The word 'activism' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe the action of using meaningful and sometimes disruptive activities to create social change. For example: "The environmental activists demonstrated their commitment to environmental activism by organizing a peaceful protest."
Instead, grangers are active, reengaging with the activism of the 1960s and 70s, out on picket lines, cooking up food for strikers, getting arrested at protests, rallying in the streets, peopling anti-fracking and anti-logging and anti-McDonalds and anti-war actions – organising, planning, plotting.
"Part of the activism around women's rights is: 'Let's prove that women are as good as men.' But the other side is you should look at the fact that men can be weak and vulnerable".
To imply that Susan Sarandon, who has dedicated much of her life to human-rights activism, objects to the feminist label because she is "right-wing" is disingenuous.
Atena Farghadani, who has spoken out against parliamentary plans to restrict access to contraception, appeared in court on Tuesday in connection with her activism as well as her art.
And then there's his political activism and liberal views, which only serve to make him more appealing to his admirers.
His continued organising and activism on the ground, such as a protest at the Keystone XL pipeline at the White House in November, has kept issues such as fossil fuel subsidies and links between those fuels and extreme weather on the agenda.
Now the group is widely credited with bringing activism surrounding the case into the national spotlight.
Internet activism is an efficient, targeted method of addressing ingrained cultural injustices.
The problem isn't that online activism is lazy, because it's not.
I'm a big fan of online activism; it's been pejoratively deemed "slacktivism" by people who think effective political action must involve physical risk, but not every cure is appropriate for every ill.
A pioneer in labour activism and a prominent Red Clydesider, she was one of five activists who in 1920 became the first women to be elected to Glasgow city council.
