“I should tell you that homosexuality in our country has been overcome once and for all but not entirely.” Venedikt Erofeev News broke on an April morning that Russian Republic of Chechnya was targeting homosexual males. 100 men were arrested, tortured, and some killed on the basis of their sexual orientation. NPR interviewed Shaun Walker, the Moscow correspondent for the Guardian. Mr. Walker describes the culture of homosexuality in Russian, stating that Russia’s government for the most part turns a blind eye on homosexuals and lesbian, however, Chechnya is a very orthodox Muslin state and challenging a deeply traditional culture would require a lot (Shaun Walker, interview, April 18, 2017). This essay will explore strategical approaches
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Similar to India’s case, the workers were the majority minority group whom fought for self-ruling with a united front. Adam Michnik, a leader in the revolution proclaimed “Our freedom begins with ourselves” (pg. 123). Solidarity, as with India, was the driving force for Poland’s social change against their authoritarian regime by occupying factories and labor striking. As with any authoritarian regime, creating social change can be difficult, such as the case in Chile and Argentina. In 1983, Chile forgoes a year of strikes and demonstrations now known as “National Protest Days” (pg.279). Mining workers band together against the government and its military by organizing and mobilizing beyond the workers by creating their grievances into issues that affected the whole country (pg.285). The mining workers were a minority work that sparked a sense of citizenship, therefore, were able to grow in numbers and be more …show more content…
The United States had seen its fair share of violence, moreover in the southern states where segregation was enforced and met with African Americans campaigning for civil rights; to have basic human rights and to be treated equally. Gandhi’s Satyagraha ideology was adopted, in addition to organizing, being patient and learning to be noncombatant when faced with their oppressors (pg. 307). They peacefully boycotted sit-ins in white owned business, therefore drew much attention and grew in numbers with African American and white individuals (pg.
Similar to India’s case, the workers were the majority minority group whom fought for self-ruling with a united front. Adam Michnik, a leader in the revolution proclaimed “Our freedom begins with ourselves” (pg. 123). Solidarity, as with India, was the driving force for Poland’s social change against their authoritarian regime by occupying factories and labor striking. As with any authoritarian regime, creating social change can be difficult, such as the case in Chile and Argentina. In 1983, Chile forgoes a year of strikes and demonstrations now known as “National Protest Days” (pg.279). Mining workers band together against the government and its military by organizing and mobilizing beyond the workers by creating their grievances into issues that affected the whole country (pg.285). The mining workers were a minority work that sparked a sense of citizenship, therefore, were able to grow in numbers and be more …show more content…
The United States had seen its fair share of violence, moreover in the southern states where segregation was enforced and met with African Americans campaigning for civil rights; to have basic human rights and to be treated equally. Gandhi’s Satyagraha ideology was adopted, in addition to organizing, being patient and learning to be noncombatant when faced with their oppressors (pg. 307). They peacefully boycotted sit-ins in white owned business, therefore drew much attention and grew in numbers with African American and white individuals (pg.