Category: Social Movement

#BlackLivesMatter, #BLM Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter Network (#BlackLivesMatter, #BLM)


Started by community organizers Alicia Garza, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, and Opal Tometi in response to the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin, Black Lives Matter is a chapter-based, member-led project whose mission is to build local power and to intervene when violence is inflicted on Black communities. The project is now a global network of more than 40 chapters with no formal hierarchy. Garza, Khan-Cullors and Tometi tell the story of the founding of Black Lives Matter in the video "How a […]
March for Our Lives
March for Our Lives


March for Our Lives (#MarchForOurLives, #NeverAgain) was a student-led demonstration in support of tighter gun control that took place on March 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C., with over 800 corresponding events across the United States and around the world. Since then, organizers have continued to advocate for tighter regulations to prevent gun violence. The March 2018 event followed the February 14, 2018, shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Student organizers from Never Again MSD (#NeverAgain), an organization founded by a group of students from the school in […]
Me Too Movement
Me Too Movement


The Me Too movement (#MeToo) was founded in 2006 by social activist and community organizer Tarana Burke as part of a grassroots campaign to promote "empowerment through empathy" among women who have experienced sexual abuse, particularly young women of color from low wealth communities. In October 2017, actress Alyssa Milano encouraged using the hashtag #MeToo on social media to help reveal the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace. After millions of people started using the hashtag, the conversation was thrust into the national dialogue. The movement […]
#SayHerName Say Her Name
Say Her Name (#SayHerName)


After criticism from women within and outside of the Black Lives Matter movement that the movement has favored Black men's experiences, the African American Policy Forum launched the #SayHerName campaign in February 2015 to raise awareness for Black female victims of police brutality and anti-Black violence in the United States and to bring their names into the Black Lives Matter protest. #SayHerName highlights gender-specific ways in which Black women are disproportionately affected by fatal acts of racial injustice and documents stories of Black women who have been killed by police. […]
Tea Party Movement
Tea Party Movement


The Tea Party movement is unlike many other social movements in that it does not have a defined founder or founding date. Most Tea Partiers agree that a rant by CNBS Business News editor Rick Santelli, broadcast in 2009 as a criticism of Obama’s policy implementations after the economic crash of 2008, was the spark of the modern Tea Party movement. Sarah Palin is a popular voice within the movement, but she is not the founder. The Tea Party movement is a right-leaning, conservative, populist, libertarian political movement. The modern […]
The Seneca Project
The Seneca Project


The Seneca Project is a bipartisan, single-candidate Super PAC endorsing Kamala Harris. It was founded by Tara Setmayer and Michelle Kinney. Its goal is to mobilize female voters to elect Harris as president of the United States in the 2024 general election. The primary objectives of the Seneca Project include protecting women's rights, access to healthcare, and upholding democracy.
#TimesUp Time’s Up Movement
Time's Up Movement (#TimesUp)


The Time's Up movement was founded on January 1, 2018, by more than 300 Hollywood celebrities, with the goal of connecting those who experience sexual misconduct in the workplace or in trying to advance their careers with legal and public relations assistance. The group’s focus is getting legislation on gender parity issues passed and increasing opportunities, particularly for women in low-wage industries and women of color. As of June 2018, Time's Up had raised $21 million for its legal defense fund and gathered over 200 volunteer lawyers. To find speeches […]
#WomensMarch, #PowerToThePolls Women’s March on Washington
Women's March on Washington (#WomensMarch, #PowerToThePolls)


The Women's March on Washington was a worldwide protest held on January 21, 2017 – the day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump – to advocate for women's rights and other civil rights issues, including police brutality, reproductive rights, workers' rights, racial equality, immigration reform and LGBTQ rights. The protest drew between 500,000 and 1 million participants at the main event in Washington, D.C., as well as between 3.25 and 5.25 million participants in at least 408 other marches across the United States, making it the largest single-day protest […]