Active support
An active supporter supports a movement on an ongoing basis, is present at the events of the movement, convinces those around of the aims of the movement and acts independently in their environment in order to advance the defended cause (according to Erica Chenoweth). - Paul and Mark Engler in This is an Uprising
“Active popular support” includes behaviours such as:
Showing Up: for rallies, marches, phonebanking, doorknocking, teach-ins, etc.; Voting With The Movement: the movement’s cause (e.g., abortion, climate change, immigration) is the deciding factor in the active supporter’s vote; Persuading Others: at school, at family reunions, on social media, at work; Acting Independently Within Their Sphere Of Influence: lawyers taking on pro bono cases, preachers using their pulpit, entertainers writing songs, teachers using their classrooms, union members using meetings of their local to advance the cause.
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