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Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. This action is in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial argument. In contemporary use, "activism" tends to be a word associated with the actions and ideologies of those on the political left. However, the activism industry includes organizations of many orientations.
There are many different forms of activism; a select list follows.
- Animal rights activism
- Anticonsumerist activism
- Anti-corporate activism
- Anti-racist activism
- Civil and social disobedience
- Civil disobedience
- Culture jamming
- Demonstrations
- Economic activism
- Environmental activism
- Fair trade
- Guerrilla communication
- Hacktivism
- Libertarian socialism
- Nationalist activism
- Nonviolence
- Student activism
- Tactical Frivolity
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- Youth activismYouth activism is best summarized as youth-led community organizing for social change. Around the world young people are engaged as activism planners, researchers, teachers, evaluators, decision-makers, advocates and leading actors in the environmental mo
See also
- Direct actionDirect action is a method and a theory of stopping objectionable practices or creating more favorable conditions using immediately available means, such as strikes, boycotts, workplace occupations, sit-ins, or sabotage, and less oppositional methods such
ActivismActivism in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. This action is in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial argument. In contemporary use,
