I. “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” -Mahatma Gandhi. Non-Cooperation Movement was first started August 31, 1920. It was a protest used to oppose the cruelty of the British Indian Government. The “Slutty Wednesday” protest on dress codes in New York occurred on June 7th, 2012. 100 students participated in this protest the unfair dress code, leaving the students miserable during the summer. World Trade Organization had a meeting in Seattle on January 1999 to discuss the rules of trade. Most people didn’t like their decisions in this meeting, which caused serious violence. When Harvey Milk was elected for office(notdoneiknow) My definition of success is when you wish for something, and you
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The Non-cooperation movement (NCM) was the start of the Gandhian era of the liberation movement. It first was launched on the 31st of August in 1920. The Non-cooperation was a protest to the cruel rules of the British Indian government. This movement was led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Middle-class participants-students, professionals, etc.- joined the movement by leaving their schools or resigning from their jobs. In February 1922, Indian peasants gathered in Chauri Chaura to protest the unfair economic policies. Police men arrested some of the protesters; protesters then lit the local police station on fire, killing 22 police officers inside. The Indian public opinion turned the Non-Cooperation Movement violent. Gandhi called the movement off laterwards due to the violence. The British then arrested Gandhi in March and sentenced him to six years in prison for starting a …show more content…
Fourth protest: Harvey Milk. In 1969, an interaction with gays at some gay bar and police sparked the first gay rights organization in the U.S. Milk laterwards became involved with these protests, including the act of running for public office to promote equality. Milk was able to unite the gay community in San Francisco due to his charisma and civic mobilization skills. He was also able to turn homophobes onto the other side. Of course, not everyone agreed with his viewpoint about LBGT’s. The methods used in protests Harvey Milk’s office election all had different results. Most of the results were just walking in the streets with signs opposing equality and claiming that it would disrupt the balance. In between the non-violent protests, however, there were also violent protests. One protestor threw a glass bottle at a policeman. Again, as said in the previous protests, the violence is something the protestor thinks about. This protest wasn’t successful, or unsuccessful because Milk was later murdered by Dan White, an extreme
The Non-cooperation movement (NCM) was the start of the Gandhian era of the liberation movement. It first was launched on the 31st of August in 1920. The Non-cooperation was a protest to the cruel rules of the British Indian government. This movement was led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Middle-class participants-students, professionals, etc.- joined the movement by leaving their schools or resigning from their jobs. In February 1922, Indian peasants gathered in Chauri Chaura to protest the unfair economic policies. Police men arrested some of the protesters; protesters then lit the local police station on fire, killing 22 police officers inside. The Indian public opinion turned the Non-Cooperation Movement violent. Gandhi called the movement off laterwards due to the violence. The British then arrested Gandhi in March and sentenced him to six years in prison for starting a …show more content…
Fourth protest: Harvey Milk. In 1969, an interaction with gays at some gay bar and police sparked the first gay rights organization in the U.S. Milk laterwards became involved with these protests, including the act of running for public office to promote equality. Milk was able to unite the gay community in San Francisco due to his charisma and civic mobilization skills. He was also able to turn homophobes onto the other side. Of course, not everyone agreed with his viewpoint about LBGT’s. The methods used in protests Harvey Milk’s office election all had different results. Most of the results were just walking in the streets with signs opposing equality and claiming that it would disrupt the balance. In between the non-violent protests, however, there were also violent protests. One protestor threw a glass bottle at a policeman. Again, as said in the previous protests, the violence is something the protestor thinks about. This protest wasn’t successful, or unsuccessful because Milk was later murdered by Dan White, an extreme