Activism Definitions
Taking direct action to achieve political or
social change
What is activism?
A name for a short play
What is forum theatre?
Reducing and stabilizing the levels of heat-trapping
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and adapting to the climate change already in the pipeline
What is responding to climate change?
President Lincoln signed this into law and was the stepping stone for ending slavery
What is Emancipation Proclamation?
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam
What is a Asian American
Uses the power and privilege they have to
challenge the status quo, often risking
their physical and social well being in the
process
What is an accomplice?
Directed the film 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed'
Who is Paulo Freire?
Held the 2021 talk on climate change and
science fiction
Who is John Nielsen-Gammon?
The supreme court ruled that segregation in public schools deemed unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education
People of this community experience racism, discrimination, violence, and etc.
What are issues faced by the Asian-American Communities?
An act of self-interest, only to look good
What is slacktivism?
An form of theatre that take initiatives to elected officials
What is legislative theatre?
A group based in the US that uses humor to criticize corporations
What is the Yes Men?
A period where African American culture, particularly in the creative arts, and the most influential movement in African American literary history
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Cultural expectations placed on Asian Americans
What is a model minority?
a public, non-violent and conscientious breach of law undertaken with the aim of bringing about a change in laws or government policies
What is civil disobedience?
A play in a public space, but which looks like reality
What is invisible theatre?
Performed the 2018 poem titled 'Earthrise'
Who is Amanda Gorman?
An iconic protest song that captures the turmoil of 1963 over the murder of Medgar Evers
What is Mississippi Goddam?
Relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II
What are internment camps?
A famous quote that states “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”
What is the 'Letter From Birmingham City Jail'?
Dramatizing situation in tableaux
What is image theatre?
Mayor Nardella tackles an activist, who is holding the paint canister during an announcement he is presenting to the city of Florence, Italy.
What is the March 17, 2023 Incident?
The 'Man of letters' and civil rights leader
Who is James Weldon?
Over 10,000 to 20,000 Chinese workers help build a transportation system in the United States
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?