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Activist

Activist

consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct, or intervene in social, political, economic, or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society. Forms of activism range from mandate building in the community (including writing letters to newspapers), petitioning elected officials, running or contributing to a political campaign, preferential patronage (or boycott) of businesses, and demonstrative forms of activism like rallies, street marches, strikes, sit-ins, or hunger strikes.

Activism may be performed on a day-to-day basis in a wide variety of ways, including through the creation of art (artivism), computer hacking (hacktivism), or simply in how one chooses to spend their money (economic activism). For example, the refusal to buy clothes or other merchandise from a company as a protest against the exploitation of workers by that company could be considered an expression of activism. However, the most highly visible and impactful activism often comes in the form of collective action, in which numerous individuals coordinate an act of protest together in order to make a bigger impact. Collective action that is purposeful, organized, and sustained over a period of time becomes known as a social movement.

Historically, activists have used literature, including pamphlets, tracts, and books to disseminate or propagate their messages and attempt to persuade their readers of the justice of their cause. Research has now begun to explore how contemporary activist groups use social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action combining politics with technology. (Wikipedia)

Chronological History of Events Involving Activism

Health Activist makes Exceptional Presentation before Washington State Board of Health Regarding Informed Medical Consent

Health Activist makes Exceptional Presentation before Washington State Board of Health Regarding Informed Medical Consent

Bernadette Pajer, co-president of Informed Choice Washington, made the most exceptional presentation before the Washington State Board of Health regarding fully informed medical consent and choice, full-disclosure regarding vaccine science and ingredients, plus Big Pharma’s apparently illegal tactics that deprive citizens of their inherent and indisputable rights to self-determination regarding their health, their children’s health and vaccines/vaccinations. Ms. Pajer’s presentation needs to be studied, and even ...
Activist Tommy Robinson was Arrested for Covering the Trial of 10 Muslim men for Offenses including Child Rape, Trafficking, and Drug Distribution

Activist Tommy Robinson was Arrested for Covering the Trial of 10 Muslim men for Offenses including Child Rape, Trafficking, and Drug Distribution

EDL leader-turned independent journalist Tommy Robinson was arrested for “breaching the peace” outside the Leeds Crown Court on May 25, 2018 as he was covering the trial of ten Muslim men for offenses including child rape, trafficking, and drug distribution. Robinson was livestreaming on Facebook outside of a Leeds court when police arrested him for allegedly breaching the peace, according to The Independent. The Independent attempted ...
Six Animal Rights Activists Charged With Felonies for Investigation and Rescue That Led to Punishment of a Utah Turkey Farm

Six Animal Rights Activists Charged With Felonies for Investigation and Rescue That Led to Punishment of a Utah Turkey Farm

Six animal rights activists are facing felony charges, filed on Wednesday by a Utah prosecutor, stemming from an undercover investigation into abusive conditions on a large turkey farm. The criminal complaint includes two felony theft charges that carry possible prison terms of five years each. The six defendants include Diane Gandee Sordi, 62, a retiree who spends most of her time volunteering at animal shelters; Andrew Sharo, 24, a Ph.D ...
Record-Breaking Crowd of 100,000 Pro-Life People Rally in Ireland Against Legalizing Abortion

Record-Breaking Crowd of 100,000 Pro-Life People Rally in Ireland Against Legalizing Abortion

Save the 8th (Ireland's 8th Amendment) has said that its campaign was “energised and motivated ” by the huge attendance at the Rally for Life in Dublin, which saw up to 100,000 people take to the streets to reject the Government’s plan for a UK-style abortion regime in Ireland. Niamh Uí Bhriain of Save the 8th said that the crowds who thronged Dublin city centre showed ...
Secret FBI Program Jails Black Activist for Speaking Out Against Police Brutality on Facebook

Secret FBI Program Jails Black Activist for Speaking Out Against Police Brutality on Facebook

When militarized FBI agents clad in tactical gear raided the Dallas, TX home of Rakem Balogun in December 2017—forcing him and his 15-year-old son outside in their underwear on the cold and windy night as agents ransacked his residence—he thought it had to be a mistake. In an exclusive report by The Guardian, Balogun explains that he was stunned to later learn that he was under ...
Big Ag Companies Ordered to Stop Aerial Spraying Thanks to Ragtag Group of Oregon Locals

Big Ag Companies Ordered to Stop Aerial Spraying Thanks to Ragtag Group of Oregon Locals

The people who wrote an ordinance banning the aerial spraying of pesticides in western Oregon last year aren’t professional environmental advocates. Their group, Lincoln County Community Rights, has no letterhead, business cards, or paid staff. Its handful of core members includes the owner of a small business that installs solar panels, a semi-retired Spanish translator, an organic farmer who raises llamas, and a self-described caretaker and ...
Honduran Activist Berta Caceres, who Blamed Hillary Clinton for the 2009 Coup to Overthrow Democratically-Elected President Manuel Zelaya, Killed While Asleep

Honduran Activist Berta Caceres, who Blamed Hillary Clinton for the 2009 Coup to Overthrow Democratically-Elected President Manuel Zelaya, Killed While Asleep

Killed while sleeping in her home in La Esperanza, Honduras. Berta Caceres had named Hillary Clinton as responsible for the Honduran coup which toppled democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya. Since the coup, Honduras has become one of the most violent places in the world. Growing awareness of Hillary's role in Honduras became a serious liability during Hillary's 2016 campaign. (The Guardian) Honduran authorities have arrested a ...
Mike Schmidt's Raw Milk Dairy was Raided by Canadian Authorities in Attempt to Shut his Operations Down

Mike Schmidt’s Raw Milk Dairy was Raided by Canadian Authorities in Attempt to Shut his Operations Down

On November 22, Durham Ontario dairy farmer Michael Schmidt was granted bail and released from serving a sixty-day jail sentence pending the farmer’s appeal of a conviction for obstructing a peace officer; Schmidt posted a twenty-five hundred dollar bond to secure his release. Schmidt had been convicted on October 19 for the offense; subsequently, Justice Ronald Minard of the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced Schmidt to ...
Chinese Activist Cao Shunli Dies, after UN Betrayal and Detention Without Medical Assistance by the Chinese Communist Dictatorship

Chinese Activist Cao Shunli Dies, after UN Betrayal and Detention Without Medical Assistance by the Chinese Communist Dictatorship

Her name in Chinese means “smooth,” but her life, which ended on March 14, 2014, had been anything but smooth. On September 14, 2013, Cao Shunli was disappeared in the Exit & Entry area of Beijing Capital International Airport where she was en route to Geneva to attend human rights training. It wasn’t until late October when her arrest was confirmed. As reported by The New ...
15-Year-Old Potential Shooting Scholarship Candidate Educates Anti-Gun Politicians

15-Year-Old Potential Shooting Scholarship Candidate Educates Anti-Gun Politicians

On March 25th, 2013, Sarah Merkle, a fifteen year old girl from Baltimore, Maryland, delivered a pro-gun speech to the Maryland State Legislature. The video of her speech went viral on YouTube, receiving nearly 2.5 million views in a little over one week. Merkle states many reasons why she is against gun control legislation; one being that gun legislation is not effective in controlling gun crime ...