Word: movements
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...1960s brought unprecedented, positive change to this nation. The Civil Rights Movement legitimized concerns of millions of people to whom the Constitution and the Bill of Rights had become a sad joke. The anti-war movement contributed to the downfall of a President whose foreign policy could not be supported by the electorate...
...recent innovations of the divestment movement have included the creation of the Endowment for Divestiture--an ingenious alternative to the Senior Class Gift--which holds contributions in escrow until the University divests. In addition, a recent proposal spearheaded by Noah M. Berger '89, a member of the Southern African Solidarity Committee, seeks to take legislative action to limit Harvard's access to tax-free state bonds as long as it maintains its current investment policy...
...activists trust their elders, they work along side them, as student support for the Harvard Radcliffe Alumni/ac Against Apartheid attests. Student activists working in coalition with adults is an indication of the strength of moral purpose that motivates those advocating divestment, not a sign of weakness in the campus movement...
Citystep is also successful in breaking down the stereotypes that males may have about dancing, she says. "Dancing is cool and expressing yourself through movement is cool and that comes through to the boys as much as the girls," says Roth. "It's extremely successful in getting guys to loosen...
Because the Panamanian movement against Noriega has widespread support from people of all economic classes and the present military regime is wearing down, Eisenman said, however, that the conditions are ripe for political change...