activist
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A 10-foot golden trophy made by the anonymous Washington, D.C.-based arts activist group Secret Handshake is officially going on tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the words of South African freedom activist Steve Biko, “If you want to say something radical, you should dress conservatively.”
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Under pressure from activist investors, Southwest has announced major changes recently.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Integer has faced activist pressure from one of its largest shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
In a concrete courtyard patrolled by armed guards, Daniel Ellsberg sat talking with Randy Kehler, the antiwar activist whose words had so inspired him.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
South Korean police raided the Starbucks national headquarters Wednesday, the chain's local operator told AFP, following allegations an advertising campaign defamed activists slain in 1980 pro-democracy protests.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
For this milestone year, Brighton and Hove Pride moved to honour early those activists and "remember the courage it took to be visible".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Mahajan family has joined with animal-rights activists advocating the ban and on July 27 announced plans to sue the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Callais, dismantling the work that thousands of activists had spilled blood, sweat, and tears over.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Some of the reluctance may be a holdover from a long- dormant intellectual battle in which academics and activists squared off about the purported Haudenosaunee role in the U.S.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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