Activist Wisdom
Encyclopedia
Activist Wisdom: Practical knowledge and Creative Tension in Social Movements is a book by Sarah Maddison
and Sean Scalmer. UNSW Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0-86840-686-2
Peace marches, protest
demonstrations and campaigns have often been part of the Australian social and political landscape. This book includes interviews with some of Australia's best-known activists and provides a bigger picture that analyses successes and failures, communication of ideas, and political impacts.
Sarah Maddison
Sarah Maddison is an Australian author and Australian Research Council Future Fellow in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science at University of New South Wales....
and Sean Scalmer. UNSW Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0-86840-686-2
Peace marches, protest
Protest
A protest is an expression of objection, by words or by actions, to particular events, policies or situations. Protests can take many different forms, from individual statements to mass demonstrations...
demonstrations and campaigns have often been part of the Australian social and political landscape. This book includes interviews with some of Australia's best-known activists and provides a bigger picture that analyses successes and failures, communication of ideas, and political impacts.
See also
- ActivismActivismActivism consists of intentional efforts to bring about social, political, economic, or environmental change. Activism can take a wide range of forms from writing letters to newspapers or politicians, political campaigning, economic activism such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing...
- Silencing Dissent: How the Australian Government Is Controlling Public Opinion and Stifling Debate