Activists have not been passive. For decades, we have tried every tactic to shift the course of our governments. We have voted, written editorials and manifestos, donated money, held signs, protests in marches, blocked streets, shared links, signed petitions, held workshops, knitted scarves, learn to farm, turned off the television, programmed apps, engaged in direct action, committed vandalism, launched legal challenges against pipelines . and occupied the financial districts. All this has been for naught. A new approach to activism and a new kind of protest are desperately needed. . Micah White
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The author of this quote is referring to the struggles of the environmentalist movement. The quote implies that the environmentalist movement has been doing nothing but protesting and taking to the streets. Activists have not been passive, and that is what makes them so effective. They were able to do all of those things that were mentioned in the article and they were able to do it with a lot of determination and perseverance. Activists have not been passive and they have not just been sitting around taking pictures, they have been out there making a change for their environment as well as all of us who live in it.

Source: The End Of Protest: A New Playbook For Revolution

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