activism

Example Sentences

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In the Hungarian countryside, activism often comes at a price, some dearer than others, as campaigners in Jaszfenyszaru can attest.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"It was someone that was at the rallies doing activism and speaking loud for people defending our rights."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

After high school, Gil set out for college, up north at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he got his first real taste for activism.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In 1969, he became the first professor in CSUN’s Mexican American studies department, now called the Chicano and Chicana Studies Department, which became an incubator for Latino activism in L.A. and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

I remember Dr. Mable Jones, Prince’s mother, speaking of her son’s death as a call to move from her comfortable suburban life into activism.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates