Active support
Active support means supporting a movement on an ongoing basis. This includes being present at events of the movement, convincing those around of the aims of the movement and acting independently in one's environment to advance the cause (according to Erica Chenoweth). - Paul and Mark Engler in This is an Uprising
“Active popular support” includes behaviours such as [1] :
1. Showing Up: for rallies, marches, phonebanking, doorknocking, teach-ins, etc.
2. Voting With The Movement: the cause (e.g., abortion, climate change, immigration) is the deciding factor in the active supporter’s vote
3. Persuading Others: at school, at family gatherings, on social media, at work etc.
4. Acting Independently Within Their Place Of Influence: lawyers taking on pro bono cases, teachers using their classrooms, union members using meetings of their local
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