Activism facts for kids
Activism is action to make a change, or stop a change, in society. It can be trying to make a government change its laws, or trying to make people change what they do. There are many forms of activism. Activism is most associated with protests.
When activism is linked to art, the action, in street art is called artivism. Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is a typical example.
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Civil rights activists at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom during the civil rights movement in August 1963
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