By "social
activism" most people
mean demonstrating, protesting, or otherwise attempting to influence
immediate events in society, and still under capitalism. These attempts
to reform capitalism have a very long history: as long as capitalism
itself. We call these actions "reformism".
Organizations
which claim to want
socialism, and which also promote reforms, ignore socialism and spend
their time working for reforms.
The Companion
Parties of
Socialism, in the World Socialist Movement, are socialist parties. They
promote socialism because that is all a socialist party can promote.
If you find a
"socialist" party
promoting "social activism," you'll have found a non-socialist party.