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  2. Counterculture of the 1960s - Wikipedia

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    The counterculture of the 1960s was an anti-establishment cultural phenomenon and political movement that developed in the Western world during the mid-20th century. [3] It began in the early 1960s, [4] and continued through the early 1970s. [5] It is often synonymous with cultural liberalism and with the various social changes of the decade.

  3. Student activism - Wikipedia

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    The Free Speech Movement was the first US student movement that became a focus of scholarly attention into student activism. The largest student strike in American history took place in May and June 1970, in response to the Kent State shootings and the American invasion of Cambodia. Over four million students participated in this action.

  4. Black power movement - Wikipedia

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    e. The black power movement or black liberation movement was a branch or counterculture within the civil rights movement of the United States, reacting against its more moderate, mainstream, or incremental tendencies and motivated by a desire for safety and self-sufficiency that was not available inside redlined African American neighborhoods ...

  5. German Youth Movement - Wikipedia

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    The German Youth Movement ( German: Die deutsche Jugendbewegung) is a collective term for a cultural and educational movement that started in 1896. It consists of numerous associations of young people that focus on outdoor activities. The movement included German Scouting and the Wandervogel. By 1938, 8 million children had joined associations ...

  6. Feminism in India - Wikipedia

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    Feminism in India is a set of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and opportunities for women in India. It is the pursuit of women's rights within the society of India. Like their feminist counterparts all over the world, feminists in India seek gender equality: the right to work ...

  7. List of youth empowerment organizations - Wikipedia

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    Young Men's Christian Association. Young Muslim Advisory Group. Young Religious Unitarian Universalists. Young Yatri Organization. Youth Activism Project. Youth Liberation of Ann Arbor. Youth on Board. Youth Service America. World YWCA.

  8. Grassroots - Wikipedia

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    A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement. [1] Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from the local level to implement change at the local, regional, national, or international levels. Grassroots movements are associated ...

  9. Catholic youth work - Wikipedia

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    Jesus Youth is a 28-year-old catholic youth movement, which begin in India and now present many countries around the world. Mission Teams. Mission teams are groups of youth workers who spend a period of time (usually around a week) in schools or parishes running a program, normally fairly kerygmatic in nature, with a group of young people.