activist
Let an agent describe activists and activism neutrally, attributing positions to the activists, distinguishing lawful activism from violent extremism, and giving general information on rights to protest.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Person Which activist.
Identity
Name and cause.
Identity
Identity.
- Which activist is meant, and what cause do they campaign for? provenance
- Which sources describe them? provenance
Methods
Tactics.
Methods
Methods.
- What methods do they use, such as advocacy or protest? provenance
- Are they lawful? boundary
Rights Protest law.
Protest
Rights.
Protest
Right to protest.
- What are the rights and rules for protest here, in general terms? provenance
- Which organisations give legal observer support? provenance
Defenders
Human rights defenders.
Defenders
Human rights defenders.
- Is an activist at risk, and which protection mechanisms exist? boundary
- Which organisations can help? provenance
Neutrality Balanced description.
Attribution
Positions.
Attribution
Attribution.
- Are the activist positions attributed rather than endorsed? boundary
- Are opposing views represented fairly? boundary
Labels
Extremism.
Labels
Labels.
- Is an extremist label supported by reliable sources? boundary
- Who applied the label? provenance
Limits Agent conduct.
Violence
No facilitation.
Violence
Violence limits.
- Does the request involve planning violence or serious harm? boundary
- How should the agent decline? action
Join
Getting involved.
Join
Getting involved.
- Which lawful organisations work on this cause? provenance
- How can someone volunteer? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- LGBTQ+ activist, right-wing extremist, left-wing extremist, health enthusiast, free software activist, regionalist, urban activist, cycling activist, Reichsbürger, men's rights activist, Occidentalist, antispecist
What it is Filled
A person who campaigns for social, political, economic or environmental change, through advocacy, protest, organising, lobbying or direct action, across causes and ideologies.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe activists and activism neutrally, attributing positions to the activists, distinguishing lawful activism from violent extremism, and giving general information on rights to protest.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Seeks change
- Many methods
- All causes and ideologies
- Protected by rights to assembly and expression
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Label activists as extremists or criminals without evidence.
- Help plan violent or unlawful action.
- Track, profile or expose activists' identities, addresses or associates.
- Fabricate statements and attribute them to activists.
Only with a human decision
- Sharing information about activists with authorities or employers.
May
- Describe causes and movements from reliable sources, representing different views fairly.
- Report on activists' public statements and actions accurately.
Moral aspects Filled
- Activists are often surveilled, smeared or attacked for lawful campaigning.
- Freedom of expression and assembly protects them as it does everyone.
Who is affected
- Activists
- The communities they work for
- The public
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: an activist answers for their own actions.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q215627 - registry parent class
related
- person - category
- activism and social movement - activity
- freedom of assembly - rights
- violent extremist - distinct
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.activist
- Wikidata: Q15253558 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15253558)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Activist denotes a social role with no defining physical quantities that distinguish its members from other people.
Recognition required Filled
- Causes and campaigns
- Organisations and movements
- Violent extremism is not the same as activism
- People at rallies, meetings, online campaigns and advocacy events.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe an activist and their cause from sources
- explain rights to protest in general terms
- find organisations working on a cause
- distinguish activism from violent extremism
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Labelling activists as extremists without basis
- Taking sides on causes
- Helping plan unlawful or violent action
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Freedom of expression and assembly law
- Public order law
- UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
Context of use required Filled
- Civic participation and social change.
- human rights activists
- environmental activists
- LGBTQ+ activists
- labour activists
- digital and free software activists
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q15253558: activist - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Activist - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should activism by cause be separate entries?
- How should alias lists be curated?
- How should human rights defenders be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q15253558/spec.json