Activism

In Hippies, Indians, and the Fight for Red Power, Sherry L. Smith examined Native American activism during the 1960s and 1970s. In the Introduction, Smith argued that Native American activism sporadically accumulated success over time leading to "meaningful reform of Indian affairs," without one specific polarizing event. In a somewhat contradiction to the idea of a steady build up of popular support and legislative action, Smith indicated that activists employed sensational efforts to…

The word activist derives from the Latin “actus,” which translates to “a doing, a driving force, or an impulse.” Activism is powerful word and form of action, associated with landmark movements throughout history that prompted social and political change, including abolition, civil rights, human rights, feminism, suffrage, and, of course, the various movements under the umbrella of environmentalism. Yet the efforts of activists do not produce results over night — often times, it takes years and…

Slacktivism is a portmanteau of the words slacker and activism. Slacktivism can be defined as the act of showing support for a cause but only truly being beneficial to the egos of people participating in this so-called activism. Slacktivist activities include signing Internet petitions, joining a community organization without contributing to the organization's efforts, copying and pasting of social network statuses or messages or altering one's personal data or avatar on social network services…

Social Activism A historian named Robert Darnton once said, “The marvels of communication technology in the present have produced a false consciousness about the past—even a sense that communication has no history, or had nothing of importance to consider before the days of television and the Internet” (Gladwell). This quote does an excellent job of showing what social networking sites have ultimately caused in today’s world. In today’s day and age people are using the internet all the time for…

Anonymous: The Generation of Hacktivists “We are not hackers. We are not terrorists. We are not violent. We are citizens of the world who bear witness to tyranny, oppression and censorship.” “We resist those who seek to violate our rights as human beings.” “We are everyone and we are no one.” “United as One, Divided by Zero. We are Anonymous.” These are quotes stated by hqanon, or the Headquarter of Anonymous, describing Anonymous and the fight creates against their opponents. Through the past…

Kylee Have you ever wanted something really bad?would what you wanted impact others? Would it change your community? Would you risk your life for that cause?Two teen activist put their life on the line!would you? What is teen activism? Teen activism is teens who stand up for a cause that they believe would make the world a better place. Teen activist will do so many things until they get what they believe in. Teens will even risk their lives for their cause.To become a teen activist you…

create partnerships with both local and international environmental actors; and third, partnerships strengthen CSOs capacities to implement policies for rainforest preservation (682). To further understand Scholz’s claims an analysis of Chico Mendes’s activism in Brazil is beneficial.…

Neoliberalism and Indigenous Activism Lizbet Limeta Professor DeLugan ANTH 116: Indigenous Activism in the Americas Fall 2016 Introducing Neoliberalism and Its Impact on Indigenous Communities There are systems deeply embedded in modern society in which a small group of elites are able to influence policies. Neoliberalism in particular perpetuates this type of system in order to benefit corporate interest. Corporations have been able to maximize their profit at the expense of marginalized…

Rebecca McKenney Information Ethics Doctor Yaw 27 April 2018 Hacktivism In a world that is increasingly becoming electronic, there are bound to be people who attempt to use it for their own advantage through hacking. However, some of these people attempt to use their skills for the greater good of society as a means of civil disobedience. But even if hackers have the best intentions in mind, should hacktivism be considered as an act of civil disobedience? In order to understand the answer to the…

States, social rights activists emerged to help those in minority and give them the rights they deserved. This created a century long battle of racial justice activism in our country, and a lot of political uneasiness. I will be discussing those who were involved in the civil rights movement as well as the different examples of racial justice activism and how that played a major role in our countries laws of equality in the 20th century Although many other races were involved, the civil…