The novel “Think like an activist” by Wendy Syfret creates a space for activist to build their focus and a directory to reach their goal. It provides tangible ways to start build the future world. This book is meant to better yourself and the world around you. The book is filled with inspirational quotes and historical facts about important movements and current protests.  In the past we know that in order to have an impact in the society someone had to have money, power and status. However, the raise of social media and the internet gave everyone the platform to defend their cause and to openly be an activist whenever they choose. These platform enables a person to build their own base and protest their cause on a wide spectrum. The film I watched “Girl Connected” was very informative to me because I was unaware of the different cultures that have women to lead them and educate them on their rights and build women empowerment groups. Seeing the girls stand up for the gender and being able to do at a young age intrigued me. They stood up for gender equality throughout the scenarios. They were able to form a space for themselves to come together and speak on important topics. Everyone was involved and was able to share the opinions on the cause and how they should move forward. I also saw were a young lady had epilepsy but still pushed thorough that obstacle and decided to teach women self-defense. This reading and video reminded me the importance of everyone’s involvement in being pro-active in our society and believe in equality especially with women.