▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 0 0 s ▁protest ed ▁against ▁sla very ▁by ▁boy cot ting ▁goods ▁produced ▁with ▁slave ▁labor . ▁Today , ▁veget arian ism , ▁veg an ism , ▁and ▁fre eg an ism ▁are ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁consumer ▁activ ism ▁which ▁boy c ott ▁certain ▁types ▁of ▁products . ▁Other ▁examples ▁of ▁consumer ▁activ ism ▁include ▁simple ▁living , ▁a ▁minimal ist ▁l ifest yle ▁intended ▁to ▁reduce ▁material ism ▁and ▁consp ic uous ▁consumption , ▁and ▁tax ▁resistance , ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁direct ▁action ▁and ▁civil ▁dis ob ed ience ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁that ▁is ▁impos ing ▁the ▁tax , ▁to ▁government ▁policy , ▁or ▁as ▁opposition ▁to ▁tax ation ▁in ▁itself . ▁ ▁Share holder ▁activ ism ▁involves ▁share hold ers ▁using ▁an ▁equ ity ▁st ake ▁in ▁a ▁corpor ation ▁to ▁put ▁pressure ▁on ▁its ▁management . ▁The ▁goals ▁of ▁activ ist ▁share hold ers ▁range ▁from ▁financial ▁( in cre ase ▁of ▁share holder ▁value ▁through ▁changes ▁in ▁corpor ate ▁policy , ▁finan cing ▁structure , ▁cost ▁cutting , ▁etc .) ▁to ▁non - fin an cial ▁( dis in vest ment ▁from ▁particular ▁countries , ▁ad option ▁of ▁environment ally ▁friendly ▁policies , ▁etc .). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Civil ▁dis ob ed ience ▁Cons umer ▁activ ism ▁Brand ▁activ ism ▁Direct ▁dem ocracy ▁Div est ment ▁D ual ▁power ▁General ▁strike ▁Green pe ace ▁Non vi ol ence ▁Tax ▁resistance ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Environment al ism ▁Category : Bo