definition for: #ResistanceWriter

A ResistanceWriter is a person who writes about activists, journalists, writers and anyone who is engaged in non-violent acts of resistance to abuse of power. A ResistanceWriter is also a play on words: ResistanceFighter has almost the same spelling as ResistanceWriter but in general refers to violent acts of resistance.

My username is ResistanceWriter because I write on several multimedia platforms about the subject of social resistance to the abuse of power and speaking truth to power. In certain societies, they persecute activists; imprison and torture them and, in extreme cases, murder them. What motivates people to commit acts of resistance? They must know the structures of power will want to set an example, to serve as a deterrent to others with the same idea. They place themselves in the front line of non-violent act of resistance, and will risk their own safety for a principle, freedom of speech for example) so that individuals, groups and society may benefit. Their courage demands documentation and dissemination, transforming acts of resistance into social awareness.