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Political Movements

Political Movements. Refugees Vietnam war Women’s Liberation Grab some pictures Voting rights Palestine/Israel Work Choices Occupy Wall Street Healthcare reform Aboriginal Land Rights Environmental Movement. Political Movements. Oxford Dictionary:

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Political Movements

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  1. Political Movements • Refugees • Vietnam war • Women’s Liberation Grab some pictures • Voting rights • Palestine/Israel • Work Choices • Occupy Wall Street • Healthcare reform • Aboriginal Land Rights • Environmental Movement

  2. Political Movements Oxford Dictionary: A group of people working together to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas: the labour movement A campaign undertaken by a political, social, or artistic movement: a movement to declare war on poverty A change or development: the movement towards greater sexual equalitymovements in the underlying financial markets

  3. Political Movements • Marxism is a small movement here in Australia and in most societies • Organisation called Socialist Alternative (really more to the left than Socialism) • Key issue for them is inequality in wealth distribution • Capitalism is the reason for the inequality • Currently focussing on protesting against the budget • http://www.sa.org.au/ • http://redflag.org.au/content/about-0

  4. Political Movements • Task: • Groups of 3 or 4 • Create placards for a protest for/against something you believe in, no matter how small it is. • Write a mission statement (your aim and how you attend to achieve it) • Explain your political movement to another person in the class • What is the central issue? • Why is it important to you? • What can/is/will be done to achieve your aim? • How can the other person get involved?

  5. Political movements • RESOURCES • http://www.sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=7863:the-point-of-protesting&Itemid=400 • http://www.sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=7449:why-capitalism-is-the-cause-of-inequality&Itemid=400 • http://redflag.org.au/article/riotous-behaviour-australian-history

  6. Political Movements • Charcteristics: • Tend to focus on one political issue • Participants do not have to be members • Rely on mass support • Focus on raising public awareness • Create public debate • Emerge quickly, when an issue arises • Die quickly, once issue is resolved • Next lesson we will be looking at the Refugee Movement

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