activism
noun
ac·tiv·ism
ˈak-ti-ˌvi-zəm 
: a doctrine or practice that emphasizes direct vigorous action especially in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue
political activism
environmental activism
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Ken Squire is the founder and president of 13D Monitor, an institutional research service on shareholder activism, and the founder and portfolio manager of the 13D Activist Fund, a mutual fund that invests in a portfolio of activist 13D investments.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 12 July 2025
Greg Mingo, a graduate of P.E.I. who received clemency from then Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2021, after forty years of incarceration, has spent the time since his release engaged in activism on behalf of the incarcerated and the recently released.
—Brooke Allen, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
The association also highlighted a video in which Canary Mission encouraged people to report those engaging in pro-Palestinian activism and threaten their job prospects.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 9 July 2025
When the Wedbush Securities tech analyst lobbied Tesla’s board to erect guardrails against Elon Musk spending too much time on his political activism, the CEO’s response was immediate and dismissive.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 July 2025
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 12 July 2025
Greg Mingo, a graduate of P.E.I. who received clemency from then Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2021, after forty years of incarceration, has spent the time since his release engaged in activism on behalf of the incarcerated and the recently released.
—Brooke Allen, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
The association also highlighted a video in which Canary Mission encouraged people to report those engaging in pro-Palestinian activism and threaten their job prospects.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 9 July 2025
When the Wedbush Securities tech analyst lobbied Tesla’s board to erect guardrails against Elon Musk spending too much time on his political activism, the CEO’s response was immediate and dismissive.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 July 2025
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“Activism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/activism. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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