Press TV
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Mosaic
| Jan 7, 2013
Bahrain's top court rejects the appeals of 13 opposition activists who were sentenced to between five years and life in prison, sparking protests in Bahrain. Leading opposition activists Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, Hassan Mushaima, and Abduljalil al-Sing...
Democracy Now!
| Dec 13, 2012
A concert in New York City Friday night will kick off a fresh effort to win clemency for Leonard Peltier. The Native American activist has spent 37 years in prison for the killing of two FBI agents but Amnesty International considers him a politic...
Associated Press
| Nov 25, 2012
Hundreds of gay rights supporters marched through New Delhi to demand greater tolerance for gays in India's deeply conservative society. Gay sex was decriminalized by the Delhi High Court in 2009; until then it was punishable by up to 10 years in ...
VOA News
| Nov 8, 2012
The Occupy Wall Street movement has spawned a massive relief effort for people in parts of New York City hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy. Occupy Sandy volunteers say the aid effort is following the principles of mutual aid and direct action that h...
Press TV
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Mosaic
| Nov 8, 2012
Rohingya organizations around the world have declared November 8 a global day of action to draw attention to the plight of Rohingyas in their country. Rallies are being held in London to support Rohingyas. Press TV speaks with Noor al-Islam, the p...
Journeyman Pictures
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ORF
| May 3, 2011
Democratic change has been demanded across the Middle East. But was what seems like a spontaneous revolution actually a strategically planned event, fabricated by "revolution consultants" long in advance? Revolution consultants are the worst night...
— last Thursday at 07:35 pm
...Temperamentals” delivers a clear message: Gay-rights activism didn’t begin with the 1969 protests at Greenwich Village’s Stonewall Inn. This enl...
Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, economic, or environmental change, or stasis. Activism can take a wide range of forms from writing letters to newspapers or politicians, political campaigning, economic activism such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing businesses, rallies, street marches, strikes, sit-ins, and hunger strikes. Research is beginning to explore how activist groups in the U.S. and Canada are using social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action.
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