Social activists are people who act as the conscience and voice of many individuals within a society. They address and challenge their nation on ethical and moral, human rights, animal rights, and environmental issues, to name a few. Ethics is a general term for what is often described as the science (study) of morality. In philosophy, ethical behavior is that which is good or right. ... Morality is a complex system of general principles and particular judgments based on cultural, religious, and philosophical concepts and beliefs, by which an individual determines whether his or her actions are right or wrong. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Animal rights, or animal liberation, is the movement to protect non-human animals from being exploited by humans. ... Environment - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Notable social activists

• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Gandhi
• Nelson Mandela
• Elie Wiesel
• Cesar Chavez
• Ronald Takaki
• Paul Hewson
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• Rigoberta Menchú Tum
• Dalai Lama
• Amartya Sen
• Rosa Parks
• Russell Means
• Patsy Mink
• Marian Wright Edelman
• Mao Tse Tung
• Maya Angelou
• Rachel Carson
• Mother Teresa
• Catherine Doherty
• Abraham Lincoln
• Frederick Douglass
• Susan B. Anthony
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Jane Addams
• Edward Norton

Martin Luther King Jr. ... Gandhi is the family name of a number of prominent 20th century Indian politicians and leaders. ... Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, (born 18 July 1918), before becoming President of South Africa, was one of its chief anti-apartheid activists, and was also an anti-apartheid saboteur. ... Elie Wiesel Eliezer Wiesel (born September 30, 1928) is a Holocaust survivor, a world-renowned author, and a political activist. ... sar Ch vez C sar Estrada Ch vez (March 31, 1927 - April 23, 1993) founded the National Farm Workers Association that later became the United Farm Workers. ... Other people called Bono are available at Bono (disambiguation). ... Aung San Suu Kyi Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (ေအာင္ဆန္းဆုဳကည္) born June 19, 1945 in democracy activist in Myanmar. ... Rigoberta Menchú Tum (born in Chimel, Guatemala, January 9, 1959) was the recipient of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize, given in recognition of her work for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples. Her prize is based in part on her 1987... The 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935) The 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso (1876-1933) In Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lamas are a sequence of leaders, since 1391, from the Gelug school. ... Amartya Sen Amartya Kumar Sen (अमर्त्‍य कुमार सेन) (born November 3, 1933) is an Indian ( Bengali) economist best known for his work on famine, human development theory, welfare economics, and the underlying mechanisms of poverty. ... Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. ... Russell Means (born November 10, 1939) is one of contemporary Americas best-known and prolific activists for the rights of American Indians. ... Patsy T. Mink was the first non-white woman to serve in Congress. ... Marian Wright Edelman (born June 6, 1939) is the president and founder of the Childrens Defense Fund. ... Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893—September 9, 1976) was the chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1935 until his death. ... Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Johnson, April 4, 1928) is considered one of the most eminent authors and poets, and has long been one of the strongest voices for civil rights activism in America. ... Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was a zoologist and biologist whose landmark book, Silent Spring is often credited with having launched the global environmental movement, and undoubtedly had an immense effect in the United States, where it brought about a reversal in national pesticide policy. ... Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu Mother Teresa of Calcutta (August 27, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an internationally renowned and controversial Catholic nun and founder of the Missionaries of Charity whose work among the poor of Calcutta was widely reported. ... Catherine Doherty, 1970 Catherine Doherty was a social activist and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th (1861–1865) President of the United States, and the first president from the Republican Party. ... Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. ... Susan Brownell Anthony, aged 28 Susan Brownell Anthony Susan Brownell Anthony, (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American civil rights leader who, along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, led the effort to grant women the right to vote in the United States. ... Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter Harriot. ... Jane Addams Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) was an American social worker, sociologist and reformer. ... Ed Norton was a character in The Honeymooners Edward James Norton Jr. ...

See also

Activism Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ...

External links

• UC San Diego list of social activists (http://collegeten.ucsc.edu/activists.shtml)