#social-movements

#social-movements

A manif is used to show strength by numbers and better translates as a protest or a demo - either a street march or more direct action such as drivers staging rolling roadblocks.

"There is no obvious way to cross the road. This place was built for cars, and if you're not a car, you're stuck in a tube station now."

"I've got so used to it that I actually feel more comfortable here than at home. Everything revolves around the blockade. It's like a job, especially before major protests."

The election of Donald Trump catalyzed a shift in tech worker activism, transforming individual efforts into larger movements focused on company practices concerning politics, environment, and employee treatment.

The aftermath of Trump's election in 2016 sparked a surge in political activism among previously disengaged individuals, leading to significant social movements like the Women's March.

Maurice Mitchell notes, 'Elections can be brutal. At least as structured in the United States—really, there are far better, more representative ways to make collective voting decisions!' This highlights the need for reforms in election processes to improve representation and reduce the binary nature of current electoral systems, which often simplifies complex social issues into two opposing choices that fail to capture the diversity of public opinion.