Activist
noun
A person who campaigns for social or political change.
She is a dedicated environmental activist.
Often appears as...
- political activist
- environmental activist
noun
A person who campaigns for social or political change.
She is a dedicated environmental activist.
Often appears as...
- political activist
- environmental activist
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Positive
Some people view activists negatively, as they may disrupt the status quo or challenge beliefs.
The businessman called the environmental activists a nuisance for blocking the construction site.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Matters
'Activist' can imply different types of activism, like environmental, political, or human rights.
As a human rights activist, she fights for the rights of oppressed groups around the world.
Pro Tip 3/3Driven By Passion
Activists are usually passionate about their cause, often volunteering their time and resources.
The young activist spent every weekend cleaning up the river, driven by her love for nature.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Positive
Some people view activists negatively, as they may disrupt the status quo or challenge beliefs.
The businessman called the environmental activists a nuisance for blocking the construction site.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Matters
'Activist' can imply different types of activism, like environmental, political, or human rights.
As a human rights activist, she fights for the rights of oppressed groups around the world.
Pro Tip 3/3Driven By Passion
Activists are usually passionate about their cause, often volunteering their time and resources.
The young activist spent every weekend cleaning up the river, driven by her love for nature.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Positive
Some people view activists negatively, as they may disrupt the status quo or challenge beliefs.
The businessman called the environmental activists a nuisance for blocking the construction site.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Matters
'Activist' can imply different types of activism, like environmental, political, or human rights.
As a human rights activist, she fights for the rights of oppressed groups around the world.
Pro Tip 3/3Driven By Passion
Activists are usually passionate about their cause, often volunteering their time and resources.
The young activist spent every weekend cleaning up the river, driven by her love for nature.
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Courtney Martin:...
she was founding peace organizations, she was coordinating carpools, she was consoling friends -- all these daily acts of care and creativity. And surely, at three and four years old, I was listening to the soothing sound of her voice, but I think I was also getting my first lesson in activist work.
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How the worst moments in...
Dr. Ma Thida, a leading human rights activist who had nearly died in prison and had spent many years in solitary confinement, told me she was grateful to her jailers for the time she had had to think, for the wisdom she had gained, for the chance to hone her meditation skills.
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Xiye Bastida: If you...
For me, being 18 years old and trying to save the world means being a climate activist. Before, maybe it meant studying to be a doctor or a politician or a researcher. But I can't wait to grow up and become one of those things. The planet is suffering,
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Tales of passion -...
activist who fights passionately against child prostitution when she was 14 years old her grandfather sold her to a brothel she told us of little girls raped by men who believed that having sex with a very young virgin will cure them from aids
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The path to ending...
from folks in the communities that are literally on fire right now, I hear folks saying, I had one activist say to me that the pain that he was feeling was too large to fit into his body. And without thinking about it, I said right back,
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Love, no matter what PIPE...
We have to think about how we feel about cures altogether. And a lot of the time the question of parenthood What do we validate in our children, and what do we cure in them? Jim Sinclair, a prominent autism activist, said,
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The Guerilla Cyclists of...
i was born and raised in the chaotic streets of mexico city this is jorge kanyes an activist he's standing at an intersection in mexico city wearing a black mask and a cape i was an ordinary citizen until one day
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Is invisibility the...
modern social activist globalized YouTube Indonesia and local governments are managing to modify those for the life of our forefathers type Indonesia and actually it works pretty well now
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A Saudi woman who dared...
So it's not only about the system, it's also about us women to drive our own life, I'd say. So I have no clue, really, how I became an activist. And I don't know how I became one now.
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Bono: The good news on...
Enter the evidence-based activist, the factivist. Because what the facts are telling us is that the long, slow journey, humanity's long, slow journey of equality,
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Courtney Martin:...
she was founding peace organizations, she was coordinating carpools, she was consoling friends -- all these daily acts of care and creativity. And surely, at three and four years old, I was listening to the soothing sound of her voice, but I think I was also getting my first lesson in activist work.
Video examples
How the worst moments in...
Dr. Ma Thida, a leading human rights activist who had nearly died in prison and had spent many years in solitary confinement, told me she was grateful to her jailers for the time she had had to think, for the wisdom she had gained, for the chance to hone her meditation skills.
Video examples
Xiye Bastida: If you...
