Activism

"Activism" is not simply reversing lower courts or disapproving Government action - it is the creation of rights not grounded in the Constitution, or rejection of rights clearly enumerated there, by the tendentious discovery of "emanations," "penumbras" and whatever else is necessary to achieve the desired result.

Feelings, nothing more than feelings (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

And as to the crazy notion that FNL takes 31 GB/episode to download, that tells you all you need to know about Austin Activism – all heat and no light.

Time Warner Cable Says It Singled Out Austin’s Geeks 2009

Activism is not the only way to bring about social change, however.

Jane Wales: Gladwell vs. Kanter: Can Revolution be Tweeted? Jane Wales 2010

Activism is not the only way to bring about social change, however.

Jane Wales: Gladwell vs. Kanter: Can Revolution be Tweeted? Jane Wales 2010

As 16 days of Activism is drawing to a close, it's important that we all take a sit and reflect:

Seriously 2008

As 16 days of Activism is drawing to a close, it's important that we all take a sit and reflect:

Archive 2008-12-01 2008

The "95 Theses of Geek Activism" is a great list of 95 ways to use knowledge for good, and to defend freedom with technology.

Boing Boing: July 16, 2006 - July 22, 2006 Archives 2006

Re: #69 – Judicial Activism is not “the overturning of Congressional laws.”

Think Progress » Alito’s Colleagues on Alito: “Radical,” “Unwise,” “Ignores Precedent” 2005

Managing Activism is written for PR practitioners whose clients engage in risky businesses (fossil fuels, pesticides, genetically engineered foods, nuclear waste, toxic dumps, animal testing) and who therefore become the targets of "activist groups" including "environmentalists, workers 'rights activists, animal rights groups and human rights campaigners."

Boing Boing: July 28, 2002 - August 3, 2002 Archives 2002

They were Esra'a Al Shafei, the founder of Mideast Youth; Dushiyanthini Pillai, the force behind Humanity Ashore; Marie Trigona, who publishes Latin American Activism; Freshta Basij-Rasikh, who contributes to the Afghan Women's Writing Project.

Marcia G. Yerman: The BlogHer'10 Conference - Women Power Up 2010