Social Activist Famous Names Starting with Letter T

Is a Belarusian Polish journalist and activist. He is co-founder and first President of the Union of

Is a Belarusian Polish journalist and activist. He is co-founder and first President of the Union of Poles in Belarus from 1990 to 2000, now Honorary President of the UPB and activist of the democratic opposition in Belarus.

Was an interwar Polish politician, diplomat and author of many articles and books.He was most notabl

Was an interwar Polish politician, diplomat and author of many articles and books.He was most notable for his moderate stance on the "Ukrainian problem" faced by the Polish government, which due to its nationalist policies in Poland's largely Ukrainian- and Belarusian-populated eastern territories, faced increasing tensions there. Despite, or perhaps because of, being a relative moderate in policies toward the Ukrainian population, and a supporter of peaceful cooperation, he was assassinated in 1931 by two members of the radical Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists.

Is a Polish Roman Catholic and Armenian-Catholic priest of Armenian descent, an author and activist.

Is a Polish Roman Catholic and Armenian-Catholic priest of Armenian descent, an author and activist.Isakowicz-Zaleski was an activist of the anticommunist student opposition n Kraków in the late 1970s [1], became a Solidarity chaplain in Kraków's Nowa Huta district in the 1980s, and later a avid supporter of the lustration of the Polish Church. In 2006, he was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta, one of Poland's highest Orders, subsequently in 2007, he was awarded the Order of the Smile and Polish Ombudsmans Order of Pawel Wlodkowic.

Is a Polish-Belarusian historian and activist. He was the President of the Union of Poles in Belarus

Is a Polish-Belarusian historian and activist. He was the President of the Union of Poles in Belarus from 2000 to 2005. He is a lecturer at the Hrodna University.

Polish lawyer, political activist, during the World War II soldier of Armia Krajowa (Home Army), too

Polish lawyer, political activist, during the World War II soldier of Armia Krajowa (Home Army), took part in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, immediately after the war a member of anti-communist conspiracy in Poland, since 1945 an emigration journalist and deputy chief of the Polish Section of Radio Free Europe, historian and publicist.In 1922, Tadeusz Zenczykowski became member of Zwiazek Strzelecki (Riflemen Association). He was one of leaders of Zwiazek Polskiej Mlodziezy Demokratycznej (Association of Polish Democratic Youth). Since 1938 member of Polish parliament (Sejm), of the parliamentary group of Obóz Zjednoczenia Narodowego (Camp of National Unity).

Is a Russian economical sociologist, a theoretician of perestroika, an author and co-author of sever

Is a Russian economical sociologist, a theoretician of perestroika, an author and co-author of several books in economy of the Soviet Union (specializing in agriculture) and in sociology of the countryside and a large number of research papers; she was a

Was a Polish lawyer and activist.He graduated in law at Vienna University. Adamecki was a member of

Was a Polish lawyer and activist.He graduated in law at Vienna University. Adamecki was a member of Rada Narodowa Ksiestwa Cieszynskiego (National Council of the Duchy of Cieszyn), a local Polish self-government council set to temporarily manage the area before the decision concerning the future of Cieszyn Silesia. Later he became director the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chamber of Izba Welny in Bielsko. Since 1933 to 1939 Adamecki was president of Bielsko's branch of Polish Tourist Association.

He moved to Los Angeles in 1893 and fell in love with the California flora, dedicating his life to i

He moved to Los Angeles in 1893 and fell in love with the California flora, dedicating his life to its preservation.Even in the early years of this century, native vegetation was being lost to agriculture and housing at an alarming rate. He urged the use of California native plants and lectured across the state on preserving the wild flowers and landscapes native to California.California native wildflowers and landscapes were the specialty in his nursery and seed business, which he started in 1903 when he purchased the Evans nursery in downtown Los Angeles. His nursery location moved several times before settling permanently on Los Feliz Blvd. in Atwater Village, a suburb a few miles north of downtown Los Angeles, in 1923.

A Dalit activist, Member of Parliament in 15th Lok Sabha and the current President of the Viduthalai

A Dalit activist, Member of Parliament in 15th Lok Sabha and the current President of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (Liberation Panthers Party), a Dalit political party in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. He rose to prominence in the 1990s as a Dalit leader, and entered politics in 1999. His political platform centres around ending the caste-based oppression of the Dalits, which he argues can best be achieved through reviving and reorienting Tamil nationalism. He has also expressed support for Tamil nationalist movements and groups elsewhere, including Sri Lanka.

Was a senior leader of the South African African National Congress (ANC) and a key figure in the Ant

Was a senior leader of the South African African National Congress (ANC) and a key figure in the Anti-Apartheid movement. Until his death he was the Treasurer General of the ANC and also its Member of Parliament.His initial political involvement against the Apartheid regime started in 1944 during the Alexandra bus boycott, a non-violent protest campaign. In 1950 he formally joined the ANC and played a leading role in the 1952 ANC Defiance Campaign against Unjust Laws. He was one of the main volunteers who traveled from village to village collecting demands of the African population that were incorporated into the ANC Freedom Charter; he attended the 1955 Congress of the People in Kliptown that drew up the Freedom Charter as a delegate from Alexandra.

An American activist, was the Green Party candidate for United States Senate in California in 2006.

An American activist, was the Green Party candidate for United States Senate in California in 2006. He ran with a slate of Green candidates dubbed "A million votes for peace," expressing an anti-war view and the hope of receiving one million votes in the general election (Chretien received 139,425 votes, or 1.8 percent of the vote). Chretien is a leading member of the International Socialist Organization.

Was the founder of the Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union in 1946, and later the Amul

Was the founder of the Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union in 1946, and later the Amul co-operative movement in Anand, Gujarat, India.Tribhuvadas became a follower of Mahatama Gandhi and Vallabhai Patel during the Indian independence movement, and especially the civil disobedience movements, which led to his repeated imprisonment in 1930, 1935 and 1942.[1]