activism
Grassroots campaigns have proven instrumental in bringing about political, social or environmental change; you've got to start somewhere-might as well start here.
You Didn’t Hear Me Protest
I understand why protests get violent and peace turns to riot. Anybody who’s ever had a relationship with an oppressive or abusive person can understand the logic behind it. If you’ve never experienced it, here is my best explanatory breakdown, modeled from my own experience:
By Taylor Michelle5 years ago in The Swamp
Flooding Caskets and Floating Corpses
Casket flooding has been a problem in Louisiana longer than climate change, but as sea levels rise and hurricanes become more powerful and frequent, burial solutions in the state need to evolve — and fast. Louisiana loses land the size of a football field to the rising tide every hour. But for Louisiana’s dead, the rising tides of climate change isn’t a nebulous prediction but a current reality.
By Raisa Nastukova5 years ago in The Swamp
Louisiana’s First Climate Change Refugees
The residents of Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana’s southeastern bayous are the first trickle in the coming wave of climate change refugees. For decades, the tribes (Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw and United Houma Nations) who once called the isle home have been relocating to safer land. 98 percent of the isle’s land has sunk under the rising tide since 1955, with nothing but a thin strip of land left.
By Raisa Nastukova5 years ago in The Swamp
Why Black Lives Matter?
What does Black Lives Matter mean? Black Lives Matter simply means that the lives of Black people are important. It does not mean that Black people are more important than others. It serves as a reminder that they are important. If you feel that Black Lives Matter is an unfair statement remove the invisible “only” from the beginning of the statement and add an invisible “also” to the end (Only Black Lives Matter versus Black Lives Matter Also). Here is a chart to help explain this further.
By Kesha Janaan5 years ago in The Swamp
Women's activism in Malaysia
Little African nations are widely known for their involvement in social activism. People in various countries on the continent try to protect human rights and raise the awareness of the society about lots of concerning matters that Africa faces today. There are many people in these countries whose rights are badly violated and that’s especially the case with women. The rights of African women are abused so much that it's unparalleled in any other place in the world. In spite of the fact that the continent is pretty diverse, in most regions female citizens are experiencing discrimination, sexual abuse, violence, economic issues, and political marginalization. This is why protecting human rights has become vital in Africa and fortunately, women’s activism rapidly raises.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze5 years ago in The Swamp
Leaderless
Social movements contradict the path-goal theory that was initially proposed by (Evans 1970) and developed by (House 1971). Path goal theory states that leaders change their leadership style or behavior to match the specific employee's needs and organizational environment to create a path for success and improve and motivate them to do better. The path-goal theory explains that people will have a specific behavior in any situation with a specific outcome, and it depends on the desire or wanted outcome. (House, R. J., & Mitchell, T. R. (1975).
By Katey Ryerson5 years ago in The Swamp
How Uganda reshaped activism in Africa
Today social activism is considered an important force to protect civil rights and bring innovation to society. Looking at the world nowadays we can certainly say that social activism is more important now than ever and taking part in these activities is politically essential to society. Many famous activists in the world are playing important roles in changing society for good and defending human rights. People make a great effort to improve the social and political environments in their countries but still, sometimes it’s believed that social actions are characteristics more of developed countries like the US and European countries and people in developing countries are believed not to be as active.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze5 years ago in The Swamp
Pacifistic Activism in a Non-Pacifist Country
The past several decades in the U.S. have been characterized by great racial tensions that have come to a boiling point in 2020. Amidst a global pandemic, a defining presidential election, and a rise in social media influence among Gen Z, the transgressions of our nation are in full view for the world to see. And just like in the 1960s, activists today are faced with the issue of whether they will choose to be a pacifist in their fight against oppression or seek justice and equality by any means necessary. In this debate, people are often driven by their morals in their decision making, but is pacifism a viable means of fighting against systemic oppression in a nation where our greatest achievements have been solved through violent means?
By C.R. Hughes5 years ago in The Swamp
Protest,terrorism and democracy
Protests, terrorism and democracy Protest is legitimate in a democracy. Democracy allows for dissent and allows the expression of dissent, but when the protests turn violent, against people, police or property; have they become acts of terrorism? Terrorism is not to be tolerated in democracy, since it aims to forcibly overturn democratic governance.
By Peter Rose5 years ago in The Swamp
