Talk:Social activist

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This article was nominated for deletion on November 30, 2006. The result of the discussion was redirect to Activism per WP:BOLD.

Social activism itself is the act of the people of a nation, creed, or province coming together to make a difference or influence on the government to make change in policies, practices, or customs. Change can occur according to their actions politically, socially, economically, or in any form that they may be advocating. Such activism in history has been beneficial to the rights of minorities and majorities (civil rights movement, South African apartheid, &c.), and yet at the same time, activism has seen down sides, such as anit-rights activists (KKK, &c.). Social activism is essentially the grass-roots movements, where the people low on the ladder voice what needs to be done.

Social activism can be credited with numerous historical accomplishments. The Sons of Liberty and other early American founders practiced social activism, while at the same time, the French Revolution and the participants were also practicers of social activism. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, W.E. De Bois, and other Civil Rights members (Nelson Mandella in South Africa) are also considered strong influential social activists.

Along with the KKK, negative social activism includes people like Mao Tse Tsung and Osama Bin Laden.--Exander 06:35, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Man change and focus of article

This article should be renamed "Social Activism" and should have a focus on what it is and the history of various mocements. A list of prominant activists seems a bit inappropriate, but could be woven into an well established article. 68.4.225.187 04:04, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category

Shouldn't this list be a category rather than a page, and as a category, isn't it a bit subjective. I figure if I can't get the category gay icon to pass muster, then why a list of social activists?