| Micah M. White | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Senior Editor, Adbusters |
| Known for | initiating Occupy Wall Street protests, coining the term "clicktivism," founding an atheist club in high school |
Micah M. White is a senior editor at the magazine Adbusters and a writer for the UK's The Guardian. Micah is credited with being the co-creator, and the only American creator, of the original idea for the Occupy Wall Street protests.[1][2] He lives in Berkeley, California[3] and is a close collaborator with Kalle Lasn[2].
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Micah M. White "was born to a Caucasian mother and an African-American father".[2] In middle school, he reportedly refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.[2] He attended Grand Blanc Community High School in Grand Blanc, Michigan. There he started a controversial student atheists club. As part of his experience he published an Op-Ed piece “Atheists Under Siege” in the July 21, 1999 issue of the New York Times. He was also interviewed on Politically Incorrect and received the 1999 Ruth Jokinen Memorial Student Activist Award from the Freedom From Religion Foundation.[4] He earned a B.A. at Swarthmore[2] and a M.A. at European Graduate School.[5]
In December 2011, the San Francisco Chronicle called Micah White one of the "most fascinating people in the Bay Area 2011" [6]
Micah White is in favor of a transaction tax on international financial speculation, the reinstatement of the Glass-Stegall Act and revocation of corporate personhood.[7] He is against advertisement and consumerism.[8] He is known for coining the term "clicktivism" to denote a form of internet-based activism which includes signing online petitions that he argues is damaging to the possibility of political change.[9]
