As this serenely powerful image shows, activism comes at a cost, but if this year has taught us anything, it's that the alternative – doing nothing and hoping that this is a nightmare that will somehow end soon – is no longer an option.
It sounds cornball, but we think the most powerful kind of activism is partying.
This move by Xcel is yet another example of the powerful results grassroots activism can deliver.
Contrasting the fun is a powerful stilt toward activism, both in the art and the fact that NADA, a non-profit, is donating proceeds to the ACLU.
Spoken word has historically been a powerful tool of activism and subversion; from the Beats to anti-war protests, poetry has helped craft messages of resistance.
In fact, it is a new and powerful type of activism, all the more so because it combines the efforts of millions of people.
"There is a deep potential now for the emergence of some powerful art and activism in all forms and mediums," Singh told HuffPost.
Art, done well, is a powerful form of activism, and Robin Williams did his art -- his comedy, his writing, his acting -- incredibly well.
In the 1960s, this haunt of artists, anarchists and leftist intellectuals sprouted a powerful wave of student activism at the university.
Adama argued that the malicious hackers were a minority within Anonymous, and that the collective might inspire powerful new forms of activism.
