From what I got from the reading by wendy syfret, “how to think like an activist,” and the Netflix documentary “knock down the house,” I think activism is basically about protesting something that you believe in and what needs to be changed. This generation, especially the younger generation, likes to speak their mind, and some do it for the right reason. Activism shows people the meaning of becoming powerful in something that needs change. It gives people a view of society in a bigger picture.

I decided to watch the documentary ” knock down the house,” which involved Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez, Amy vilela, Cori Bush, and Paula Jean Swearengin. These four women were running for Congress against men while going through hardship and trying to make society understand that the men won’t actually be changing anything meaningful to happen. The activism that I see in the documentary is that they all wanted their voices to be heard. People didn’t think that they would make it far since they were going against men who had more experience than them. These four powerful women weren’t going to let them push them around. They each had a story and were fighting for their story to be heard. This documentary shows that no matter your background or knowledge or where you come from, you have the right to fight for what you believe in. in the video, where I saw activism was when amy vilela wanted to do anything in her power to win for Congress. She wanted to do for her daughter to get justice. Her daughter would have been alive if it wasn’t for the insurance system. that system didn’t allow her daughter to take a test to find out if she was sick or not. That’s when amy wanted to be in Congress to take away that system so it doesn’t take another person’s life.

To be honest, I haven’t been in any activist group. I’ve seen them on social media and during the pandemic. For instance, black life matters, the abortion system, gun laws, and many more. Those activist groups I would have loved to have been part of it. It’s something I wanted to see change for the better. This society needs to know what they need to let go. Their old tradition isn’t working, and it’s never been. Those protest shows how this society needs to wake up for real.