- zombie character and social action -

Zombie character has found its place in social and political activism.

Some zombie fans were inspired to use film tradition as a social commentary. They started to organize zombie walks, which are primarily promoted through word of mouth. Usually they are arranged as a sort of surrealist performance art but occasionally they transform to some kind of political protest.

The earliest zombie walk on record was held on August 19, 2001 in Sacramento, California, while the largest was held on October 29, 2006 in Monroeville Mall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the setting of Romero's original Dawn of the Dead film. The walk consisted of 894 attendees who all were instructed to bring canned food for a local food drive.