Liberation movement explained
A liberation movement is an organization or political movement leading a rebellion, or a non-violent social movement, against a colonial power or national government, often seeking independence based on a nationalist identity and an anti-imperialist outlook.[1] [2]
Notable liberation movements
- Gay liberation, a movement that urged lesbians and gay men to engage in direct action, and to be proud of their sexuality.
- Goa liberation movement, a movement which fought to end Portuguese colonial rule in Goa, India.
- Russian Liberation Movement, a movement within the Soviet Union that sought to create an anti-communist armed force during World War II.
- Women's liberation movement, a movement of women who proposed that economic, psychological, and social freedom were necessary for women to be equal.
- Men's liberation movement, a social movement critical of the restraints which society imposes on men.
- Prison abolition movement, which seeks to reduce and eliminate incarceration through practices like transformative justice and decarceration.
- Animal liberation movement, a movement to stop killing animals for human needs.
- Free software movement, a movement to liberate users ability to run, study, modify and redistribute software source code.
- Free-culture movement, a movement promoting free and open access to distribute and modify content and culture.
See also
Notes and References
- Book: The Women's Liberation Movement and the Politics of Class in Britain . George Stevenson . 2019 . 9781350066601 . Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Book: National Liberation Movements as Government in Africa . Redie Bereketeab . 2017 . 9781351588836 . Taylor & Francis.
