The Institute's "Roots and Shoots" program is aimed at getting young people interested in environmental activism and leadership.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

It represents nonprofit and for-profit organizations working toward goals of social change and environmental activism.

VOA: special.2011.06.03

Its aim is to increase public understanding of great apes through research, education,and activism.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

Rosa Parks received two of the nation's highest honors for her civil rights activism.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

But what she will be remembered for most is her activism that grew out of the struggles of her mentally retarded sister,Rosemary, who died four years ago.

VOA: special.2009.08.15

Her art also expresses her interest in environmental activism.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

But Benjamin Hooks placed more importance on legal activism.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

The pinnacle of Hooks' activism came in 1977, when he began his 15-year tenure as director of the NAACP.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

McKibben says he's encouraged by the growth of grassroots activism around the globe, especially among young people.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

At 16,she enrolled at the University of California,Berkeley, then a hotbed of social and political activism.

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But Hooks put more emphasis on legal activism than Dr.King, who spoke as often about changing white people's hearts as he did about changing the laws.

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But Havens says that for those three muddy days at Woodstock, politics and activism took a back seat to peace, love and cheerfully dealing with the rain and mud.

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just to make it more difficult for them to operate. Shaaf also says that the government has been using whatever laws it can to shut down organizations dedicated to civic activism.

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