The Director of Political Activism gets Junior Statesmen involved with a range of local and national political initiatives, from community service days to political candidate campaigns to voter registration drives.

Activism also transcended the organization's early phase, with many former member establishing various community institutions to meet the needs of the local community.

Activism is also a part of student life, and groups such as the Sexuality and Gender Alliance ( SAGA ), Students Toward a New Democracy ( STAND ), Amnesty International, College Republicans, and College Democrats have a presence on campus.

Activism in the town regarding development is increasing in 2011, with a campaign to stop the demolition of a building close to the town centre by Vanderbuilt Homes, who initially gained permission to convert an early Georgian bank of shops into a mixed commercial and residential block.

Activism is often undertaken in a " full-time " capacity, whereby organizations and individuals formally classify the activity as " core business ".

AMILAAmerican Muslims Intent on Learning and Activism ( AMILA ) is an American Islamic organization founded in 1992.

Along with editing the books Another World is Possible ( 2001 ) and Future 500: Youth Organizing and Activism in the United States ( 2003 ), Wimsatt co-edited How To Get Stupid White Men Out Of Office ( 2004 ), a collection of stories from youth organizers around the world who won or swung elections.

MENGOS is a project of Virtual Activism and the Center for Knowledge Society in Cairo, Egypt.

Reiss is the son of two prominent physicians who played pivotal roles in bringing about the nuclear test-ban treaty of 1963 ( see Linus Pauling " Activism ").

Development of LGBT rights and culture in Serbia is contributed by LGBT sites such as the oldest Adriatic LGBT Activism mailing list in the region, GayEcho and Gay-Serbia ; the last two are online gay portals, mostly.

An article by Craig Green, " An Intellectual History of Judicial Activism ," is highly critical of Schlesinger's use of the term.

He is widely published, and has written three books, Learning By Heart: AIDS and Schoolchildren in America's Communities, with David L. Kirp, Marlene Strong Franks, Jonathan Simon, Doug Conaway, and John Lewis ( 1989 ), Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge ( 1996 ), and Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research ( 2007 ).

She is also the co-editor, with Michael D. Ayers, of Cyberactivism: Online Activism in Theory and Practice ( 2003, Routledge ).

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.

Activism and resentment continued from the 1970s to the 1990s.

The rankings are divided into different categories ( which may vary from year to year ): Top Picks, Politics, Activism, Religion, Community, Culture, Philanthropy, Scandals, Sports and, new in 2010, Food.

* History of Student Activism from Campus Compact.

( Trillium Foundation, Press Release, 1998 cited by MacNevin, Wanda, From the Edge: A Woman ’ s Evolution from Abuse to Activism, Picas and Points Publishing, 1999, p. 236-37 ).

* Yellow Armbands Trans-Inclusion Activism Community Blog on Livejournal from 2004 to 2008

It features a new exclusive track from Propagandhi, unreleased tracks from Randy, The Weakerthans, Greg MacPherson, Submission Hold, Mico, Rhythm Activism, and Hiretsukan, and rare tracks from Warsawpack, Clann Zú, and Malefaction.

The Economic Activism for Palestine project focuses on corporate accountability for human rights and international law violations from companies profiting from the occupation in Palestine.

* Khen Lampert, Traditions of Compassion ; from Religious duty to Social Activism, Palgrave-Macmillan, 2005

* Fat Activism P's and Q's-Common types of activism

For other meanings of activism, see Activism.

Several groups on campus participate in social activism and awareness on campus and in the Austin area, including Students for Environmental Activism and Knowledge ( SEAK ), Latinos Unidos, EBONY, and Amnesty International.

* Campus Activism ( Networking site with resources for student activists )

Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, economic, or environmental change.

Activism can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other.

Activism brought about successful political change when there was an aggrieved group, such as African-Americans or feminists or homosexuals, who felt the sting of bad policy over time, and who conducted long-range campaigns of protest together with media campaigns to change public opinion along with campaigns in the courts to change policy.

Activism has taken the form of publication of books and periodicals to public meets and protest rallies.

*" Revolution without Movement, Movement without Revolution: Comparing Islamist Activism in Iran and Egypt ", Comparative Studies in Society and History, vol.

* MANA – the Media Alliance for New Activism

* T. R. Davies, The Possibilities of Transnational Activism: The Campaign for Disarmament between the Two World Wars, Brill, 2007.

* MANA-the Media Alliance for New Activism

"' We are not asking you to open the gates for Chinese immigration ': The Committee for the Repeal of the Chinese Immigration Act and Early Human Rights Activism in Canada.

* Activism for the Mind: Reclaiming Our Cerebral Commons, Kalle Lasn with Natasha Mitchell, ABC Radio National, All in the Mind 12 March 2005.

Pitzer College received Mother Jones Magazine 2006 Campus Activism for Thinking Outside of the Box.

* Music for Democracy-Music Activism Political Action Organization

These seminars, held primarily at resorts and private ranches in Montana, with good access to recreational activities such as trout streams and golf courses, have included such topics as " Environmental Protection: The Role of Community-Based Solutions to Environmental Problems ", " The Environment: A CEO's Perspective ", and " Liberty and the Environment: A Case for Judicial Activism ".

In 1995-1998, Z magazine offered courses online through Left Online University, with being taught on " Using the Internet for Electronic Activism.

One of the Pride Scotia awards, the Ian Dunn Memorial Award for Activism, was named in his memory by Outright Scotland.

In his youth, Westman had been involved in the Nationalist Activism movement, which provided him both with relevant contacts and a good understanding for contemporary thinking in independent Finland.

In 2003, the Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio ( NAICCO ) honored him with their Selma Walker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Human Rights Activism.

‘ MindFreedom International: Activism for Human Rights as the Basis for a Nonviolent Revolution in the Mental Health System ’.

“ Battling for Human rights and Social Justice: A Latina / o Critical Race Analysis of Latina / o Student Youth Activism in the Wake of 2006 Anti-Immigrant Sentiment .” Social Justice, 35, 7-27.

* Lubna A. Alam and Elizabeth I. Perry, " How Did Kate Richards O ' Hare's Conviction and Incarceration for Sedition during World War I Change Her Activism?

* Patterson, David S. The Search for Negotiated Peace: Women's Activism and Citizen Diplomacy in World War I. Routledge: Dec 2007.