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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. ...more on Wikipedia about "Activism"

The activism industry is composed of organizations and individuals who make a living from activism, involvement in action to bring about change. The number of organizations who employ people to perform this work is sufficiently large that Activism is now a job classification. Movements across the political spectrum can be described as activist in nature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Activism industry"

The Civil Rights Movement in the United States has been a long, primarily nonviolent struggle to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to primarily African American citizens of the United States. There have been many movements on behalf of other groups in the U.S. over time, but the term is often used to refer to the struggles between 1955 and 1968 to end discrimination against African-Americans and to end racial segregation, especially in the U.S. South. See African American for information on how various terms have been used at that time period for African Americans. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)"

A boycott is a refusal to buy, sell, or otherwise trade with an individual or business who is generally believed by the participants in the boycott to be doing something morally wrong. It may sometimes be labelled as an " embargo" by its proponents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boycott"

Civic engagement is the notion of belonging, the experience of investment, and the position of ownership a citizen feels throughout the local, regional, national, and international political communities to which they belong. ...more on Wikipedia about "Civic engagement"

Civil disobedience encompasses the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government or of an occupying power without resorting to physical violence. Civil disobedience has been used in nonviolent resistance movements in India in the fight against British colonialism, South Africa in the fight against apartheid and in the civil rights movement of the USA and Europe as well as in the Scandinavian resistance against Nazi occupation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Civil disobedience"

Communitarianism as a group of related but distinct philosophies began in the late 20th century, opposing aspects of liberalism and capitalism while advocating phenomena such as civil society. Not necessarily hostile to liberalism in the contemporary American sense of the word, communitarianism rather has a different emphasis, shifting the focus of interest toward communities and societies and away from the individual. The question of priority (individual or community) often has the largest impact in the most pressing ethical questions: health care, abortion, multiculturalism, hate speech, and so on. ...more on Wikipedia about "Communitarianism"

Community organizing is a process by which people are brought together to act in common self-interest. While organizing describes any activity involving people interacting with one another in a formal manner, much community organizing is in the pursuit of a common agenda. Many groups seek populist goals and the ideal of participatory democracy. Community organizers create social movements by building a base of concerned people, mobilizing these community members to act, and developing leadership from and relationships among the people involved. ...more on Wikipedia about "Community organizing"

Cyberactivism is the process of using technology, generally the Internet, to participate in civil disobedience and to send a concentrated message to a large audience. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cyberactivism"

A demonstration is the public display of the common opinion of an activist group, often economically, political, or socially, by gathering in a crowd, usually at a symbolic place or date, associated with that opinion. The purpose of a demonstration is to show that a significant amount of people are for or against a certain issue, person, law, etc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Demonstration"

Direct action is a method and a theory of stopping objectionable practices or creating more favorable conditions using immediately available means. More generally, Direct action is the act of establishing desired conditions using various means, techniques, methodologies, procedures, policies, or processes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Direct action"

Economic activism is a very complicated subject that means many things to many people. All would agree, however, that it involves using economic power for change. Both conservative and liberal groups use economic activism to boycott companies and organizations that do not agree with their particular political, religious, or social values. Conversely, it also means purchasing from those companies and organizations that do. The idea behind the concept is two-fold. First, you will reinforce "good" behavior and allow those companies that think like you to succeed. Second, you will punish "bad" behavior and hope that those companies that do not think like you do will fail or will adopt your "correct" way of thinking. ...more on Wikipedia about "Economic activism"

Electronic advocacy (also known as cyber-activism, online organizing, and internet activism) is an emerging social work practice in which technologies such as email, web sites, and podcasts are used for cause-related fundraising, lobbying, volunteering, community building, and organizing. What sets electronic advocacy apart from other forms of advocacy is the use of high technology (New Media and other forms of sophisticated information and communications technology) to changing public policy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Electronic advocacy"

A grassroots political movement, inspired by the German word "Graswurzel", is a movement organized by a network of citizens. Grassroots activists want change in the political institutions by non-violent action. Grassroots activists reject hierarchical and ideological organization structures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grassroots" Tell your friends about http://www.shortopedia.com

A green ban is a form of strike action, usually taken by a trade union or other organised labour group, which is conducted for environmentalist or conservationist purposes. This is opposed to a black ban, which is strike action taken in order to promote the economic interests of the strikers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Green ban"

Internet activism uses Internet communications technologies to enable faster communications and coordination by citizen movements. ...more on Wikipedia about "Internet activism"

This is a list of civic and political organizations. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of civic and political organizations"

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Devanagari/ Hindi: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी; Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; October 2 1869 – January 30, 1948) was the spiritual and political leader of India who led the struggle for Indian independence from the British Empire, empowered by tens of millions of Indians. Throughout his life, he rejected any form of terrorism or violence. His philosophy of nonviolence, for which he coined the term satyagraha, has influenced national and international nonviolent resistance movements to this day. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mahatma Gandhi"

Martin Luther King, Jr. ( January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was a Baptist minister and activist who was the most famous leader of the Civil Rights Movement. King won the Nobel Peace Prize and Presidential Medal of Freedom before being assassinated in 1968. For his promotion of non-violence and racial equality, King is considered a peacemaker and martyr by many people around the world. Martin Luther King Day was established in his honor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Martin Luther King, Jr."

Mission-based organization is often used as an alternative to terms such as non-profit and non-governmental organization. The latter define organizations in negative terms (i.e., "not for profit" or "not governmental"), rather than denoting an orientation to community service. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mission-based organization"

Nonviolent resistance (or nonviolent action) comprises the practice of applying power to achieve socio-political goals through symbolic protests, economic or political noncooperation, civil disobedience and other methods, without the use of physical violence. It has the guiding principle of nonviolence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nonviolent resistance"

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Picketing is a form of non-violent resistance in which people congregate outside a place of work or location where an event is taking place and attempt to dissuade others from going in ("crossing the picket line"). It can have a number of aims, but is generally to put pressure on the party targeted to meet particular demands. This pressure is achieved by harming the business through loss of custom and negative publicity, or by discouraging or preventing workers from entering the site and thereby preventing the business from operating normally. ...more on Wikipedia about "Picketing"

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks ( February 4 1913 – October 24 2005) was an African American civil rights activist and seamstress whom the U.S. Congress dubbed the "mother of the modern-day Civil Rights Movement". ...more on Wikipedia about "Rosa Parks"

Satyagraha is the philosophy of nonviolent resistance most famously employed by Mohandas Gandhi in forcing an end to the British Raj and also against apartheid in South Africa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Satyagraha"

Saul David Alinsky ( January 30, 1909 Chicago, Illinois - June 12, 1972 Carmel, California) is generally considered the father of community organizing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Saul Alinsky"

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