Actionist

/ak-shuh-nist/

a pormanteau combining 'action' and 'activist'. An advocate of direct action.

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Advocacy

/ad-vuh-kuh-see/

the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal which aims to influence decisions within political, economic, and social institutions.

 

Artivist 

/ar-tuh-viste/

a pormanteau combinig 'artist' and 'activist'. An Artivist is a professional artist who utilizes their practice to directly impact socio-political and cultural progress for the betterment of self and society.

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Artivism

/ar-tuh-vis-um/

a portmanteau combining the words ‘art’ and ‘activism’. Artivism is artwork that maintains aesthetic techniques while directly addressing specific social, political, cultural and/or economic ideologies. Artivism effects and affects shifts in governing policies and social practices by promoting, uplifting, and implementing tactics and tools for justice and peace.

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Eco-friendly

/ee-koh - frend-lee/

not harmful to the environment.

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Equality

/ih-kwol-i-tee/

the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

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Oshun

/o shoon/

Goddess/Diety in the Yoruba Religion of divinity, femininity, fertility, beauty and love. She is connected to destiny and divination. She represents sweet water and streams. Yellow or golden yellows is her color. Offerings for Oshun include honey.

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Prison Abolition

/priz-uhn ab-uh-lish-uhn/

reconstructing the entire incarceration system and replacing it with a rehabilitative system rooted in Restorative Justice as opposed to punishment.

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