Word: movement
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...appeal signed by the official Free German Youth movement and representatives of the democratic opposition voiced fears about "the very existence of our country" in the wake of the massive westward stream of visitors...
...questions which the conference will explore are stated as follows in our brochure: "What is the nature of the connection between Israel and South Africa and why should it be of concern to Americans? Why is it important for the anti-apartheid movement and the peace movement to address this issue? What are its implications for an effective sanctions program, for the control of nuclear proliferation and for prospects for a just peace in the Middle East...
...time to stand up for these rights which seem to be slipping away before our very eyes. Defenders of choice should make every effort to attend the march this weekend. But the pro-choice movement need not start or end with the march on Washington. Massachusetts promises to be an important battleground for the abortion issue, and students should join marches at the state House as well as at the Capitol. In addition, there is a petition circulating in Harvard Square and in many of the houses that calls for abortion to be protected as a clear constitutional right...
...conservation-minded singers like Woody Guthrie, Oliver, 41, and Waldeck, 32, have been spreading their message on the concert trail for more than a decade -- all through the Reagan years, when environmentalism was on the defensive and Interior Secretary James Watt seemed to be trying to stamp out the movement single- handed...
Museveni has been building his own kind of democracy. Local affairs are run by "resistance councils." Last February voters were permitted to cast ballots for added seats to the National Resistance Council, Uganda's renamed parliament. But Museveni's National Resistance Movement is the only legal political organization, and the unelected President last week had the N.R.C. extend his term of office five years...