How do we do activism? was an informative workshop exploring some challenging questions regarding our role as activists and how we go about performing those roles. We defined what it means to be an activist, how one goes about being one, what are the steps that an activist group must take to get something done (and how important it is to take the appropriate steps in order to achieve that goal), when does one group’s agenda begin expanding to become more inclusive of other agendas without losing sight of its initial goals, when does that moment when you decide or define yourself as an activist happen and how would you describe it? Esmeralda opened with a quote by Alice Walker “activism is my rent for living on this planet.” Activism is our social duty and it effects different people from around the world. And yet it is exhausting to be incessantly active. When a law passes and you win one battle, then several others are left to be addressed. It is not enough for your work to translate into law (though that is an important step in protecting people when their rights are infringed upon), it must transcend paperwork and change the mind of others. Only then do you and can you really succeed. That is why I am not as interested in working with groups as I am in helping individuals; I think some of the most powerful changes exist in the personal exchange.