Word: activistic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...unarmed opposition is precariously united behind Prime Minister Etienne Tshisekedi, a human-rights activist and a bitter personal enemy of the President's. Last week each accused the other of treason as Mobutu tried to dismiss Tshisekedi, who adamantly refuses to step down. "The killings in recent weeks have only made Mobutu stronger," cautions a senior Western diplomat, who notes that the dictator's demise has often been forecast before. "He clearly calculates that the physical elimination of a few of his enemies will have a deterrent effect on the rest of the population...
With the help of the New York State Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Weinerth and New York City activist Jean Arnold set up the clearinghouse operation in January 1990. Its efforts reflect more than concerns over hurt feelings or political correctness. A stream of negative images, advocates argue, makes it harder for recovering patients to find work, obtain housing or participate fully in society. "We're not language police," concludes Arnold. "We don't expect the word crazy to disappear. But we're hoping for the day when these stereotypes are as unacceptable as racist and sexist remarks...
...renewal was barely an issue. Measured in terms of bottom-line economic success, Healy has been astounding. Cambridge was the only city in greater Boston not to go belly up in the recent recession; his economic savvy has saved most of Cambridge from financial disaster. A number of activist groups--most notably the Cambridge Citizens for Liveable Neighborhoods--have opposed Healy for what they perceive to be his selective agenda. They say that Healy is not equally accessible to all members of the community, and is especially deaf to groups defending the environment and aesthetic concerns of the city...
Former tennis champion and civil rights activist Arthur Ashe died Saturday of AIDS-related pneumonia...
McCartney's Beatles days also echo through Off the Ground, his best and brashest record since the 1973 Band on the Run. His tendency toward sentimentality is held in check by boisterous guitars and lyrics that raise an activist banner against animal abuse and social intolerance. The quirky orchestral embellishments on Golden Earth Girl and Mistress and Maid recall the Fab Four's psychedelic phase, while C'mon People, with its heartfelt appeal to "get it right this time," evokes the Utopian sweep of Golden Slumbers and Hey Jude...