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*Black lives matter aims to "eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes."-Black Lives Matter. <ref>https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/</ref> The movement was started in 2013 in response to Trayvon Martin’s murderer. | *Black lives matter aims to "eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes."-Black Lives Matter. <ref>https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/</ref> The movement was started in 2013 in response to Trayvon Martin’s murderer. | ||
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'''#MeToo''' | '''#MeToo''' | ||
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*#MeToo is a movement against sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and rape culture, in which people share publicize their experiences of sexual abuse or sexual harassment. The phrase "Me Too" was first used on social media in 2006. <ref>https://metoomvmt.org/get-to-know-us/history-inception/</ref> | *#MeToo is a movement against sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and rape culture, in which people share publicize their experiences of sexual abuse or sexual harassment. The phrase "Me Too" was first used on social media in 2006. <ref>https://metoomvmt.org/get-to-know-us/history-inception/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:47, 12 November 2022
Social movements are organized community efforts that aim to reach a certain set of goals; networks of people who share some basis of collective identity / shared values and engage in political or cultural conflicts. - Dictionary of Human Geography & Mario Daini, adapted by Michelle Xie [1]
Examples of social movements
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Idle No More |
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