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.

Notable social activists

• Cotton Mather
• 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

See also

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

市民活動

Community organizing | Community building