For me, being 18 years old and trying to save the world means being a climate activist. Before, maybe it meant studying to be a doctor or a politician or a researcher. But I can't wait to grow up and become one of those things. The planet is suffering,
Video examples
Tales of passion -...
activist who fights passionately against child prostitution when she was 14 years old her grandfather sold her to a brothel she told us of little girls raped by men who believed that having sex with a very young virgin will cure them from aids
Video examples
The path to ending...
from folks in the communities that are literally on fire right now, I hear folks saying, I had one activist say to me that the pain that he was feeling was too large to fit into his body. And without thinking about it, I said right back,
Video examples
Love, no matter what PIPE...
We have to think about how we feel about cures altogether. And a lot of the time the question of parenthood What do we validate in our children, and what do we cure in them? Jim Sinclair, a prominent autism activist, said,
Video examples
The Guerilla Cyclists of...
i was born and raised in the chaotic streets of mexico city this is jorge kanyes an activist he's standing at an intersection in mexico city wearing a black mask and a cape i was an ordinary citizen until one day
Video examples
Is invisibility the...
modern social activist globalized YouTube Indonesia and local governments are managing to modify those for the life of our forefathers type Indonesia and actually it works pretty well now
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A Saudi woman who dared...
So it's not only about the system, it's also about us women to drive our own life, I'd say. So I have no clue, really, how I became an activist. And I don't know how I became one now.
Video examples
Bono: The good news on...
Enter the evidence-based activist, the factivist. Because what the facts are telling us is that the long, slow journey, humanity's long, slow journey of equality,
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Joan Cusack
American Actress
Mum has always been a huge anti-war activist. She would go off to protest and get arrested. I have her passion, but it is not for politics. I am much more interested in psychology. It's more my job and my natural inclination.
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Glennon Doyle Melton
American Author
I am not, at the end of the day, a mother, a wife, a writer, an activist, a friend. I am a child of God. That's who I was when I came into this world and who I'll be when I leave it. No one can take that from me.
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Holly Near
American Musician
It's been important to me to be a good activist, a good thinker, a good musician, a good singer, and a good entertainer. You can't do it all, but I have walked those delicate lines as best I know how.
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Iskra Lawrence
English Model
No matter what age you are, your voice should be heard, and you can develop a passion for something and be an activist in your own right, in your own field, for something you feel strongly about.
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Jim Crace
English Writer
In the U.K., a lot of writers won't show up to support activist issues because they figure they're already repairing the world. I don't want to be one of those people.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
Entering public life as a woman - be it as a politician, journalist, expert or activist - makes you the target of the most sinister threats, abuse and language.
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Naseeruddin Shah
Indian Actor
I'm not a political person; I'm not an activist. I'm not a guy with strong beliefs about anything. I have nothing to say to the world.
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Yolanda King
American Activist
My mother supported me from the beginning and never said you should be an activist or civil rights leader or minister.
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Karen Bass
American Politician
I have been a lifelong community activist and frankly did not dream of being in public office.
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Tom McCall
American Politician
This activist loves Oregon more than he loves life.
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Joan Cusack
American Actress
Mum has always been a huge anti-war activist. She would go off to protest and get arrested. I have her passion, but it is not for politics. I am much more interested in psychology. It's more my job and my natural inclination.
Quote examples
Glennon Doyle Melton
American Author
I am not, at the end of the day, a mother, a wife, a writer, an activist, a friend. I am a child of God. That's who I was when I came into this world and who I'll be when I leave it. No one can take that from me.
Quote examples
Holly Near
American Musician
It's been important to me to be a good activist, a good thinker, a good musician, a good singer, and a good entertainer. You can't do it all, but I have walked those delicate lines as best I know how.
Quote examples
Iskra Lawrence
English Model
No matter what age you are, your voice should be heard, and you can develop a passion for something and be an activist in your own right, in your own field, for something you feel strongly about.
Quote examples
Jim Crace
English Writer
In the U.K., a lot of writers won't show up to support activist issues because they figure they're already repairing the world. I don't want to be one of those people.
Quote examples
Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
Entering public life as a woman - be it as a politician, journalist, expert or activist - makes you the target of the most sinister threats, abuse and language.
Quote examples
Naseeruddin Shah
Indian Actor
I'm not a political person; I'm not an activist. I'm not a guy with strong beliefs about anything. I have nothing to say to the world.
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Yolanda King
American Activist
My mother supported me from the beginning and never said you should be an activist or civil rights leader or minister.
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Karen Bass
American Politician
I have been a lifelong community activist and frankly did not dream of being in public office.
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Tom McCall
American Politician
This activist loves Oregon more than he loves life.
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