| ACTIVISM | Using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change (8) |
| ACTIVIST | A person who works to bring about political or social change, often by campaigning in public (8) |
| CRUSADER | Vigorous campaigner for political or social change (8) |
| BACKLASH | A sudden and adverse reaction to a political or social development (8) |
| LIBERALS | Those who believe in social change (8) |
| SWINGING | ___ Sixties, description of a lively decade of social change (8) |
| REFORMER | Advocate of social change (8) |
| INACTION | Detriment to social change, perhaps |
| METOOERA | Period of social change named for a hashtag |
| DOCTRINE | A creed or body of teachings of a religious, political or philosophical group presented for acceptance or belief (8) |
| OBSERVER | A person officially posted to monitor political or military events (8) |
| ASSASSIN | One murders for political or monetary reasons (8) |
| SABOTEUR | One who destroys another's property for political or military advantage (8) |
| INTERNEE | Person confined for political or military reasons (8) |
| APOSTATE | One who renounces a political or religious belief (8) |
| MINISTER | Political or religious official (8) |
| ROADSHOW | Touring political or promotional campaign (8) |
| PLATFORM | From "ground plan" , 'flat shape", a raised level, surface of planks etc, such as a stage for speakers, a place for mounting guns, the floor of a bus or a pavement for rail passengers; or, a basis of |
| PROGRESSIONIST | Advocate of political or social advance |
| UNREST | Political or social agitation (6) |
