#actvisim

[verytendou]

The way this is rewriting my brain again

Said i was going to relisten to kinky boots but remembered that actually i never get past sex is in the heel bc its the song of all time

[pointfoundation]

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[chronicallyillthings]

Invisible Disability Project

Even if you don’t consider your illness a disability, the Invisible Disability Project is worth checking out. It’s an intersectional nonprofit that, according to their website, “envisions a world where people with unseen disabilities no longer encounter barriers to personal relationships, health care, community, education, employment, technology, media representation, laws and policy.” Their main projects are “This is Me” videos, where people talk about the stigmas they face, and “Unseen Zines.”

[lyxthen-reblogs]

Terfs keep calling every trans person a trans rights activist I am literally just a fucking guy I know about trans history and I think it's important to know that sort of stuff but please I don't do actvisim I literally do not. I am just existing I am not a political statement please...

Queer 👏 people 👏 are 👏 not 👏 all 👏 fucking 👏 activists 👏

Stop quizzing us on queer history and asking us questions we aren’t qualified to answer about the world and about politics and about our identities

Stop trying to back us into a corner so you can justify your discrimination on the basis that we don’t know what we’re talking about or can’t “defend” ourselves to you

Stop treating every queer person that stands up and says “I want to be treated like a person” as if they’re an activist

Cut that bullshit out

Marginalised people just want to exist and be happy

I don’t know everything, and that doesn’t make me undeserving of your respect or my human rights you fucker

I don’t even owe you the stuff I do know- I still am entitled to basic fucking respect

TLDR; Queer people shouldn’t have to be historians or scientists for you to not be a fucking dick

[digitalspheres-blog]

3. activism in the digital world

The online world has certainly changed the game for activists - whether it's for the better or worse is up to you.

The use of social media has made spreading a message and getting a voice heard much easier for activist organisations, especially in a global sense. With the ability to create petitions, events and articles and then share them on social media platforms to millions across the globe, activists are now able to create more momentum and gain more supporters than ever before. The flip side to this is the rise of ‘clicktvisim’ - the act of supporting a cause from a simple click of the mouse. Clicktivism has led to people signing an online petition, boosting their ‘good person’ status as they feel they've helped create change, but never actually going out to actively contribute.

source: https://tenor.com/view/im-trying-to-be-good-trying-good-better-person-kristen-bell-gif-11002922

#BlackLivesMatter is said to have been one of the first notable examples of online activism after being created in 2013, following the release of George Zimmerman - an American man who fatally shot 17-year-old African-American Trayvon Martin. The hashtag was created by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi to fight against the unjust violence experienced by the “Black communities by the state and vigilantes” as stated on their website. The hashtag gained global momentum quickly which has resulted in almost 3,000 protests occurring since 2014 and in 2018 it was estimated by Pew Research Center that #BlackLivesMatter featured in over 17,000 tweets per day. Without this support that has stemmed from their social media presence, the movement may not have been able to (or at least it would’ve taken a lot more time and effort) make the political changes they have - the charging of police officers for their crimes, the banning of police departments from obtaining military equipment, and the increased wear of body cameras by the police, enabling the correct accountability to be held in such instances. 

source: https://giphy.com/gifs/black-lives-matter-7iL3tke98yuA

Other successful online activism campaigns include #MeToo, #HeForShe, the #ALSIceBucketChallenge and #MarchForOurLives. Whilst all of these have used social media to their advantage and fought for their courses both on and offline, I think it is important to note the vital role social media played for #MarchForOurLives. This hashtag was created to fight for tighter gun laws in the United States by student survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018. The hashtag allowed these students to reach an audience so large that more than 450 marches took place across the US on the weekend of March 24-25 2018. The entire event was organised online and picked up an enormous amount of press and recognition from high profile celebrities and influencers, resulting in the march becoming the largest youth-led protest since the Vietnam War era.

These examples all rely on, or stem from, the use of the hashtag that I’ve discussed before as an affordance that has given a whole new meaning to Twitter and made social media all the more connected, across platforms. Of course, online activism comes in all different forms just as anything does. Adbsuters does an incredible job at breaking down the advertising we constantly are exposed to and challenging consumerism. They protest serious topics in a way that manages to be taken seriously despite its light-hearted nature, often using culture jamming. Culture jamming focuses on interrupting advertisements and revealing the underlying ideologies, exposing the propaganda that often lurks below. 

source: https://www.adbusters.org/spoof-ads

I do personally believe that social media has changed activism for the better and that those who simply click ‘sign petition’ but never make effort to act on it are still doing more than they once would've without the online petition - when was the last time you signed a hard copy petition someone shoved in your face outside of the supermarket? Also, whilst they might not act on it, there are still plenty of eager and passionate activists out there fighting for their cause and still plenty of organisations out there finding new recruits and volunteers - most of whom have found about the other online.

[veganbeane]

No animals need to die in order for me to live. And that makes me feel good.

