Mr. Prabhala, 38, who grew up in India and then attended American universities, has been an activist on issues of intellectual property, starting with the efforts in South Africa to free up drugs that treat H.I.V.
"Rape threats online are just the digital version of pervasive street harassment," said Soroya Chemaly, a blogger and activist on issues regarding gender, hate crimes and misogyny.
The Thomas Jefferson quote to which Bevin allude - "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants --has been used by antyrants --has actyrants --hassues ranging from health care reform to gun control to pubeen land used
"It's in recent years that Stevens has most become an activist judge, on issues like homosexual rights," Bork told me.
Mr. Golub has long been the art world's insider outsider, cherished for his activist efforts on issues from the Vietnam War to AIDS, but as often marginalized as celebrated for the pugnacious canvases that inevitably do battle with the aesthetic of the moment.
"This is a police brutality issue," said the man, Jose LaSalle, 43, an activist on police issues from the Bronx.
Sana Mustafa, a Syrian who sought asylum in the U.S. in 2013 and has since become an activist on refugee issues, remained wary of the international community's ability to effect meaningful change.
"When I read the paper, I was absolutely shocked," Payoshni Mitra, an activist on gender issues who is with Chand in Switzerland, told the Indian newspaper Mint.
John Prendergast, a longtime activist on African issues and the chairman of Enough, an organization that brings attention to atrocities around the world, says: "Celebrities are master recruiters.
Still, according to Gary L. Blasi, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and an activist on homeless issues, most people choose to live in vehicles only when the alternative is sleeping in a shelter or on the street.
Ms. Azmi, who has also worked as a social activist on several issues including women's rights, argued that Hindi cinema has created an ideal of womanhood based on mythological constructs taken from epics like the Ramayana.
