Activism by type

collective action (e.g. march) by people who are supporting or protesting against a cause of concern

active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power

thumb|Demonstration against the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during the Rio+20 conference in Brazil, June 2012 thumb|Demonstration in front of the MPR/DPR/DPD building in [[Jakarta during the 2019 Indonesian protests and riots]]

Government relations (also known as government affairs or legislative affairs), is a form of advocacy that legally attempts to influence and/or understand policy decisions made by legislators, members of regulatory agencies in the executive branch, or in some cases judges. Lobbying, a major and most well known component of government relations on the other hand, consists of "directly advocating for or against particular legislation or regulations."

Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, government, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, demoralization, destabilization, division, disruption, or destruction. One who engages in sabotage is a saboteur. Saboteurs typically try to conceal their identities because of the consequences of their actions and to avoid invoking legal and organizational requirements for addressing sabotage.

thumb|Mahatma Gandhi leading the famous 1930 [[Salt March, a notable example of satyagraha.]]

thumb|The end of the 100-hour-long edit-a-thon (recognized by the Guinness World Records) that took place in [[Warsaw in September 2023]] thumb|An editathon for university students in Germany An edit-a-thon (sometimes written editathon) is an event where some editors of online communities such as Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap (also known as a "mapathon"), and LocalWiki edit and improve a specific topic or type of content. The events typically include basic editing training for new editors and may be combined with a more general social meetup. The word is a portmanteau of "edit" and "marathon". An e

action intended to reveal an existing problem, highlight an alternative, or demonstrate a possible solution to a social issue

thumbnail|upright=1.2|Anarchist hacker village at a Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE) conference, 2018 Hacktivism (or hactivism; a portmanteau of hack and activism) is the use of computer-based techniques such as hacking as a form of civil disobedience to promote a political agenda or social change. A form of Internet activism with roots in hacker culture and hacker ethics, its ends are often related to free speech, human rights, or freedom of information movements.

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deliberate placement of non-combatants in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets

Advocacy is the set of activities by individuals or groups intended to influence decisions within political, economic, and social institutions. It encompasses tactics ranging from grassroots organizing and media campaigns to lobbying, strategic litigation, and coalition-building, and aims to change laws, budgets, institutional practices, and public opinion. Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes, including media campaigns, public speaking, commissioning and publishing research. Lobbying (often by lobby groups) is a form of advocacy where a direct approach

use of electronic communication technologies for various forms of activism

200px|thumb|The like button used on Facebook, a popular slacktivist tool

attempt to influence the decision making process within a specific group

controversial judicial practice, particularly in the United States

Social grouping formed around a shared interest or goal

thumb|right|upright=1.4|Someone smashing a cream pie in a young woman’s face. thumb|240x240px|A man getting hit with a thrown pie Pieing or a pie attack is the act of throwing a pie at a person. In Britain, a pie in the context of throwing is traditionally referred to as a custard pie. An aluminium pie pan or paper plate filled with whipped cream or more typically, shaving cream can substitute for a real pie, however, bakery pies such as chocolate cream pie, banana cream pie, coconut cream pie, or lemon meringue pie are also used, especially when one desires a more messy and humiliating effect

process where a community works together based on a common problem

social resistance strategy in which small, independent groups (covert cells), including individuals (solo cells), challenge an established institution such as a law, economic system, social order or government

legislative or penal initiatives that seek to stop individuals from concealing their faces

shareholder that uses an equity stake in a corporation to influence management

thumb|alt=An old-timey man with a long moustache is wearing a suit and tophat and standing on top of a soapbox. Behind him, there is a caravan with adverts describing his snake oil.|An actor portrays a snake oil salesman at a theme park

form of protest

300px|thumb|upright=1.3|Czech politicians Jiří Paroubek (left) and Karel Březina were attacked with eggs at a rally for the 2009 European parliament election in the Czech Republic Egging is the act of throwing eggs at people or property. The eggs are usually raw, but can be hard-boiled or rotten.

a form of activism using media for social or political movements

Youth engagement in community organizing for social change

style and theory of reporting that aims to treat stories about war and conflict with balance in contrast to war journalism

genre of journalism

type of diplomatic action undertaken by citizens, rather than government officials

A form of nonviolent online protest

thumb|Piqueteros at a protest rally, September 2005

thumb|Carrotmob in Finland in 2008 Carrotmob is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California. It uses buycotts (a form of consumer activism where a community buys a lot of goods from one company in a small time period) to reward a business's commitment to making socially responsible changes to the business. Carrotmob also refers to a global movement of community organizers who use the Carrotmob tactic of consumer activism as a way to help change businesses in their communities. In a Carrotmob buycott, businesses compete to be the most socially responsible business, and then a ne

occupying trees as a political protest

thumb|Donations of spare change in various currencies at Heathrow Airport Micro-donation or microphilanthropy is a form of charitable donation that is small in the donated amount. In the past, micro-donations have been used most effectively by companies collecting spare change at registers and checkouts. Recently, this form of philanthropy has become more popular with the advent of online and mobile donating.

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behaviour of intentionally inflicting harm by strictly following the orders of a superior

performative style of political activism, derived from mainstream cheerleading

term coined to describe disruptive and horizontal use of media by hackers, artists and activists to challenge the status quo

short literary work that is written to convince somebody of an idea or belief, usually religious or political

type of activism in economy