for questions about claims based on activism, the action of campaigning in support of change, and activists.
Questions tagged [activism]
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Did BBC ignore 50,000 people protesting against austerity?
I saw this on Facebook today:
50,000 people in London protest austerity outside the BBC.
BBC completely ignores them.
Facebook indicates that the meme was posted on June 22, 2014. The accompanying text read:
More than 50,000 anti-austerity…
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Do internet-based petitions to foreign governments have an influence?
Many organizations list international petitions as a way to influence decisions by governments. Amnesty International's German site explicitly states that such "urgent actions" are an effective way to save lives. As evidence, they state that for 35%…
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Is activist Shaun King's biological father African-American?
This one is kind of messy. There is a pretty popular activist named Shaun King who is prominent in the Black Lives Matter movement, among other things. He has claimed and continues to claim that he is biracial:
Rawstory:
Activist and blogger…
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