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The Activist (2014 Film)
''The Activist'' may refer to: * ''The Activist'' (1969 film), an American drama film * ''The Activist'' (2014 film), a French-American thriller film with Michael Spears * ''The Activist'', an online and print publication of the Young Democratic Socialists of America See also * Activism * The Activity The United States Army Intelligence Support Activity (USAISA), frequently shortened to Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), also known at various times as Joint Reconnaissance Evaluation Group (JREG), Mission Support Activity (MSA), Office of Mi ... * '' Theodore Boone: The Activist'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Activist (1969 Film)
''The Activist'' is a 1969 American drama film directed by Art Napoleon and written by Art Napoleon and Jo Napoleon. It depicts the conflicts of a college student who, after appearing on television news decrying the Vietnam War, is torn between engaging in further anti-war protests and settling for conventional happiness with his new girlfriend. The film stars Michael Smith, who had been an actual member of the Oakland Seven, an anti-war group involved in the planning of the 1967 Stop the Draft Week. Co-star Lesley Taplin also alternated between community activism and acting at the time of production. Also starring in the film are Tom Maier and Brian Murphy. Also, the parents of filmmaker Michael Ritchie, Benbow Ritchie and Patricia Ritchie, briefly appear as a suburban couple upset by the lead character when he appears in their neighborhood. The film received an X rating due to a graphic (for the time) love scene between Smith and Taplin. It was released on December 10, 1969, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Activist (2014 Film)
''The Activist'' may refer to: * ''The Activist'' (1969 film), an American drama film * ''The Activist'' (2014 film), a French-American thriller film with Michael Spears * ''The Activist'', an online and print publication of the Young Democratic Socialists of America See also * Activism * The Activity The United States Army Intelligence Support Activity (USAISA), frequently shortened to Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), also known at various times as Joint Reconnaissance Evaluation Group (JREG), Mission Support Activity (MSA), Office of Mi ... * '' Theodore Boone: The Activist'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Spears
Michael Spears (born December 28, 1977) is an American actor. He is a member of the Kul Wicasa Oyate Lakota people, Lakota (often called "Sioux") Lower Brulé Tribe of South Dakota. Early life Michael Spears was born in Chamberlain, South Dakota on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation, Lower Brulé Lakota Sioux Reservation to Native American parents and lived there until he was in fifth grade. After that, his family moved to Pierre, South Dakota. Later, his family moved to Aberdeen, South Dakota where he grew up and graduated Simmons Middle School then Aberdeen Central High School (Aberdeen, South Dakota), Central High School, graduating in 1995. A member of the Sicangu Sioux people, Lakota nation from the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, he has six siblings. A younger brother, Eddie Spears, Eddie, is also an actor, with both movie and TV credits. Career Film/television Spears' debut role as the child character Otter, in the Academy-Award-winning 1990 film ''Dances with Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Democratic Socialists Of America
The Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) is the youth section of the Democratic Socialists of America. The organization was known as Young Democratic Socialists (YDS) until 2017. History Formerly known as the Democratic Socialists of America Youth Section, the organization played a significant role in the 1980s in the movements against apartheid in South Africa and United States intervention in Central America. It helped introduce many student activists to trade union struggles, with many of the organization's alums going on to become labor organizers and union staff members. In the late 1990s, YDS chapters, most notably the ones at Ithaca College and Arizona State University, became heavily involved in the national movement against the prison-industrial complex. Chapters tried to force colleges to cancel their contracts with food service provider Sodexho Marriott because its parent company Sodexho Alliance owned stock in Corrections Corporation of America, a for-pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Activism
Activism (or Advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in Social change, social, Political campaign, political, economic or Natural environment, environmental reform with the desire to make Social change, changes in society toward a perceived greater good. Forms of activism range from Mandate (politics), mandate building in a community (including writing letters to newspapers), petitioning elected officials, running or contributing to a political campaign, preferential patronage (or boycott) of businesses, and demonstrative forms of activism like Demonstration (protest), rallies, Demonstration (people), street marches, strikes, sit-ins, or hunger strikes. Activism may be performed on a day-to-day basis in a wide variety of ways, including through the creation of art (artivism), computer hacking (hacktivism), or simply in how one chooses to spend their money (economic activism). For example, the refusal to buy clothes or other merchandise from a comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Activity
The United States Army Intelligence Support Activity (USAISA), frequently shortened to Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), also known at various times as Joint Reconnaissance Evaluation Group (JREG), Mission Support Activity (MSA), Office of Military Support (OMS), Field Operations Group (FOG), Studies and Analysis Activity (SAA), Tactical Concept Activity, Tactical Support Team, and Tactical Coordination Detachment, and also nicknamed The Activity and the Army of Northern Virginia, is a United States Army Special Operations unit which serves as the intelligence gathering component of Joint Special Operations Command. Within JSOC, the unit is often referred to as Task Force Orange. Originally subordinated to the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), it is one of the least known intelligence components of the United States military, tasked with clandestine HUMINT operations and collecting actionable intelligence during or prior to JSOC missions. The Activity an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
