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Story Archives of 'Activism'
The Happy Protesters
By Martha Poole on Wednesday, October 14, 2009.
From outspoken opponents of healthcare reform to anarchists rallying against the G20 summit - protesters get a rap for being extreme and angry people. So you might not have guessed the results of a recent study. A survey of college students found that those who were politically active were actually happier than students who weren’t trumpeting a cause.
Slactivism
By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, July 9, 2009.
Virtual virtuousness...if you were counting on changing the world through a Facebook cause, you might consider a new tack.
“Click through activism” on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube follows a pattern: initial flurry...and a fizzling out faster than you can say Neda Agha Soltan, angel of Iran. Neda was the young Iranian woman whose apparent murder was captured on film. She became an inspiration for marchers and a symbol for thousands online.
Only rarely does online activism make the jump into the real world. Worse yet, some feel so vindicated when joining Facebook causes that there is little pressure to make political or social change in the real world. Mary Joyce is the co-founder of Digiactive.org, an online organization that helps grass-roots activists boost their impact with digital technology.
The Washington Post: Facebook's Easy Virtue: "Click Through Activism" Broad But Fleeting
(Photo by Andreas Hunziker via Flickr/Creative Commons)
Using Art for Social Change
By Shay Zeller on Thursday, April 13, 2006.Musicians have long been known to create songs that rally activists and provoke public awareness. We'll explore how other art forms can be used in to do the same. We'll meet the editor of a new book that collects poems about war and peace. Patricia Frisella is president of the Poetry Society of New Hampshire. Her new anthology is called The Other side of Sorrow: Poets Speak Out about Conflict War and Peace.
Later in the show, we'll talk with sociologist James Jasper. He's editor of Contexts Magazine, a publication of the American Sociological Association, which just released a list of the essential American protest songs from the last 100 years.
Peace Activist Ruth McKay Remembered
By Dan Gorenstein on Monday, June 6, 2005.New Hampshire Public Radio notes the passing of long-time peace activist Ruth McKay who died over the weekend.
Most people in the state have probably never heard of McKay.
But friends and critics alike agree, the woman exemplified strength integrity and devotion to her cause: world peace.
Dan Gorenstein produced this rememberance.
Bird-Doggers Pursue Presidential Wannabes
By Raquel Maria Dillon on Monday, December 1, 2003.When most New Hampshire voters come out to hear a presidential candidate, they want to hear about their positions on a wide range of issues. But there are others who come with a more specific agenda. These people call themselves ?bird-doggers?. They?re activists who ask questions about a particular issue, in an effort to influence a candidate?s position. New Hampshire Public Radio?s Raquel Maria Dillon met some bird-doggers in training.
A Career as a Nonviolent Activist
By John Walters on Wednesday, December 4, 2002.Arnie Alpert moved to New Hampshire in the 70s to protest the Seabrook Nuclear Plant. He?s been here ever since... fighting for peace, economic justice, renewable energy, and a Martin Luther King holiday. For over 20 years, he?s been the coordinator of the New Hampshire office of the American Friends Service Committee.
