal of liberty, equality and opporitunity for African Americans? Asked by Miss Tiffany - Mon Nov 24 15:19:46 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Many times people did this by doing speeches, or people such as Harriet Beecher Stowe would write books about slavery and equality. Answered by Birdy!!XP - Mon Nov 24 15:25:46 2008 Why do the same social activists who support aboriginal title oppose the return of the Jews to Israel?
Q. Surely if the first nations of North America are entitled to recognition, support and safety the same principles apply to the Israelis? As we can see from the first two arguments, the left prefers quibbling to self realization. In that respect they are exactly like the right. Asked by david l - Tue Jul 1 22:27:00 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Why do the same conservative thinkers who support the right of Israelis to their own nation oppose that same right for First Nations in Canada? Surely if the Israelis are entitled to have control of their ancestral homeland, then the same principles must be applied to the First Nations of North America. Obviously you agree, so I guess you'll be arguing for the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples of this continent to have their own nations, right? Answered by Lenny43 - Thu Jul 3 02:19:31 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Activists" SubcategoriesThis category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. AFPages in category "Activists"The following 196 pages are in this category, out of 277 total. A
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