activist who walked for a change
Tornado Warning: Four Roles of Social Change. Here’s a tool to learn about the four roles of social change activists: Helpers, Change Agents, Rebels, and Advocates. It’s goal is to build appreciation of the different roles, gaining empathy for all roles and different approaches to change. We've used it successfully in a number of settings -- US, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Canada -- and with groups of six people to over seventy! It's best for a middle-sized group -- around 15-25 people. In this adventure-based learning activity the challenge is fairly simple: to walk as a group from one place to another. William Lewis Moore decided to walk along Highway 11 from Chattanooga, Tenn., to Jackson, Miss., hoping to hand-deliver his letter to Gov. Ross Barnett. Moore wanted Barnett to fundamentally change Mississippi's racial hierarchy — something unthinkable for a Southern politician at the time. Uganda: “Walk to Work” Group Declared Illegal. (Nairobi) – The Ugandan government’s declaration on April 4, 2012, that an activist group that has led protests against the government is an “unlawful society” is deeply troubling, Human Rights Watch said today. The action against Activists for Change (A4C) was taken ahead of a planned demonstration on April 5. Activists for Change, a nonprofit group, was begun in April 2011 in Kampala by democracy and human rights activists from various political and civil society groups, seeking to address the deepening economic crisis and to protest escalating food and fuel costs. 90-Year-Old Activist 'Granny D' Inspires Change, Walks Across Country. I learned a few very good things during my travels with Doris Granny D Haddock. The first, which sounds hackneyed, is that one person can make a difference. It's truer than I imagined. Three Parts:Gaining Experience and EducationGetting Involved with a CauseContinuing into the FutureCommunity Q&A. Activists are people who see the need for change and devote their time to doing something about it. They are driven by passion and a vision for a better future. If you want to be an activist, seek the right education and experience. A Postman's 1963 Walk For Justice, Cut Short On An Alabama Road. Civil rights activist William Moore made several one-man marches for racial equality. In April 1963, he was killed during a march from Chattanooga, Tenn., to Jackson, Miss. Civil rights activist William Moore made several one-man marches for racial equality. There was a third thing: A few years after her long walk, after the passage of her bill, she recruited a few friends to help her register working women to vote in advance of the 2004 election. It was a grueling trek--I don't remember how many cities, but about 23,000 miles were involved, mostly in a rattletrap old van. Illustration: Kate Gibb. You say you need to make a change, but you can't—you're weak, you have zero self-control (sound of forehead being struck). Instead of beating yourself up, you can do what researchers are discovering actually works. We have the three Rs of transformation.
Doris Granny D Haddock.