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Global justice movement. Activists protest policies of the World Bank in Washington, DC. The global justice movement is a network of globalized social movements demanding global justice by opposing what is often known as the “ corporate globalization ” and promoting equal distribution of economic resources.
- Black Lives Matter. With the killing of George Floyd by a US police officer in May 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement is an important one to support right now.
- Schools Strike for Climate. One girl with a protest sign outside Sweden’s parliament every Friday inspired a worldwide movement in less than one year.
- Indigenous land rights movement. The struggle for Indigenous land rights spanned decades. In 1963, the Yolngu people from Yirrkala in Arnhem Land presented parliament with the Yirrkala bark petitions, protesting to have their land and their rights returned.
- Girls’ rights to education. Malala Youfaszai grew up in the Swat Valley in Pakistan at a time when the Taliban had banned girls from attending school.
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- Australia. Australia had some of the largest protests outside the U.S. after George Floyd’s murder. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in cities across the country during June.
- Brazil. News of George Floyd’s murder reached a Brazil already deep in crisis over racial justice following the 2018 election of President Jair Bolsonaro.
- France. In July 2016, 24-year-old Adama Traoré was out walking, looking forward to celebrating his birthday later in the evening, when police apprehended him.
- India. The Black Lives Matter movement prompted a reckoning in India over colorism, discrimination against those with darker skin tones, which has deep roots in India’s caste system and colonial history.
Sep 27, 2018 · A salient aspect of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries consists of the various struggles for social justice, understood as claims for certain civil rights demanded by certain social movements, for example, suffrage for women, the emancipation of slaves, and a bit later, workers’ rights to organize, demand better pay/benefits, seek improved working conditions, and eliminate child labor.
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- Global: Black Lives Matter. The police murder of George Floyd in May 2020 resonated around the world, forcing people to the streets to demand real change to respect Black lives and Black rights.
- Chile: A Radical Constitution in Prospect. A few days ago, people in Chile overwhelmingly voted for progressive, young, and feminist candidates in the assembly to write Chile’s new constitution.
- Argentina: Abortion Legalized. A mammoth fight for rights came to fruition in Argentina in December when abortion was legalized. A generation of young women made this their defining struggle, and alongside political advocacy, mass demonstrations showed the popularity of support for change, with people clad in the movement’s signature green colors.
- India: Farmers Fight Back. India’s authoritarian government is rarely willing to listen. But it did not predict the backlash from small farmers when it unilaterally imposed major changes on farm laws stretching back decades.
Shaping a fairer world: Global efforts to enhance social justice. 27 February 2024 - Over 4 billion people worldwide lack access to basic social protection, leaving them vulnerable to economic ...
Jul 9, 2020 · Black Lives Matter: From social media post to global movement. 9 July 2020. By Aleem Maqbool,BBC News. 'I feel like Black Lives Matter has become a trend'. A slogan chanted by tens of thousands ...
