The Power of Protest
In a study conducted at Turlock High School, out of fifty students who were asked what came to mind when they thought of protesting, 64% had negative perspectives and understandings of the action. The responses of this 64% ranged from descriptions of riots and violence to passionate statements in relation to the act’s ineffectiveness and inability to cause any form of change. Recently, protesting has developed an overall pessimistic connotation and been viewed as a powerless effort by , drawing away from the reality of its influence and impact. In truth, civil disobedience through the act of protesting plays a pivotal role in bringing about transformational and worldwide change for people of different genders, ethnicities, …show more content…
The most significant demonstration took place on October 9, 1989, where over 70,000 people met in Leipzig, carrying lit candles. Slowly, the crowd began walking around the city, past the Stasi headquarters, chanting "no violence" and "we are the people". In the weeks following, well over 420,000 protesters joined in the protests surfacing throughout East Germany. Exactly one month after the Prayers for Peace demonstration, the Berlin wall came down and East and West Germany came together as one. Christian Führer, a Protestant Pastor and one of the leading organizers and figures of the 1989 Monday Demonstrations, suggests …show more content…
The Feminist Movement refers to a historic campaign that has continued to be prevalent up into the modern day. The movement has consisted of a variety of social and political protests, advocating and achieving the establishment of the political, personal, economic, and social equality of the sexes. This excerpt from The Reader’s Companion to U.S. Women’s History illustrates the legal progression of the movement’s effects perfectly, stating:
Women’s Health organizing efforts added control of one’s body to the issues that feminists prioritized. Guerilla theater, zap-action protests, demonstrations at the Miss America pageant, And disruption of bridal parties were among the early forms of conveying the message and politics of radical feminism. Speak out on rape and testimony on forced pregnancy enabled women to give public voice and political context to those experiences that been treated as only individual. These actions lead to demands for changes in law and law-enforcement. (Mankiller
In a study conducted at Turlock High School, out of fifty students who were asked what came to mind when they thought of protesting, 64% had negative perspectives and understandings of the action. The responses of this 64% ranged from descriptions of riots and violence to passionate statements in relation to the act’s ineffectiveness and inability to cause any form of change. Recently, protesting has developed an overall pessimistic connotation and been viewed as a powerless effort by , drawing away from the reality of its influence and impact. In truth, civil disobedience through the act of protesting plays a pivotal role in bringing about transformational and worldwide change for people of different genders, ethnicities, …show more content…
The most significant demonstration took place on October 9, 1989, where over 70,000 people met in Leipzig, carrying lit candles. Slowly, the crowd began walking around the city, past the Stasi headquarters, chanting "no violence" and "we are the people". In the weeks following, well over 420,000 protesters joined in the protests surfacing throughout East Germany. Exactly one month after the Prayers for Peace demonstration, the Berlin wall came down and East and West Germany came together as one. Christian Führer, a Protestant Pastor and one of the leading organizers and figures of the 1989 Monday Demonstrations, suggests …show more content…
The Feminist Movement refers to a historic campaign that has continued to be prevalent up into the modern day. The movement has consisted of a variety of social and political protests, advocating and achieving the establishment of the political, personal, economic, and social equality of the sexes. This excerpt from The Reader’s Companion to U.S. Women’s History illustrates the legal progression of the movement’s effects perfectly, stating:
Women’s Health organizing efforts added control of one’s body to the issues that feminists prioritized. Guerilla theater, zap-action protests, demonstrations at the Miss America pageant, And disruption of bridal parties were among the early forms of conveying the message and politics of radical feminism. Speak out on rape and testimony on forced pregnancy enabled women to give public voice and political context to those experiences that been treated as only individual. These actions lead to demands for changes in law and law-enforcement. (Mankiller