to become activists for possible ecological changes
Does "to become activists for possible ecological changes to their immediate environment" in the provided context mean:

1. to become activists against (negative) ecological changes happening to their immediate environment

or

2. to become activists to make (positive) ecological changes (revival actions) to their immediate environment

Context:
AIR is an artwork that gently compels its participants to become activists for possible ecological changes to their immediate environment.

Question

to become activists for possible ecological changes
Does "to become activists for possible ecological changes to their immediate environment" in the provided context mean:

1. to become activists against (negative) ecological changes happening to their immediate environment

or

2. to become activists to make (positive) ecological changes (revival actions) to their immediate environment

Context:
AIR is an artwork that gently compels its participants to become activists for possible ecological changes to their immediate environment.

Answer

"to become activists for possible ecological changes to their immediate environment"

This sentence would generally be understood to be positive. The key word is the preposition 'for', which is generally understood to be positive and in opposition to 'against', which is negative. The word 'possible' makes the sentence more ambiguous, however. If you wanted the sentence to be neutral, you could say  "to become activists with regards to possible ecological changes to their immediate environment".

Hope this helps.
Walter

Answer

Hi,
To me it reads as a positive change however it is a bit ambiguous. Not sure if that helps. :)

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