Howard Lyman

[alinahdee]

NATIVE ACTVISIM PREDATES THE SJW by Ali Nahdee (Sep. 1, 2016)

[roadhogsbigbelly]

like it's both annoying when people keep on insisting that "fat people can be healthy! and also fuckable!" on fat positivity post because that should not be you're sole motivation for fat actvisim and it's also annoying when people are like "even if fat people are ugly disgusting pieces of lard you still shouldn't be mean to them" like ok making a ton of assumptions there lol.

"fat people can be healthy" and "fat people can be attractive" are both similar sentiments, in the sense that alot of systemic fatphobia IS based on the concept that being fat is both "inherently unhealthy" and "inherently undesirable" which is why it's important to point that weight isn't an automatic indicator of health and fat people can be perfectly healthy AND some people actively want to be fat because they and other people find it attractive. and that's fine BUT at the same time in general people's worth should not be based on their health or how attractive they are, fat people who DO have health problems and fat people who you don't personally want to fuck also deserve to love their bodies and also not be constantly harrassed for just existing.

[bisluthq]

I just asked because I read people saying that tayloe got the honorary degree because of her Activisim and songwriting and got confused about the actvisim part

I think it’s just contributions to culture dude - songwriting and all she’s done in the music business.

[naliya]

Sometimes, I do wonder to what extent the current social justice landscape is what it is today, with this "either/or" attitude and "with or against us" brand of actvisim, is a result of people who grew up in a post 9/11 world with no memory of "before" finally coming of age AND being able to engage with politics quickly and in a easy to digest way within the internet.

I feel like those two things combined created the monsters we're currently dealing with.

Before, you needed to work far more to be an activist and might join long standing movements with older people within them which could probably metigate and tame some more outlandish claims brought in by an inexperienced yet full of ideas (good and bad) youth... And you probably had more of a balance of ideas and more of a conversation as a result, which is always good, one way or another.

But now? Now...

[ablednt]

I'm not saying that I necessarily think a violent revolution is the answer to America's problems perse because, truly, I don't know shit about how to solve this shit and I've never claimed to be any kind of leading mind when it comes to actvisim

But it's also really odd how people dismiss violence as the answer when it's sure done a hell of a lot more than pacifism has for effecting change. The US government is governed entirely by violence, it uses violence to enforce its laws and it uses violence to spread its empire and to mantain its power.

Why is it that many liberals are so opposed to using that against them? Is it all the media that conditions us into mindsets of "good guys can't stoop to the villians level to overcome them"? Is it the way we're taught fabricated histories?

Or do the people opposed to violence as a concept in combating injustice not want anything to actually change in the first place? Do they somehow believe that if they just try hard enough they'll be one of the select few whom truly benefit from the current systems in place?

[fluxphage]

one of my friends: i dont follow you AND i have you muted bc you post politics me, looking @ my timeline thats just. queer rights actvisim and a smatter of jewish rights activism, reconsidering how close i wanna be w this person: haha yea

[app-ara-tus]

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[lgbtq-active-activist-qs364]

Hi Everyone!

It’s me your friendly activist/blogger, Jess. I identify as nonbinary (They/Them) and live in Oregon. I started this blog because I want to create a safe space to post activist content pertaining to the LGBTQ community, in particular, trans rights, and also have a space to be myself while supporting others who don’t have a voice. If there’s anything I can do to help you or make this blog better, please inbox me! 

Have a lovely day,

Jess

[spiritoftheelephant]

It is our duty to speak as loud as we can while people are listening for the ones that no one is listening to. #vegan #DXE #activist #actvisim #neverbesilent #alwaysfightforwhatsright

[dreamin-vegan]

SIMPLE VEGAN ACTIVISIM

So, I’m sure you read that title and you’re thinking “how can you do simple vegan activisim?” well, let me explain how. First you may have old shirts in your closet, and some shirt paint, you could write with the fabric paint, or if you hvae them fabric markers, a simple message like ‘go vegan’ on your shirt, or you could buy vegan activisim shirts online (I’ve personally bought some on amazon but I understand you may not want to use them) and you can wear those out in public, or when posing for photos for your social media, this way you can get the message out there to people to go vegan.

Another example is using stickers with vegan messages on them on your reusable water bottle, and bring that with you everywhere you go, so you have a drink of water and people can get the message of veganism in their sight.

One other way I’ve done is getting activisim posts off sites like pinterest and posting them on instagram or tiktok with hashtags like “#veganactivim” as an example, and those posts tend to get seen a lot, or you could make an actual video talking about veganism and why people should go vegan, yes some people may meet these posts with hostility it happens, it’s your choice how you handle them, I know going vegan is a huge step, and starting to activisim can be nerve wracking and scary considering how people may react to your message, but these are just a few simple ways to do actvisim without going out and protesting or preaching to people about veganism, remember you can win more people over with sweetness than you can with anger and bitterness attached are a few pictures I have personally taken showing examples of the shirt and the stickers