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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...
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.
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.
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 ...
May 26, 2021 · Among social media users, nearly seven-in-ten Gen Zers (69%) say they felt anxious about the future the most recent time they saw content about addressing climate change. A smaller majority (59%) of Millennial social media users report feeling this way the last time they saw climate change content; fewer than half of Gen X (46%) and Baby Boomer ...
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...
Feb 5, 2024 · Climate change is going to bring social change. Will it drive ever-faster efforts to stave off the worst – or trigger social upheavals making it harder for us to respond?
