Civil disobedience is usually characterized as
peaceful and nonviolent.
dangerous and irresponsible.
Which statement would Melati and Isabel most likely agree with?
Young people are capable of making a difference.
All activists should focus on eliminating plastic bags.
Which of the following is an example of civil disobedience?
Susan B. Anthony voting before women had voting rights.
Helen Keller raising money for the blind.
Activists can be
nothing.
poor, rich, young and old.
Activists often join organizations in order to
meet people who have different goals.
work with people who have similar goals.
As a result of Melati and Isabel’s work, Bali decided to...
be plastic bag-free by 2018.
start making more plastic bags.
Melati and Isabel started Bye Bye Plastic Bags by organizing beach cleanups and a petition. When this didn’t work, they...
decided to go on a hunger strike.
filmed a video about their cause that went viral.
Receiving signatures on a petition
proves that a cause has support.
will always change the minds of people in power.
During Bali’s “trash season,”
ocean tides push trash to the shores.
people decorate their homes with garbage.