After reading and watching the film I define activism to be an individual or a group of people who fight and promote for what they believe in while trying to create change whether it is socially, politically, economically, or environmentally. Activism promotes reform for the greater good and the benefit of people throughout society as a whole. The documentary I watched named “Knock Down The House” is about four female candidates that enter the 2018 race for Congress. The film focuses on four powerful women who aim to not only create change but pave a way for future generations of women to, if not follow their lead, also create positive change throughout the world that can benefit everybody. One specific female candidate the documentary focused on was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who is an American politician and activist. Throughout the documentary, AOC is shown throughout her fight to win the 2018 race for Congress, the film focuses on not only who she is as a person but what she stands for, fights for, and wants to create change for. The activism I see throughout the film from AOC is her fight for Medicare for all, public safety, and more elevation in public schools and more advanced public education. A way I have engaged in activism is by protesting with other people my age throughout Manhattan for the Black Lives Matter protests, another way I have engaged in activism specifically around gender justice when a woman was being harassed outside of a bar because of the way she was dressed by another woman. Instead of also talking down to the woman who was “provocatively” dressed I stood up for her and expressed how women shouldn’t bash other women let alone judge them based on the fact of what they wear outside. Lastly, another way I have engaged in activism is by sticking up for a girl while I was waiting to go into my class, some random boys were joking and trying to clown her over the fact that she was a tomboy and dressed more like a boy then a girl. This really rubbed me the wrong way because I rarely ever dress like a “girl” as I love to shop in the men’s/boys section and wear baggy clothes and Jordan’s. I proceeded to use my voice and speak up for her because I feel as though she felt outnumbered and couldn’t speak up for herself. Some ways I feel as though I can engage in activism around gender justice is by joining and being a part of groups that support standing up for gender justice and being a part of protests that fight for men or women.