Social movements

Social movements · Activism · Communication activism

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Social movements · Activism · Communication activism

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Social movements · Activism · Communication activism

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Social movements · Activism · Communication activism

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Social movements · Activism · Communication activism

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Social movements · Activism · Communication activism

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Social movements · Activism · Community organizing

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Social movements · Activism · Community organizing

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Social movements · Activism · Community organizing

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Social movements · Activism · Community organizing

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Social movements · Activism · Community organizing

Tactical engagement with local school boards: attendance, public comment, candidate recruitment, parent coalition formation, FOIA requests, curriculum review challenges.

Social movements · Activism · Defense of whistleblowers and journalists

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Social movements · Activism · Defense of whistleblowers and journalists

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Social movements · Activism · Digital activism

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Social movements · Activism · Digital activism

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Social movements · Activism · Digital activism

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Social movements · Activism · Digital activism

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Social movements · Activism · Direct action

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Social movements · Activism · Direct action

Strategic non-compliance with unjust laws while accepting consequences. Sit-ins, lunch counters, freedom rides, mass refusal, work slowdowns. Theory: Thoreau (1849), Gandhi, MLK, Rawls, Sharp (198 Methods).

Social movements · Activism · Direct action

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Social movements · Activism · Direct action

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Social movements · Activism · Direct action

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Social movements · Activism · Direct action

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Social movements · Activism · Direct action

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Social movements · Activism · Documentation activism

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Social movements · Activism · Documentation activism

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Social movements · Activism · Documentation activism

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Social movements · Activism · Documentation activism

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Social movements · Activism · Documentation activism

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Social movements · Activism · Economic activism

Coordinated economic non-participation as protest tactic. Key elements: clear targets, measurable goals, coalition building, communication strategy, exit conditions, impact tracking. Historical examples: Montgomery Bus Boycott, Delano grape boycott, BDS movement.

Social movements · Activism · Economic activism

Inverse of boycott: coordinated economic support for aligned businesses or producers. 'Buy American,' 'Support local,' 'Patriot business' campaigns.

Social movements · Activism · Economic activism

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Social movements · Activism · Economic activism

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Social movements · Activism · Economic activism

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Social movements · Activism · Economic activism

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Social movements · Activism · Government accountability action

Movement for full congressional audit of Federal Reserve System operations, balance sheet, gold reserves. HR 24 'Federal Reserve Transparency Act' (Massie, Paul, multiple sessions) is the namesake legislation. Partial audit (one-time) was conducted 2010 under Dodd-Frank.

Social movements · Activism · Government accountability action

Movement for full DoD audit. DoD has never passed a full audit (first attempt 2018, FY2024 was 7th consecutive failure). $824B+ FY2025 budget. ~30% of agency components achieve clean opinion; remainder cannot.

Social movements · Activism · Legal activism

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Social movements · Activism · Legal activism

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation: defamation/IIED suits filed to silence critics. Anti-SLAPP statutes (35 US states + DC) provide early dismissal + attorney fees for prevailing defendants.

Social movements · Activism · Legal activism

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Social movements · Activism · Legal activism

Procedural device aggregating similarly-situated plaintiffs. Federal Rule 23. Notable in consumer protection, civil rights, mass tort, securities. Originally enabled in 1966 amendments. Modern restrictions via Concepcion (2011), Wal-Mart v Dukes (2011).

Social movements · Activism · Legal activism

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Social movements · Activism · Legal activism

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Social movements · Activism · Legislative engagement

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Social movements · Activism · Legislative engagement

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Social movements · Activism · Legislative engagement

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Social movements · Activism · Legislative engagement

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Social movements · Activism · Oversight activism

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Social movements · Activism · Oversight activism

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Social movements · Activism · Oversight activism

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Social movements · Activism · Oversight activism

Strategic citizen engagement with grand jury process: pushing for empanelment, presentment power activation, runaway grand jury doctrine. Distinct from prosecutor-led grand jury.

Social movements · Activism · Oversight activism

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Social movements · Activism · Petition campaigns

Process to remove elected officials before term end. Available in 19 US states + DC. Requires signature threshold (varies, often 10-25% of last election turnout). Steps: form committee, file paperwork, signature campaign, verification, special election.

Social movements · Activism · Petition campaigns

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Social movements · Activism · Political activism

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Social movements · Activism · Political activism

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Social movements · Activism · Political activism

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Social movements · Activism · State-level resistance

State refusal to enforce federal laws deemed unconstitutional. 10th Amendment foundation. Historical: Kentucky/Virginia Resolutions (Jefferson/Madison 1798). Modern: REAL ID resistance, marijuana legalization (de facto nullification of federal law), Second Amendment sanctuary states. Constitutionally contested doctrine.

Social movements · Activism · State-level resistance

State legislative protection from federal law enforcement: 2nd Amendment sanctuaries (gun rights), immigration sanctuary cities, marijuana de facto sanctuary. Distinct constitutional questions per category.

Social movements · Activism · Transparency campaigns

Movements pressuring release of classified records: JFK Files (multiple deadlines, partial 2025), 9/11 docs, Epstein files, MKUltra-era records. Mechanisms: FOIA, congressional subpoena, executive order, presidential declassification authority.

Social movements · Activism · Transparency campaigns

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Social movements · Movements

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Social movements · Movements

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Social movements · Movements

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Social movements · Movements

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Social movements · Movements

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Social movements · Movements

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Social movements · Movements

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Social movements · Movements

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Social movements · Movements

Movement modeled on colonial-era minutemen militia. Modern variants: border-watch volunteers (Minuteman Project, founded 2004 Jim Gilchrist + Chris Simcox), neighborhood-watch armed groups, militia formations under state militia codes. Distinct from unregulated paramilitary; legal frameworks vary by state.

Social movements · Movements

Movements advocating presidential pardons for specific defendants viewed as politically prosecuted. 2024-2025 prominent advocacy: Jan 6 defendants (Trump pardons issued), various drug war defendants (bipartisan), Snowden/Assange (cross-partisan).

Social movements · Movements

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Social movements · Movements

Movement/phenomenon is Accepted (existed, had impact). Specific 'Q drop' predictions and interpretations are heavily Contested. Identity of Q contested — forensic linguistics studies suggest Paul Furber, Jim Watkins + Ron Watkins.

Social movements · Movements

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Social movements · Movements

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Social movements · Movements

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Social movements · Movements

Movement for legal limits on consecutive years/terms in elected office. US states: 15 have legislative term limits, all 36 states with gubernatorial limits. Federal: 22nd Amendment (presidential, ratified 1951). Congressional term limits movement: US Term Limits v Thornton (1995) blocked state-imposed congressional limits as unconstitutional; federal constitutional amendment movement ongoing.

Social movements

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