In order to inspire them and the legions of activists needed to pass health care reform, you have to show the courage to lead by taking on the powerful health insurance industry in demanding a strong public option.
But Marina, the daughter of a Boston-based Palestinian intellectual and the wife of a jailed Hamas activist, needs to take her 2-year-old asthmatic son, Ibrahim, to a hospital in Jerusalem.
I think that is a pity because against a climate of austerity the public and activists need a bit of humour".
The measure needed 32 supporters to pass, and with Diaz as the only of 30 Democrats opposed, gay rights activists needed to pick off three Republicans -- and perhaps a fourth to provide political cover -- for the measure to pass.
Mocking protesters efforts to put pressure on their elected officials on Capitol Hill for full and equal protection, Frank told the Associated Press that our demonstration was "a waste of time at best" and that activists needed to concentrate on lobbying lawmakers.
While the younger generation of activists does not need dictators, it is no doubt that it will gladly welcome the thoughtful and caring mentoring and nurturing that can come from the elders.
So the activists needed help to reach more people.
The app grew out of the needs of activists movements around the world, Mr Iaconesi told the BBC.
Despite the impact and influence of social media on the advancement of human rights, existing technologies aren't doing enough to meet the needs of activists, or to broadcast and preserve the important content they generate.
These deficiencies of traditional social media mean there is room for emerging technologies built specifically for the needs of activists, taking into consideration user security, censorship circumvention and wide-ranging message reach.
