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WHAT’S ACTIVISM ANYWAY? |
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Students |
Nonstudents |
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Giving spare change to the homeless |
34% |
30% |
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Taking “Ending Poverty 101” instead of “Intro to I-Banking” |
49% |
46% |
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Thrifting |
52% |
49% |
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Being a vegetarian |
57% |
46% |
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Buying organic |
63% |
59% |
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Taking public transit |
70% |
68% |
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Recycling |
78% |
75% |
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Boycotting Wal-Mart |
85% |
83% |
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Buying fair trade/non-sweatshop labor |
85% |
83% |
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ARE STUDENTS MORE OR LESS ENGAGED NOW THAN IN THE 60’S? |
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Students |
Nonstudents |
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More |
14% |
16% |
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Less |
86% |
84% |
WHERE’S THE FUTURE OF ACTIVISM?
Source: 2008 Mother Jones Student Activism Survey; 1,353 total respondents (678 students, 675 nonstudents)
MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR STUDENTS
MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR NONSTUDENTS
Former Students
Ever been arrested for a cause?
Where is student activism more important?
What’s more important?
What’s the lamest form of activism?
What do you wish you’d spent more time on?
Current Students
Ever been arrested for a cause?
Where is student activism most important?
What’s more important?
What’s the lamest form of activism?
2D Charts by Jeff Berlin