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LGBTQ History Month: The Early Days of America’s AIDS Crisis

By Tim Fitzsimons — 2018

From Reagan’s press secretary laughing about the AIDs crisis to the activist group ACT UP shutting down the FDA, we look back at the early days of the epidemic.

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Op-Ed: Why Storytelling is an Important Tool for Social Change

Providing ways for people to share their perspectives through storytelling initiatives can contribute to bigger changes in society and even help reduce prejudice.

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Emily Falk
2021
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Our Activism Is Too Focused on Performance to Acknowledge Allies Who Aren’t ‘Vocally’ Woke

We tend to “believe” in the woke-ness that is “performed” for us. “The more vocal you are, the more confident you appear. And because you appear more confident, you seem to have more influence on other people, who believe you’ll be great at practicing what you claim too,” she says.

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Devrupa Rakshit
2022
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The Second Act of Social-Media Activism

What’s distinct about the current media activism movement is not just the clarity of its messaging, but its ability to convey that message through so much noise.

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Jane Hu
2020
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What Motivates Our Activism? My Activism?

An everyday, add-on benefit of fighting injustice is building trust in ourselves, exercising our moral fiber, and strengthening our moral muscles for the next decision point.

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Jonathan C. Lewis
2017
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The Psychology of Activism

Here’s what motivates someone to fight for social justice.

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Matthew Johnson
2019
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Why Activism Is Natural for Young People

Don't underestimate young people's power to change the world.

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Heather L. Ramey, Heather Lawford
2020
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How to Stop a Power Grab

As democracy hangs in the balance, activists are drawing lessons from the study of civil resistance.

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Andrew Marantz
2020
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How the World is Proving Martin Luther King Right about Nonviolence

Clearly, there is much more to learn about nonviolent resistance: It is an emerging phenomenon, and research on the topic is likewise emerging within the social sciences.

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Erica Chenoweth, Maria J. Stephan
2016
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The Subtle Power of Nonviolent Activism

Violent responses to social justice protests require protesters to be even more focused on peaceful tactics.

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The Monitor’s Editorial Board
2020
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Nonviolent Resistance Proves Potent Weapon

Erica Chenoweth discovers it is more successful in effecting change than violent campaigns

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Michelle Nicholasen
2019
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