{"id":943,"date":"2021-10-05T14:11:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T18:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/fall-2021-gws100-0502\/?p=943"},"modified":"2021-10-05T14:11:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T18:11:46","slug":"activism-activist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/fall-2021-gws100-0502\/2021\/10\/05\/activism-activist\/","title":{"rendered":"Activism\/Activist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The reading \u201cHow to think like an Activist\u201d<\/em> by Wendy Syfret and the video \u201cKnock down the House\u201d<\/em> both show the concept of activism and activist. In \u201cHow to think like an Activist,\u201d <\/em>Wendy Syfret describes an activist as someone who campaigns to bring about political or social change. The article offers a space for activists to learn from the past and look up to the future. According to Wendy Syfret, \u201cActivism has always relied on the voices, vision, and energy of individuals to inspire and drive social change.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being an activist comes with a lot of learning, challenges, and responsibilities like the Wendy Syfret said, \u201cKnowing your values will help you stay focused on the bigger picture and not become overwhelmed by an endless list of things you could be doing.\u201d Activists fight for what they know is right for the people who are been oppressed one way or another. A member of our class Myweleman Ouattara also expresses this in their snapshot, and it quotes \u201cFight today for a Better Tomorrow.\u201d Activists fight because \u201cThey cannot allow one more person to be killed by senseless gun violence. They cannot allow one more person to experience the pain of losing a loved one. They cannot allow one more family to wait for a call or a text that never comes and they cannot allow the normalization of gun violence to continue.\u201d We can relate this to the past movement \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d movement which went around the United States with the help of activists we all were able to come \u201ctogether with a shared, clear, and powerful way to disrupt the state-sanctioned violence inflicted on communities of color.\u201d I can also relate this to a classmate snapshot by the name of Sanae Butler their snapshot shows the images of people protesting and holding up signs saying \u201cBlack Lives Matters Today, Tomorrow, and Forever we are the change. Silence is violence etc..\u201d When we keep silent everything remains the same but when we fight and take up the role of an activist we get to speak out and change things. The Internet and social media have really made it possible to communicate, organize and create real change, and through hashtags, we engage with the right people and audience that will help the cause better. Alexandria Ocasio succeeded through her campaign videos that went viral, her progressive ideas, and her ability to communicate her message clearly through grassroots movements with the help of like-minded activists. Activism that must succeed beyond social media must have clear ideas, demands, and a community of like-minded activists that share the same interest with clear and powerful Misson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The documentary\u00a0\u201cKnock Down the House\u201d\u00a0<\/em>talks\u00a0about four female candidates\u00a0for positions in the House of Representatives. All candidates are all democrats whose aim\u00a0is\u00a0to fight for\u00a0justice,\u00a0give hope to the people, and\u00a0provide\u00a0affordable health care for all. Out of the four women, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u00a0is\u00a0an incredibly good\u00a0example of an activist. She fought\u00a0extremely hard\u00a0for the good of the\u00a0people even though she might be looked down\u00a0on\u00a0because she was a\u00a0woman, she never let that\u00a0stop her\u00a0from fighting for what she thinks is right.\u00a0The biggest goal for the group of activists and women that\u00a0worked together was to get things done by\u00a0electing\u00a0working people\/everyday Americans for effective\u00a0representation. We change the way we see politics and the government when we create a grassroots-powered movement that can be a real opposition to the current institutional powers.\u00a0As an activist the \u201ceasiest\u00a0way to\u00a0learn is to talk to people who have\u00a0been there\u00a0and done\u00a0that the same thing you are going for.\u201d\u00a0These people can help offer \u201cSupport, Motivate, Connect, and point you in the direction of other\u00a0valuable and trusted resources. This was exactly what Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did,\u00a0she\u00a0was fearless and\u00a0brought together people who\u00a0shared the same interest as her and\u00a0believed\u00a0in what she was fighting\u00a0for,\u00a0and this was her road\/way to success.\u00a0She was able\u00a0to answer the fundamental question, why you? The reason was\u00a0that\u00a0nobody else could challenge\u00a0the political machines and the establishment.\u00a0I love the fact that she engaged a lot\u00a0of people\u00a0in\u00a0her movement and was able to\u00a0succeed in a position meant to be occupied by\u00a0a\u00a0Man.\u00a0Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez winning the seat is meant to give us hope for a brighter future.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexandria Cortez understood the needs of everyday Americans and she was able to organize and talk to members of her community which lead to a successful grassroots campaign. She had the courage and understood the power out there was an illusion and does not advocate for everyday Americans but for corporate interest. Activism is a powerful thing. It has the ability to change communities and lives and reorder the way we think about our place in the world.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The reading \u201cHow to think like an Activist\u201d by Wendy Syfret and the video \u201cKnock down the House\u201d both show the concept of activism and activist. In \u201cHow to think like an Activist,\u201d Wendy Syfret describes an activist as someone who campaigns to bring about political or social change. The article offers a space for activists to learn from the past and look up to the future. According to Wendy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3946,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-response-5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/fall-2021-gws100-0502\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/fall-2021-gws100-0502\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/fall-2021-gws100-0502\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/fall-2021-gws100-0502\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3946"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/fall-2021-gws100-0502\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=943"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/fall-2021-gws100-0502\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":944,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/fall-2021-gws100-0502\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943\/revisions\/944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/fall-2021-gws100-0502\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/fall-2021-gws100-0502\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/fall-2021-gws100-0502\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}