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 (from Greek ἦθος meaning custom) is the branch of axiology, one of the four major branches of philosophy, which attempts to understand the nature of morality; to distinguish that which is right from that which is wrong. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... The logo of the Great Ape Project, which is campaigning for a Declaration on Great Apes. ... In politics and other non-technical contexts, nature or (the) (natural) environment often refers to that part of the natural world that people deem important or valuable, for any reason — economic, aesthetic, philosophical, hedonistic, sentimental, etc. ...

Notable social activists

• Gautama Buddha
• Muhammad
• Zack de la Rocha
• Thomas Paine
• Sojourner Truth
• John Brown (abolitionist)
• Frederick Douglass
• Susan B. Anthony
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Jane Addams
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Rosa Parks
• Mao Tse Tung
• Gandhi
• Elie Wiesel
• Ayn Rand
• Nelson Mandela
• César Chávez
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• Rigoberta Menchú Tum
• Dalai Lama
• Russell Means
• Patsy Mink
• Maya Angelou
• Rachel Carson
• Mother Teresa
• Catherine Doherty
• Harry Browne

Standing Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE, Musée Guimet. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... de la Rocha, circa 1996. ... Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 – June 8, 1809), intellectual, scholar, revolutionary, deist and idealist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... John Browns Oath Engraving from daguerreotype by Augustus Washington, ca. ... Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. ... Susan Brownell Anthony, aged 28 Susan Brownell Anthony (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was a prominent, independent and well-educated American civil rights leader, who, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, led the effort to secure womens suffrage 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, philosopher and reformer. ... Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African American seamstress and civil rights activist whom the U.S. Congress dubbed the Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement. Parks is famous for her refusal on December 1, 1955 to obey bus driver James Blake... Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893—September 9, 1976) was the chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1935 until his death. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to world attention. ... Elie Wiesel Eliezer Wiesel (commonly known as Elie) (born September 30, 1928) is a world-renowned American novelist, philosopher, humanitarian, political activist, and Holocaust survivor. ... It has been suggested that The Ayn Rand Collective be merged into this article or section. ... Mandela redirects here. ... César Estrada Chávez or Cesar Estrada Chavez (March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) founded the National Farm Workers Association that later became the United Farm Workers. ... Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese: ; IPA pronunciation: ; born June 19, 1945 in Yangon (Rangoon), is a nonviolent pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar (Burma). ... 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 for the most part on... The 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935) The 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso (1876-1933) In Tibetan Buddhism, the successive Dalai Lamas (Tibetan: ཏ་ཱལའི་བླ་མ་ taa-la’i bla-ma; Simplified Chinese: 达赖喇嘛; Traditional Chinese: 達賴喇嘛; pinyin: Dálài LÇŽmā) form a tulku lineage of Gelugpa leaders which trace... 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. ... Maya Angelou Maya Angelou (born April 4, 1928) is a famous American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. ... Carsons Government Photo (1940s) Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-born zoologist and marine biologist whose landmark book, Silent Spring, is often credited with having launched the global environmental movement. ... Mother Teresa of Calcutta, OM (August 27, 1910 — September 5, 1997) was an Albanian Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in India. ... Catherine Doherty, 1970 Catherine Doherty (1896–1985) was a social activist and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate. ... Harry Browne Harry Browne (17 June 1933 – 1 March 2006) was an American libertarian writer, politician, and free-market investment analyst. ...

See also

Activism Tom Morello Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ...

External links

• UC San Diego list of social activists
• STIR! Young activists fighting for an end to poverty and injustice Community Education Initiative of World Vision Australia