But when Mr. Ruiz sent the police to break up the peaceful demonstrations, other activists joined in and the situation quickly spiraled out of control.
Far-flung political activists now join together on sites like dailykos.com, and inject themselves into matters that used to be settled behind closed doors.
And sharing those fears, activists in Long Island City have joined the Silvercup suit.
Many activists joined efforts to reform local government, public education, medicine, finance, insurance, industry, railroads, churches, and many other areas.
Eventually however the activists removed the barricades and joined a larger, peaceful protest.
As more and more activists joined the protesters, violence erupted once again in the square.
The victory of the Bolsheviks damaged anarchist movements internationally as workers and activists joined Communist parties.
In both Semarang and Ambon city Ambonese political activists joined the party.
Around the world, ecological activists will join publicity-hungry celebrities and tie-in-conscious corporations to whoop it up for the salvation of the planet.
Scholars and African-American civic activists joined to publicize the importance of the site and lobby for its preservation.