​Questions to think about

 

​The Message

• What is an issue in your school, community, or the world that makes you feel deeply passionate or unsettled?

• If you could guarantee one positive change in the world during your lifetime, what would it be?

• What personal experiences, values, or family stories shape the way you view fairness and justice?

• What is a message or cause you care about so strongly that you would speak up for it even if you were the only person in the room?

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Self-Reflection​

• What does "being an activist" mean to you and do you need a title or large platform to be one?

• What unique strengths, talents, or tools do you already possess that can be used to help others?

• What obstacles, fears, or doubts might stop someone from taking a stand, and how can those be overcome?

• How do small, everyday decisions (what you share online, how you speak to others, what you support) reflect your commitment to change?

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​The Method

• Which medium (visual art, music, poetry, technology, performance, or photography) feels most natural for expressing your voice?

• Why might someone respond more emotionally to a artwork, song, or video than to a list of facts or statistics?

• How can you use visual symbols, color, tone, or word choice to make your message instantly clear to a viewer?

• How do you ensure your creative work accurately and respectfully represents the people or cause you are standing up for?

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Audience

• Who is your target audience? People in power who make rules, peers you want to inspire, or a community you want to encourage?

• How can you listen to and collaborate with people already working on this issue rather than acting completely on your own?

• What specific feeling or action do you want a person to experience right after seeing your work?

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Long Term Impact

• How do you measure success in activism? Is it passing a law, shifting an attitude, or inspiring a single classmate to care?

• How can you protect your mental health and energy so you can stay committed to a cause without burning out?

• Looking at activists from history or today, what strategy or habit can you borrow for your own journey?