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Jun 8, 2020 · Rights are hard won and easily lost. Fortunately, the world is full of determined people ready to stand up, organise, and take collective action. Here’s nine people-powered social change movements that are sure to fill you with hope.
Jun 15, 2021 · Things got worse under the pandemic, as governments used lockdown restrictions as a pretext to restrict rights. But despite the constraints, people still protested, and often in the face of difficult odds, won breakthroughs. Here are recent examples of major protests that led to change.
Jun 11, 2022 · 1. National Women's Soccer League finally gets an equal-pay victory. After years of litigation, the National Women's Soccer League finally saw its first equal pay win as the U.S. Women's Soccer...
Jul 16, 2024 · The anti-quota protesters are demanding the 30 percent quota for children of freedom fighters be abolished. They support reserving jobs for ethnic minorities and people with disabilities. “Our ...
May 11, 2021 · Black Lives Matter activists in the U.S. helped create a global racial reckoning in 2020. Here's how eight movements for equity took shape over the past year and where they aim to go next.
Aug 31, 2022 · Social movements are behind the most powerful changes around the world. From voting rights, to political upheavals and the fight for racial equality – social movements can change mindsets, enact laws and shift policies. But only if they succeed.
Sep 28, 2023 · Climate activists have tried marching and lobbying. Now, a growing flank of movement radicals want to take more extreme action. Author Dana Fisher tells us who they are, and sociologist Matthew...
Dec 21, 2021 · The pandemic fueled new movements around vaccinations, lockdown measures and covid-19′s adverse economic effects. It mobilized the ranks of far-right movements and deepened what some experts ...
Historians say that 99 years ago, white mobs targeted an area of Tulsa known as the Greenwood District, killing between 150 and 300 Black residents, while looting and burning businesses, homes and...
Oct 4, 2023 · The world was finally coming to terms with the atrocities committed during the Second World War, while the impact of colonialism continued to ravage vast swaths of the planet. Meanwhile, the feminist movement continued to gather momentum for the long road ahead.
