Activism to me is to take the opportunity to act on the changes that you want to see take place in your own community and in the world today. If no one acts, then nothing gets done, and therefore things stay the same and it proves the theory that activism and action have to start with one person and then can have a ripple effect that involves many people. Standing up for your beliefs, signing a petition, going to a rally, walking for cancer awareness, attending a conference, voting, volunteering, are all ways to be an activist. It doesn't have to be something major, it can be the little things we do each day that show that we are striving to make our communities and our world a better place to live in for ourselves and for future generations. Hilary Clinton is a women's activist that has been an example to all of us as someone who fights for women's rights and all human rights. She leads by example and shows us that women can be powerful and in control of their lives and be successful as a wife, mother, politician, and activist. Before this class I thought of the 60's as the era of activism and reform and thought of it in an extreme way, I now feel as though it's the little things we do each day and the small acts of activism that can make our communities and our world a better, safer, more peaceful, more equal place to be.