Essays on Activism

Bell Hooks Or Gloria Jean Watkins Bell Hooks real name is Gloria Jean Watkins. She is a feminists and social activist. She got the name “bell hooks” from her grandmother. Her hooks come from race, capitalism, and gender. She is also known for addressing race,…

Education is globally acknowledged as the most powerful means of empowering girls and women and protecting them from the violation of their human rights. Investing in girls’ and women’s education can transform, and even save, lives — the lives of girls and women, and the…

An Artists Obligation It is the duty of an artist to create art in response to the political world, injustices and humanitarian issues. This applies to all forms of art including music, photography, painting, dance, film, performance art, visual art, new media and sculpture, to…

By the 70s Faith had grown in popularity she was recognized by many for her efforts in fighting for social justice, human rights and equal opportunity for all indigenous Australians. She was a much-loved public figure in Australia along with many other aboriginals who helped…

Gun-related violence in schools is a pervasive issue and has greatly increased in recent years, although school shootings have occurred since our country was being formed. The earliest known school shooting in the United States took place in 1764 and was known as the Pontiac…

Activity has a quick conditions and final products relationship upon affiliations and their flourishing. Pioneers choose values, culture, change opposition and delegate motivation. They shape institutional approachs including their execution and reasonability. Pioneers can appear at any level of an association and are not choose…

“We are grieving, we are furious, and we are using our words fiercely and desperately because that’s the only thing standing between us and this happening again” (Emma González). Emma González is an 18 year old high school student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School…

Black Lives Matter, also known as BLM, is an international activist movement, originating in the African American community, that campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people. There have been a lot of protests, riots, and fights due to police officers not being convicted…

Zines are defined as a “do it yourself (DIY) sort of publication”. These are “self-published works” that are produced independently and gather minimal profit. Likewise, given that zines are deemed as a “grassroots, underground movement”, zines cover “niche” topics that are usually overlooked when producing…

The common cliché “Youths are the Leaders of Tomorrow” is fading out; youths are already driving change for the better, today. The trend is remarkable in Africa where the youths are not only driving innovations addressing SDGs, but they are also demanding their seat on…

The life of a man is that of constant struggle and skirmishes. The construction of society has always been in the hand of the man, since man is the only animal in the natural kingdom that possesses the capacity to think and conceive. The capacity…

Industrial Freedom During the Progressive Era, it was filled with labor activists, women organizations, and more. The main idea of the Progressive movement was to eliminate the corruption of the government. But many progressives feel like their freedom was being lost as work increased. Most…

Angela Davis, an African American activist and educator who devoted her life to bring about social change, throughout the years of her work, did not perceive system of laws or proclamations as what simply define freedom and condemned the notion that civil rights equates to…

Prior to Namibia’s Independence Day celebration, a local Kwaito artist by the name of Ees took to the social media sphere to challenge Namibia. Ees suggested that government should rather divert their Independence Day spending toward a cleaning campaign and providing to the needy and…

Life before the civil rights movement was brought about, the black americans lived as if they were scared to walk out their home, afraid to look at a white person let alone engage with them in a civil conversation. Discrimination was immensely rooted in the…