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say that it is a dangerous attack on
human rights.
Social activism seeks to identify
causes and sources of social inequality
on all levels whether it is
hunger, homelessness, poverty, under-employment
and poor education.
Working in conjunction with
social agencies to provide essential
services to under-served populations,
social activists lobby to
change policies that limit social and
economic opportunity both domestically
and globally.
A political activist is someone who
is involved in the political process
for the sake of promoting, impeding
or raising awareness of a certain
issue or set of issues. Political activism
typically involves engagement
beyond just voting, whether it
be through protest, demonstration
or lecture.
Political activists consider voting to be passive
involvement. In contrast, political activism
involves taking a clear stance on an issue,
voicing an opinion and working to ensure
that the change desired by the political
activists comes to fruition.
Political activism is most effective when conducted
with large groups. Community organizers
and political leaders see the most
sweeping change when the voices of demonstrators
and activists draw a great deal
of attention. This is why creative acts of resistance
by political activists are usually
more powerful.
Demonstrations of political activism aimed
toward ending a corrupt or unjust system
tend to be more disruptive. This sort of activism
sometimes becomes violent. Extreme
activists use these methods to disrupt an
oppressive system, call attention to its flaws
and terminate it. Despite this, many strands
of non-violent political activism exist.
Within any movement, there can be a variety
of beliefs and emphases. Some people
and groups in the peace movement oppose
any involvement in war or war-making,
whereas others are primarily concerned
about nuclear weapons, land mines, or a
particular war.
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