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  2. Social movement impact theory - Wikipedia

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    Mirowsky, John, and Catherine E. Ross. "Protest group success: The impact of group characteristics, social control, and context." Sociological Focus 14.3: 177-192. 1981. Moore, Kelly. "Political protest and institutional change: The anti-Vietnam War movement and American science." How social movements matter 10: 97. 1999; Meyer, David S.

  3. Dragon Ladies: Asian American Feminists Breathe Fire

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    As a by product, many poor neighborhoods suffered that included Asian Americans, Latinos, and African American populations, the latter group being most affected of all. Though the Asian feminism continued, the setback caused Asian women to focused their attention on surviving day-to-day from poverty and hate crimes. 1990s - Revival

  4. Grand Review of the Armies - Wikipedia

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    The Grand Review of the Armies was a military procession and celebration in the national capital city of Washington, D.C., on May 23–24, 1865, following the Union victory in the American Civil War (1861–1865). [1] Elements of the Union Army in the United States Army paraded through the streets of the capital to receive accolades from the ...

  5. Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era - Wikipedia

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    Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era ( DAWN) is a transnational feminist network of scholars, researchers and activists from the global South. DAWN works under the gender, ecology and economic justice (GEEJ) framework, which highlights the linkages between these three advocacy areas. The network offers a forum for feminist advocacy ...

  6. Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier - Wikipedia

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    Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier was a boxing fight between world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and world light-heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier, which was one of the fights named the "Fight of the Century". [2] The bout took place in the United States on Saturday, July 2, 1921, at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey.

  7. Predatory conference - Wikipedia

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    Overview. Jeffrey Beall coined the term "predatory meetings" as analogous to "predatory publications" and explains that the business model involves "conferences organized by revenue-seeking companies that want to exploit researchers' need to build their vitas with conference presentations and papers in the published proceedings or affiliated journals," these affiliated journals being predatory ...

  8. Identity and language learning - Wikipedia

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    The authors in this comprehensive collection examine the ways in which identities are negotiated in diverse multilingual settings. They analyze the discourses of education, autobiography, politics, and youth culture, demonstrating the ways in which languages may be sites of resistance, empowerment, or discrimination. Toohey, K. (2000).

  9. Squatting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Other groups working for housing justice include Picture the Homeless (New York City), MORE (Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment – St. Louis), Right 2 Survive (Portland, Oregon), Organizing for Occupation (New York City), PUSH (People United for Sustainable Housing – Buffalo, New York), ONE DC (Washington DC), LIFFT (Low ...