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Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, economic, or environmental change, or stasis with the desire to make improvements in society and to correct social injustice. Forms of activism range from writing letters to newspapers or to politicians, political campaigning, economic activism such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing businesses, rallies, street marches, strikes, sit-ins, and hunger strikes. One can also express activism through different forms of art. Daily acts of protest such as not buying clothes from a certain clothing company because they exploit workers is another form of activism. One view holds that acknowledging privileges and oppressions on a daily basis ranks as a form of activism. Research has begun to explore how activist groups in the United States and in Canada use social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action.
The Online Etymological Dictionary records the English words "activism" and "activist" (in the political sense) from 1920 and from 1915 respectively.
Avram Noam Chomsky (/ˈnoʊm ˈtʃɒmski/; born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, logician, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes described as "the father of modern linguistics," Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy, and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is Institute Professor Emeritus, and is the author of over 100 books, primarily on politics and linguistics. Ideologically, he aligns with anarcho-syndicalism and libertarian socialism.
Born to a middle-class Ashkenazi Jewish family in Philadelphia, Chomsky developed an early interest in anarchism from alternative bookstores in New York City. At the age of sixteen he began studies at the University of Pennsylvania, taking courses in linguistics, mathematics, and philosophy. He married fellow linguist Carol Schatz in 1949. From 1951 to 1955 he was appointed to Harvard University's Society of Fellows, where he developed the theory of transformational grammar for which he was awarded his doctorate in 1955. That year he began teaching at MIT, in 1957 emerging as a significant figure in the field of linguistics for his landmark work Syntactic Structures, which laid the basis for the scientific study of language, while from 1958 to 1959 he was a National Science Foundation fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study. He is credited as the creator or co-creator of the universal grammar theory, the generative grammar theory, the Chomsky hierarchy, and the minimalist program. Chomsky also played a pivotal role in the decline of behaviorism, being particularly critical of the work of B. F. Skinner.
Boniface Mwangi (born July 10, 1983) is an award-winningKenyan photojournalist involved in social-political activism through his initiative Kenya Ni Kwetu (Kenya is our Home). He is known for his images of the post-election violence that hit Kenya in 2007–2008. He is also the founder of Picha Mtaani, a youth-led peace initiative that primarily seeks to create space for young people to reconcile and become agents of reconciliation to their respective communities.
Mwangi was born in Taveta, on the Kenya-Tanzania border. His mother was a businesswoman who traded across the border. Mwangi was moved to live with his grandparents' home in Nyeri, Central Kenya, when he was six years old. He would encounter linguistic challenges, having learned Kiswahili from birth – the country's national language that is widely spoken across East and Central Africa – although Gikuyu is the language most spoken in Central Kenya.
Mwangi later moved with his mother to live in Nairobi’s low-income suburb of Ngara, then a highrise in Majengo, Githurai 45, before finally settling in Pangani. Mwangi dropped in and out of school during this period and helped his mother vend books.
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Genres: Biography, Drama, History,Actors: Martin Lemaire (actor), Martin Lemaire (actor), Adam LeFevre (actor), Raymond Forchion (actor), Bruce Gray (actor), Denis Leary (actor), Bob Balaban (actor), Bruce Altman (actor), John Hurt (actor), Ed Begley Jr. (actor), George W. Bush (actor), Al Gore (actor), Antoni Corone (actor), Marc Macaulay (actor), John Archer Lundgren (actor),
Genres: Drama, History,Actors: Martin Lemaire (actor), Martin Lemaire (actor), Adam LeFevre (actor), Raymond Forchion (actor), Bruce Gray (actor), Denis Leary (actor), Bob Balaban (actor), Bruce Altman (actor), John Hurt (actor), Ed Begley Jr. (actor), George W. Bush (actor), Al Gore (actor), Antoni Corone (actor), Marc Macaulay (actor), John Archer Lundgren (actor),
Genres: Drama, History,Actors: Thomas Daniel (actor), Twink Caplan (actress), Robert F. Kennedy (actor), Joe Kidd (actor), Michel Shane (producer), Anthony Romano (producer), Eric Feliciano (actor), Mike Allen (actor), Joseph Ferrante (actor), George Alan (actor), William Nero Jr. (actor), Haley Nero (actress), Katie Garfield (actress), Carlos Azucena (actor), Stephanie Cotton (actress),
Plot: This is the suspenseful story of Joe McKinley, a young, ambitious attorney who relates to the masses. As a controversial politician, he runs against the New Jersey Governor whom he continuously tries to prove is corrupt. With courage, he stands up against abuse of power, rampant crime, human rights violations, poverty, and terrorism. Or does he really have a hidden agenda along with secrets of his own to hide? When a sex scandal and violent crime implications overshadow Joe's cause, his true intentions are revealed.
