Activism
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Activism is an action to make a change, or stop a change, in society. It can be trying to make a government change its laws, or trying to make people change what they do. There are many forms of activism. Activism is most associated with protests.
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Barricade at the Paris Commune, March 1871
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Civil rights activists at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom during the civil rights movement in August 1963
A women's liberation march in Washington, D.C., August 1970
Activist demonstrative forms of activism includes rallies, street marches, strikes, sit-ins, or hunger strikes. When activism is linked to art, the action, in street art is called artivism.
Activism Media
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The longest running peace vigil in U.S. history, started by activist Thomas in 1981
