activists

Activists are individuals that typically seek social or political reform through protest, community organization, boycotts and rallies. Their opposition to the status quo reflects their belief that through community awareness their needs can be met.

Activists usually solicit the assistance of politicians and community leaders in seeking to have their needs and the needs of the community satisfied. They usually implement a grassroots approach, though many activists are affiliated with national causes.

The goal of many activists is to call attention to an otherwise overlooked issue affecting their community, so that governmental or social change may arise from that awareness.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “activists”

 

• High Noon Tomorrow: Nationwide IRS Abuse Protests!

  
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  The organizers of the Tea Party Patriots have called for a nationwide protest Tuesday against the Internal Revenue Service to challenge the government agency’s abuse of power while targeting Tea Party groups. The planned protests will take place at  IRS offices  around the country at noon. The Tea Party Patriots ...
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• EVAW Law to protect women & girls in Afghanistan stalled in Parliament

  
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  WNN Breaking (WNN) Kabul, AFGHANISTAN, CENTRAL ASIA: Going in what numerous human rights organizations say is a ‘giant step backwards’, the Lower Afghan Parliament, known as the Wolesi Jirga, has been debating the reversal of a protective law called the EVAW – Elimination Against Violence Women Law. This Law was ...
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• Gay rights activist arrested after protest in Changsha

  
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  Police in Changsha have detained a young gay rights activist after he organised a protest in the capital of Hunan province to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.  A 19-year-old man, identified only as Xiang, was arrested on Saturday and will be in administrative detention for 12 days ...
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• Obama scandals prove gun advocates are not crazy

  
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  . ____ GREEN link below . ________ Joe Scarborough ,  .___ Piers  Morgan :  _________ Obama Scandals  - Prove Gun Advocates  -.___ Aren’t Crazy . .
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• Another Vietnamese cable TV provider drops CNN, BBC

  
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  Popular Vietnamese cable television provider VTV CAB has stopped providing foreign channels, including CNN and BBC, after a new media law that requires editing of programmes before broadcast came into effect on Wednesday last week. Go here to see the original: Another Vietnamese cable TV provider drops CNN, BBC
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• Scholarism to bypass police nod in protest over June 4 crackdown

  
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  The march – to protest Beijing’s refusal to vindicate the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen movement – will be joined with another one arranged by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, which ends at the government headquarters in Admiralty. Read the original: Scholarism to bypass ...
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• OccuTards Give Farming a Try

  
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  There is a 12 Acre plot of land owned by the University of California. UC wants to sell the land for development into a strip mall. OccuTards are invading it to plant veggies. This is their video.
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• China: IDAHOT activists detained in two cities

  
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  The International Business Times  (IBT) reports that LGBT activists marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in two Chinese cities were detained by police. According to Guangzhou activist Yang Dai, around two dozen volunteers were held by police as they were giving out IDAHOT information ...
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• Taiwan seeks joint investigation into fisherman’s death

  
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  Taiwan on Sunday repeated calls for a joint investigation into the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coastguards, an incident which has ignited a major diplomatic dispute. A team of Taiwanese investigators returned to the island Saturday, accusing the Philippine government of failing to honour its ...
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• Occupy No Longer in Headlines But Activism Continues Nationwide

  
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  David Swanson: Activists succeeding in turning public opinion against drone strikes; other forms of actions on the rise … Read More
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• North Korea test-fires fourth short-range missile in two days

  
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  North Korea on Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the UN chief to halt the launches at a time of high tensions. The guided missile was fired into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Sunday afternoon, a defence ministry spokesman said ...
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• China investigates North Korea boat hijack claim

  
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  Chinese authorities were on Sunday investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official said. Armed North Koreans on May 6 hijacked the boat and escorted it towards North Korea while it was sailing in waters ...
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• Syrian activists: Shelling near Lebanon kills 16

  
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  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Syrian military on Sunday launched an offensive to retake a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, a government official said, as activists reported that regime airstrikes and shelling of the town have killed at least 16 people, including opposition fighters. Read more ...
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• The Green Enemies Of Humanity, Science And The Truth

  
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  By Alan Caruba ~ Among the greatest liars on Earth today is the international organization called Friends of the Earth (FOE). It has engaged in the most scurrilous fear-mongering for decades, along with Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and the World Wildlife Fund, while all the time they pulled in billions in ...
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• Tory who called activists ‘swivel-eyed loons’ should be reprimanded, says John … – Telegraph.co.uk

  
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  Telegraph.co.uk Tory who called activists swivel-eyed loons should be reprimanded, says John …Telegraph.co.ukJohn Redwood, an MP and a former Tory leadership contender, said he did not know whether to believe the comments were made by a senior Conservative but "if it is found to be the case they should be ...
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• Fury as senior Tory calls activists ‘loons’

  
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  Cameron’s decision to press ahead with gay marriage and inability to deliver immediate EU referendum have created air of mistrust and acrimony in party Financial Times – US homepage Fury as senior Tory calls activists ‘loons’ is a post from: The Forex Trading System Blog
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• Lottery official: 1 winning ticket sold in US for record Powerball jackpot of more than $590M

  
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  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery official: 1 winning ticket sold in US for record Powerball jackpot of more than $590M. Read more: Lottery official: 1 winning ticket sold in US for record Powerball jackpot of more than $590M
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• Infographic: Breast cancer in Hong Kong

  
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  Angelina Jolie recently revealed that due to her defective gene BRCA1, she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy to reduce the risk of getting breast cancer from 87 per cent to 5 per cent. In Hong Kong, breast cancer is the most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer deaths among women. Here we ...
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• Syrian activists: Shelling near Lebanon kills 16

  
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  Syrian activists say government airstrikes and heavy shelling of a strategic town near the Lebanese border have killed at least 16 people, including rebel fighters. The rebel-held Qusair is home to about 20,000 residents and has been besieged for weeks by government troops. Opposition activists say ...
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• China earmarks billions for internal security, ‘stability maintenance’

  
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  Mannequins in riot gear, armoured cars and drones line a police equipment and “anti-terrorism technology” trade fair in Beijing. The ruling Communist Party spends vast sums on ensuring order – more even than on its military. View original post here: China earmarks billions for internal security, ‘stability ...
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