Keywords: 911, anti-war-protest, aristocrat, armed, assassin, auction, blackmail, character-name-in-title, charity, chaseActors: James Rebhorn (actor), Chris Rock (actor), Bob Pepper (actor), Rick Kain (actor), Ron Killings (actor), Tracy Morgan (actor), Jeff Jarrett (actor), Bernie Mac (actor), Jude Ciccolella (actor), Reg E. Cathey (actor), Dylan Baker (actor), Brian James (actor), Keith David (actor), Robin Givens (actress), Nick Searcy (actor),
Plot: Mays Gilliam, a Washington D.C. neighborhood Alderman, is about to be red-lined out of his job. But after the untimely death of the party frontrunner, Gilliam is plucked from obscurity, and thrust into the limelight as his party's nominee--for President of the United States. The players in Gilliam's life include: Mitch Gilliam, his unsophisticated older brother who becomes his running mate; Kim, his ex-girlfriend who had once dumped him, but who now has a sudden change of heart as she sees a chance at becoming First Lady; Martin Geller, his campaign manager; Lisa Clark, the woman who truly believes in Gilliam; and Debra Lassiter, the woman who doesn't have faith in his candidacy, and is serving as his reluctant advisor.
Keywords: african-american, alderman, assassination-attempt, bail-bondsman, black-president, black-u.s.-president, broken-engagement, brother-brother-relationship, bus, camden-yardsActors: Jared Harris (actor), Scott Wickware (actor), Louis Di Bianco (actor), Eleanor Bron (actress), Aidan Quinn (actor), David Gardner (actor), Jill McCullough (miscellaneous crew), Michael Lindsay-Hogg (director), Sheila Woodley (miscellaneous crew), Norman Buckley (editor), Neil Foster (actor), Joanne Boland (actress), Brooks Baldwin (miscellaneous crew), Suzanne Lauer (producer), Pixie Bigelow (actress),
Plot: In this purely fictional story, Paul McCartney drops by The Dakota to visit John Lennon in 1976. Paul is still on top of the music world, reaching #1 with his new band, Wings. John, however, has retired from public life, choosing to raise his son, Sean. Rumors are rampant that The Beatles are going to reunite to play a concert. Paul, the consummate entertainer, is intrigued by the possibilities. But John, still fighting his inner demons, is content keeping Beatlemania a thing of the past. But even though the two men are still at odds over the band, they rediscover that they still have bonds from the past that will never go away.
Keywords: 1970s, ancient-egyptian, angel-dust, band, cafe, central-park-manhattan-new-york-city, chocolate, composer, concert, cryingActors: Tom Selleck (actor), Caroline Aaron (actress), J.P. Manoux (actor), Phil Proctor (actor), Richard Nixon (actor), Albert S. Ruddy (actor), Stephen Lang (actor), Phil Hawn (actor), Bob Gunton (actor), Jack Betts (actor), Robert Culp (actor), Bruce McGill (actor), Matt Malloy (actor), Faye Dunaway (actress), Jessica Drake (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Daran Norris (actor), John Putch (actor), Rutanya Alda (actress), Christopher Meloni (actor), Timothy Busfield (actor), Bruce Nozick (actor), Josh Keaton (actor), Rachel Winfree (actress), Jon Stafford (actor), Michael Goldberg (miscellaneous crew), Gene Borkan (actor), Steve Landesberg (actor), Tani Cohen (producer), Lynette Bernay (costume designer), Patrick Burn (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: All Barry Singer wants, "is a woman to like him for who he pretends to be," ...or so he says in his act. A stand up comedian toiling in the netherworld of the L.A. comedy scene, Barry's universe is turned upside down when he meets Thea Douglas, a young political activist who is clearly in the "spiritual quest mode." Together, they throw into a comic dance of high intimacy where for the first time in their lives the physical and emotional come together. When their relationship hits the rocks, Thea is swept into the whirlpool of the '92 political season and hits the road with the Jerry Brown presidential campaign. All this leads Barry to one certainty; he has no choice but to take off cross country in pursuit of his "souler opposite."
