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Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. This action is in support of, or opposition to, one side of an often controversial argument.
The terms activism and activist used in a political manner first appeared in the Belgian press in 1916 in connection with the Flamingant movement.1 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 and street marches, strikes, or even guerrilla tactics. In the more confrontational cases, an activist may be called a freedom fighter by some, and a terrorist by others, depending on whether the commentator supports the activist's ends.
In some cases, activism has nothing to do with protest or confrontation: for instance, some religious and feminist 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 its principles, and generally does not lobby or protest politically.
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Oil Change International - Follow the Oil Money http://bit.ly/600zh8 lobbying corruption politics big.business government activism
delicious50 (Delicious Over 50) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:53:26 -0000
Oil Change International - Follow the Oil Money http://bit.ly/600zh8 lobbying corruption politics big.business government activism
@azsky13 Hi! Thanks for the RT re: Words. Thanks for reading along. ;) I appreciate your activism. The World needs more like you.
Jennyablue (Jenny ) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:49:28 -0000
@azsky13 Hi! Thanks for the RT re: Words. Thanks for reading along. ;) I appreciate your activism. The World needs more like you.
RT @silbatron: RT @Info_Activism: "SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa" is released 2day! has chapter on Mobiles-in-a-box http://bit ...
MSQRD (Marianne Manilov) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:38:36 -0000
RT @silbatron: RT @Info_Activism: "SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa" is released 2day! has chapter on Mobiles-in-a-box http://bit ...
Great call to action with a tinge of sarcasm! Citizens underestimate their power RT @InklessPW: on FB activism http://bit.ly/5vQnDX
OmarAlghabra (Omar Alghabra) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:36:34 -0000
Great call to action with a tinge of sarcasm! Citizens underestimate their power RT @InklessPW: on FB activism http://bit.ly/5vQnDX
Learn the history of student activism in the '60s today on Rag Radio on @KOOPradio www.koop.org
TraceySchulz (Tracey Schulz) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:36:17 -0000
Learn the history of student activism in the '60s today on Rag Radio on @KOOPradio www.koop.org
RT @afromusing: SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa - book is now available http://bit.ly/4CZLTx
african_minute (Joshua Goldstein) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:34:42 -0000
RT @afromusing: SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa - book is now available http://bit.ly/4CZLTx
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