I would say that activism is about changing society for the better by causing political, social, economic, or environmental reform through the activities of individuals or groups of individuals. In the reading it mentions, “Clearly, activism has always relied on the voices, visions, and energy of individuals to inspire and drive social change. We have seen that many of the movements that shaped the world we live in today were begun by people acting alone. Often hardly old enough to vote, they prepared to take a stand for what they believed in”. (Pg11). The stand that people take can either be small or big. In this case, an example of big-scale activism would be the Black Lives Matter or Me too, or Arab Spring. These were issues people thought to make a change, that people took a stand for what they believed. A lot of these cases of activism organized peaceful protests. If the protest was violent things would turn out really bad. There are many forms of activism like environmental activism, citizen activism, internet activism, student activism, economic activism, and many more. “One of the unique qualities young people can bring to activism is an ability to be heard. Fresh voices have a distinct ability to break through discourse, and spin and entrended agendas. They can reach the heart of issues and make people engage with old conversations in new ways”(pg18). All is what it is when it comes to activism.

The film I watch is called Girl connected. It’s a film that looks at five exemplary teenage girls from emerging world countries that become inspired by their challenges to help throw off misogynistic social pressures and stereotypes. As I watched the film the girls in the film would describe poverty, privation, and hunger. The use of condoms and responsibility for protected sex is discussed in this film. In Bangladesh, girls travel to villages to help spread awareness among girls themselves that they don’t have to marry early, even if their parents force it. It was suggested that girls as young as 12 are forced to marry in countries where families are too poor to take care of their children.

Some ways I have engaged in activism when I was spreading awareness to others about an issue in today’s society. To hope people can learn more and for those who have known Ideas to let them be aware of what is going on and that we must take action. I engaged in activism when I went marching in the streets with friends and just a group of people that I didn’t know but together we marched on the day when people marched for Black Lives Matter. When the word of Black Lives Matter, there was a lot of evidence on the internet like on all social media platforms like twitter, facebook, Instagram, and many other platforms showed how black people were being handled by police, there was something about it that was just not right.