Activism

Activism is the practice of strong, vigorous support (through action) in support of or against a controversial issue. Environmental activism efforts include battling climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, defending the oceans, protecting forests, creating a toxic-free future, campaigning for sustainable agriculture, protesting animal testing, promoting vegetarianism/veganism, protecting endangered species and many more. (Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Greenpeace / Photo: Flickr)

Articles about Activism

Change.org shows that we are more powerful than we think

Tue, Feb 07 2012 at 4:15 PM EST

With new internet petitions, regular people are coming together to affect corporations' policies.

Is Reddit the bestest website on the interwebs?

Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 11:01 PM EST

The social news site Reddit is quietly growing into a highly influence website able to move millions of people to take action on things like protesting the SOPA/PIPA laws while at the same time being the go-to site for pictures of cats, pun threads,

Are bears purposely committing suicide to protest the horror of bile farms?

Thu, Feb 02 2012 at 1:26 AM EST

Bears held captive in bile farms often go on hunger strikes, their only means of escape from the conditions.

Teens up for UN award for their Girl Scout cookie campaign

Wed, Feb 01 2012 at 6:45 PM EST

The 2 teens' efforts led to the Girl Scouts of the USA announcing a switch toward sustainable palm oil by 2015 as an ingredient in its cookies.

Occupy DC defies ban, hoists 'tent of dreams'

Mon, Jan 30 2012 at 3:55 PM EST

Protesters defied a threatened police clampdown on their tent colony, pitching a massive tent in the park near the White House they took over 4 months ago.