What makes you an activist

Remember, when it comes to activism, there certainly is power in numbers! These days, activism takes so many shapes and forms — from cooking to art to music. Have fun with it and make it interesting! Use your personal talents to create your own, unique form of activism. Never stop learning and never pass up an opportunity to share what you know.

Maybe the woman next to you on the train would be interested in one of your leaflets on factory farming. Or maybe your barber wants to put an end to GMOs, too. But you may be surprised at how many are. Conscious activism is activism by doing. Think of it as leading by example. What better way to tell the world about the animal and environmental issues you are concerned about than to become a Green Monster! That means thinking on your feet, having a plan B, and staying positive.

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We can travel upstream to effect change at critical sites through a variety of tactics. Our boat, which is strengthened or weakened by our organizational and movement factors, greatly influences our chances of success. We as individuals also impact our ability to create change.

If we have high-impact careers, donate to progressive causes, vote, and adopt other impactful lifestyle changes and individual actions, we can greatly bolster our movements. In general, successful activists prioritize a small number of the most impactful individual actions and organizational factors and use a variety of tactics aimed at several targets in order to create change. There is no perfect formula for which actions, factors, and tactics to choose; you must do the hard work of researching your local political climate and your issue area to determine how to best leverage your power.

The things that work today in your area might fail in ten years or in another region. This is why accurately measuring success goes hand-in-hand with effective campaigns—you need to be able to evaluate when your efforts are falling flat, so you can switch up your methods if need be. The closer we feel, the bigger difference we can make. Understand the world to understand what's happening at home. It's not about you. Get over feeling you have to be perfect and know everything.

A true activist is always striving to learn and understand more, as the world continues changing. Christen Brandt and Tammy Tibbetts.