Activism: An Essential Part of civil Rights MovementPosted by Dickerson Eskildsen on July 3rd, 2021 Social activism is basically an organized act with the aim of bringing about social change within a community or on a global scale. Activists can be anyone who is working actively towards a social change and feels strongly about that cause. An activist is someone who is actively fighting for social change within a community or on a global scale. Activism can take many forms but ultimately it aims to bring about change through collective effort. There are many types of social activism and some of them include: gay rights activism, animal rights activism, political activism, environmental activism and religious/spiritual activism. Activist groups are networks of people who have similar beliefs or who have the same goals. As part of their activity, these groups plan events and distribute literature promoting social change, and conduct seminars and conferences to promote social change within their community. agency of these groups are politically motivated, while others are religious or focus on certain issues such as animal rights or animal welfare. Activists can also be members of political parties who want to promote social change within their party by forming coalitions with other party members. There are also social groups who are loosely affiliated and work together irrespective of their political affiliation. Internet activism is also another form of social activism. Internet activists use various communication tools such as blogging, social networking websites, message boards, forums, and wikis to spread information about the movement. Activists use these tools to draw attention to their causes. There are a number of people who are involved in this type of activism. Human rights activism involves campaigning for the legal rights of people within the borders of the country. This type of social activism also takes many forms. For instance, human rights activists may focus on issues such as racism, sexism, indigenous rights, women's rights, economic rights, freedom of speech and religion, and freedom from violence and sexual abuse. A human rights activist may also be concerned with issues that are associated with health, education, housing, labor, and employment. Other types of social activism include gay rights, eco-rights, animal rights, and other forms of social justice. Social action is the engagement of a group of people to work towards a common goal. It can include charity, direct action, public service, and community organization work. Activists can choose to engage in social action in a number of different ways. Some of the most common forms of social activism include fund raising, lobbying, participating in elections, publishing/promoting books, organizing protests, and lobbying government policy makers. To become a successful social activism organizer, an organizer must develop an excellent communication style. The activist should be able to communicate with the people effectively using various verbal and non-verbal expressions. The activist must also be familiar with effective body language. It is important for an organizer to have an excellent understanding of motivation. Motivation is the driving force behind the action. If an organizer can understand and use motivation effectively, then he or she will be able to effectively organize the people to achieve certain goals. There are many different types of social action movements. They include social movements focused on political action, social movements focusing on economic issues, and religious and cultural movements. Each of these movements have different methods of organizing. Social media has recently played an important role in the development of social activism campaigns. Activists who engage in social media activism use social media sites to promote their causes and to communicate with others who are involved in the same cause. For example, civil rights activists in Alabama began by tweeting about the injustices experienced by black residents of the state. Other residents of the state soon joined in and the activists kept in touch with one another through social media websites.Like it? Share it! More by this author |