Change Agents Unit Vocabulary Flashcards

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a person who advocates for social or political change

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activist

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a form of protest in which a group of employees stops working until their employer agrees to their demands

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strike

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a moral or legal claim to have something or to act in a certain way

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right

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an organized event at which people gather to express strong objection or disapproval of something

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protest

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an often organized effort to avoid doing or buying something as an act of protest

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boycott

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a written request signed by a large number of people that asks an authority to do something

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petition

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the refusal to obey certain laws or pay taxes or fines as a form of nonviolent protest

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civil disobedience

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a belief, goal or organization that people support and work for

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cause

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loyally continuing to do something despite delays or difficulties

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perseverance

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a person or group of people who protest outside of a workplace or venue where the workers are on strike and try to keep others from entering

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picket