Activism- Trying to enact change
- Bringing light to an idea
- Verbal or nonverbal
- Speech acts
- Demonstrations
- Interrogates societal norms/unexamined assumptions
- Social justice
Examples- Greenpeace
- Activities/demonstrations to prevent other actions
- PETA
- Strongly held conviction
- Occasional violence
- Extreme/radical acts
- Perhaps operates under the idea that other methods have been ignored
- Ice bucket challenge
- It gets Better
What makes one an activist?- Attending events related to political action
- Producing content related to particular issues
- Controversial
- Human safety
- Being a specific minority/having a minority position
- There’s a spectrum of activism
What are some things we believe and what are their sources? - I love my family (intuitive belief)
- To get the job I want I have to accomplish certain tasks (social agreement, experience [personal history], folk wisdom)
- God exists (intuitive belief)
- We should usually refrain from violence (biological preservation)
- We should respect our elders
- Habits tradition are sources of practices and beliefs
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