Opinion – Over at Mother Nature News, blogger Chris Turner has laid out why he thinks walking – you know, walking – can be looked upon as a form of activism. He sets out a few ways in which our modern world challenges the definitive form of transportation, and how choosing to...

Women’s Issues – Annie Modesitt a knitting teacher in Golden Valley, Minn. and friends have created Government Free VJJ, a program “to protest controversial bills like one that would allow employers to dictate if an employee’s insurance would cover contraception,”...

LGBT Issues – As part of a series profiling female advocates for LGBT equality and safety, GLAAD helped shed light on the impact that lawyer Alice Nkom of Cameroon has made toward LGBT rights in a country with an aggressive distrust of homosexuals. Nkom has been working as a “vocal...

Human Rights – Young women working in the sex trade have found their knights in shining armor, except these knights are more likely to be wearing trucker hats and flannel. Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) is a newly launched campaign working to educate drivers on how to protect women...

Animal Rights – Online retailer Amazon has pulled a product from its virtual shelves that it never should have sold in the first place – endangered whale meat. When the news broke, the outcry was instantaneous. The meat was sold on Amazon’s Japanese site, and was found to...

LGBT Issues – Gay rights in Uganda have faced a fresh onslaught of assaults this week. With activists left reeling at the decision to retable the controversial 2009 Anti-Homosexuality Bill, the illegal closure of an LGBT leadership training workshop in Entebbe has caused further...

Just Weird – Life begins at ejaculation — or at least it does to Democratic Senator Constance Johnson. She’s proposing an amendment that would make it illegal for a man to ejaculate anywhere else than a woman’s vagina. Or so she would have you believe. Johnson’s bill...

Animal Rights – A Chinese blogger is responsible for saving over 1,000 dogs from slaughter and human consumption, and opening up the possibility of their adoption. The blogger, who writes under the name of Peng and volunteers for the Chongqing Small Animal Protection Association, noticed...

Animal Rights – A number of celebrities have come out in support of animal rights as part of a virtual “dog march” this week. Comedian Ricky Gervais, television star Victoria Stillwell, and actress Kristin Bauer are all contributing to the World Society for the Protection of...

Human Rights – The Burmese government has taken a huge step in the right direction by releasing 651 political prisoners, including activists, ethnic leaders, journalists, bloggers, and monks. Nilar Thein, Burma’s most prominent female activist, her husband, as well as members of...

Human Rights – The U.S. State Department is pressuring Bahrain to investigate an incident involving Nabeel Rajab, a high profile Bahraini human rights activist who was attacked by national security forces at a recent march. Rajab was reportedly thrown to the ground and beaten severely on...

Social Issues – Tens of thousands of people joined rallies around the UK as a public sector strike over pensions disrupted schools, hospitals, and other services. It is the first mass strike to take place in the UK in more than 30 years. About two-thirds of state schools were closed, and...

Social Issues – The Center for Women’s Global Leadership at Rutgers University has begun their 16 days of Activism against Gender Violence Campaign. While most universities have been making headlines over their football program, Rutgers is raising awareness against gender violence...

Opinion – Here at The Daily Activist, we love to share when our favorite stars use their fame as a platform to contribute to non-profit organizations. Just check out the Celebrity Charities page for dozens of examples! However, we also believe in the power of these musicians, authors,...

An Egyptian court has sentenced two policemen to seven years in prison for killing activist Khaled Said in June 2010. Said’s death ignited protests and an Internet campaign that is credited with launching Arab Spring. “The court sentences the defendants to seven years in jail for...

“Right Here, All Over Occupy Wall Street,” a new documentary about the Occupy Wall Street Movement, gives an inside view of what is really going on in Lower Manhattan. Watch the seven-minute tour into the lives of the occupiers and make your own decision. Directed by Alex...

Spurred by the NYPD pepper spray incident and the arrest of 80 activists last week, over 1,000  Occupy Wall Street protestors marched to police headquarters on Friday,  with chants of “End the war!” and “Tax the rich!”. The two-week demonstration dubbed “Occupy Wall...