Keywords: age-difference, comedy-club, gay-90s, independent-film, lesbian-affair, oral-sex, political-campaigning, standup-comedy, tattoo, yoga-classActors: Hanna Schygulla (actress), Paul Chihara (composer), Gine Lui (miscellaneous crew), Amos Kollek (director), Alec Baldwin (actor), Amos Kollek (writer), Paul Gleason (actor), Amos Kollek (producer), Kathleen Gati (actress), Deborah Harry (actress), Wayne Knight (actor), Amos Kollek (actor), Raymond Serra (actor), Antonia Rey (actress), BD Wong (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Mystery,Actors: Mrinal Sen (producer), Simi Garewal (actress), Mrinal Sen (writer), Mrinal Sen (director), Mrinal Sen (writer), Mrinal Sen (writer), Dhritiman Chatterjee (actor), Bijon Bhattacharya (actor), Gangadhar Naskar (editor), Ashish Burman (writer), Ashish Burman (writer), Ashish Burman (writer), Pravas Sarkar (actor), Ananda Shankar (composer), Dhruba Mitra (actor),
Genres: ,Chomsky on becoming a political activist. Excerpts from "Manufacturing Consent".
Watch more How to Enact Political Change videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/457329-How-to-Become-a-21stCentury-Social-Activist Want to make a difference in the world? It's easier than ever, thanks to modern technology. Here's how you can become a 21st-century social activist. Step 1: Know what a 21st-century social activist is Know what a 21st-century social activist is: A person who uses modern communication technology -- like text messaging, Twitter, and Facebook -- to help bring about social change. Step 2: Raise awareness Use social media to raise awareness of a wrong. An Egyptian citizen's anonymous Facebook group about the torture killing of a local man by police helped topple the 30-year presidency of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak. Step 3: Tweet Use hashtags -- words or p...
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1. How to become a Political Activist: Part 1 of 2 2. Chaplain Klingenschmitt shares his documented testimony of taking a stand for the right to pray "in Jesus name" in the U.S. Navy. (c) 2015, Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, PhD. Airs 11/15 on NRB Network, TheWalkTV, Roku, GoogleTV, ITunes, IPointTV, Glorystar Satellite
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George Takei is known for his groundbreaking role at Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek: The Original Series. He tells Ana Kasparian about his childhood in a Japanese internment camp, marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr for civil rights, being gay in Hollywood, and how his unique experiences helped form his career as a political activist. What was the breaking point that emboldened George to come out of the closet? What did the marginalization of Japanese Americans teach him about the plight of all Americans? George Takei explains all this and more in this special interview.
In the final call on the 5/19 Freedomain Radio Sunday Show, Stefan Molyneux talks to a listener who is finding it difficult to escape the political activist community. Freedomain Radio is 100% funded by viewers like you. Please support the show by signing up for a monthly subscription or making a one time donation at: http://www.fdrurl.com/donate Bitcoin Address: 1Fd8RuZqJNG4v56rPD1v6rgYptwnHeJRWs Get more from Stefan Molyneux and Freedomain Radio including books, podcasts and other info at: http://www.freedomainradio.com Freedomain Radio Facebook: http://www.fdrurl.com/fb Freedomain Radio Twitter: https://twitter.com/freedomainradio
JKL: Politics 101 with Activist Boniface Mwangi and MP Moses Kuria, 3rd Nov 2016 Part 1 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more great videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/KTNClassics Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KTNNews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KTNNewsKenya For more great content go to http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews and download our apps: http://std.co.ke/apps/#android KTN News is a leading 24-hour TV channel in Eastern Africa with its headquarters located along Mombasa Road, at Standard Group Centre. This is the most authoritative news channel in Kenya and beyond.
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Cenk Uygur is a political commentator, Internet personality, and political activist. He is also the main host and co-founder of "The Young Turks"
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