RTI ACTIVISTS CAN NOT HOLD POSITIONS IN GOVERNMENT
The moment you use the word Activist, the meaning has changed. Under the
circmustances, no activitst will be hold any office , othan that of political
office. Activism c an be described as intentional action or inaction to bring
about social or political change. This action is in support of, or opposition
to, one side of an often controversial argument. The word "activism" is often
used synonymously with protest or dissent, but activism can stem from any
number of political orientations and take a wide range of forms, from writing
letters to newspapers or politicians, political campaigning, economic activism
, rallies and street marches, strikes, etc. In some cases, activism has nothing
to do with protest or confrontation: for instance, some religious, feminist or
vegetarian/vegan activists try to persuade people to change their behavior
directly, rather than persuade governments to change laws.
I believe, the RTI Activitists can be classified as Transformational Activists
. This way the people may be transfored in the inside as well on the outside in
order to create any meaningful change in bring the trasparency and
accountabliity as envisged by the Act. the world.
One example of transformational activism is peacekeeping which, as defined by
the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create
conditions for sustainable peace." Another example is encouraging choices to
live in racially diverse communities. Such communities may literally
"transform" communities by opening the minds of residents to new ideas, new
cultures, new historical perspectives, and a broader view of life that
ultimately can benefit social relations.
Another example of transformational activism is transformational economics.
This is the idea that you can change the way resources flow in a society by
doing inner work. People examine their emotional reactions to what their needs
are. This may allow them to see that things they felt they needed are not
really needed. This then alters the flow of goods in a society because of the
underlying change in needs.
Tranformational activism is about looking for the common values underneath, and
then working from there so that both parties are able to get what they want. In
the process one or both parties may find their inner landscape and paradigms
changing.
Transformational open-sourced activism is the idea that you can tap into the
power of mass collaboration and collective creativity in a way that transforms
the people involved are change agents .
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