Activism

Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, economic, or environmental change, or stasis with the desire to make improvements in society and to correct social injustice. Forms of activism range from writing letters to newspapers or to politicians, political campaigning, economic activism such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing businesses, rallies, street marches, strikes, sit-ins, and hunger strikes. One can also express activism through different forms of art. Daily acts of protest such as not buying clothes from a certain clothing company because they ...more

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Love in Exile
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The Hate U Give
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Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power
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One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.
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Where there is power, there is resistance.
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