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Feminism
== Feminism is the belief in social, economic, and political equality of all sexes. The term was originating in the West, feminism is manifested worldwide and is represented by various institutions committed to activity on thebehalf of women’s rights and interests. This belief has to be the most insightful approach on gender equality and favoring women over men. Providing terminology for everything that empowers and supports women not just for equality. ==

Women in feminism
== Last year women took a major strive in girl power by celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. The amendment reads as the following, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” The 19th amendment granted women the right to vote, which was a major step in women feminism. Being good for many woman, but not in favor of colored women since they we not officially considered citizens at this timeframe. Leading to the same endless cycle of more oppression and resistance. Many strives to improve women’s rights are often attempted with a glass half full approach, which can be why many women equality factors end with the same cycle. In 1983, Alice Walker was the first to coin the term, "womanism," which sought to include Black women in feminism making this another way feminism has been supported by all women.Women can also celebrate knowing that the month of March is also dedicated to Women’s History. Women’s History Month is a way of supporting and educating people on the resistances, movements, and protest of and by women. Recently triumphs like KATIE SOWERS becoming the first female coach in Super bowl history in a predominately male influence industry shows that change has occurred in particular areas for women. Also, having organizations like Black Girls Rock and Rise Up supporting and empowering woman are great examples of feminism actively at work. ==

Resistance
== Resistance is often defined as the exertion of force in the opposite direction, counteracting one's force opposite of one another. Oppression comes with many ups and downs depending on which side of oppression you are on. However, oppression does bring the same dynamic in every incident. Poverty is repeatedly brought forward when oppression is happening, which ultimately leads to resistance. A resistance can start as one individual being fed up with their oppressor leading to a movement of a resistance. A sense of moral obligation for a change dawns on a person that then builds followers with the same opinions. ==

== A resistance can be broken into two main sections as in a violent resistance or a non-violent resistance movement. Non-violent resistance being a peaceful form of handling one's current oppression, which was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. approach for equal rights for African Americans. He practiced peaceful protest, marches, and sit-ins rather a more violent approach. Violent resistance can be classified as a resistance in rage. Violent resistance is usually chaotic, destructive, and dangerous. Malcolm X took a more violent approach during the civil rights movement. Malcolm X and his followers fueled their problems of their oppressor with rage and anger. Which is a more in your face approach or attention grabber in many people's minds. ==

== Often we have seen many successful and unsuccessful resistance attempts, but a good resistance is based on these three tactics which are game change, outside game, and inside game.Game changing are events that can change public’s opinion and recruit new people. Outside game strategies are the strategies that pressure decision makers into agreeing with the resistance. Inside game strategies are people that are a part of the oppression that do not fully support the oppressors which help the movement-identify leaders in positions within the system where they can effect change most. ==

Peaceful Resistance
== Organizing peaceful protest can give a positive response to all of the governments oppressive regime letting the people know that they are still in charge. Many people are more willing to join an peaceful protest rather then not peaceful, which can really aid the overall movement at hand. Nonviolent protest are a symbolic acts of peaceful opposition often aimed at one particular focus. Peaceful resistance do not just end at protest, but they can also lead to other activities like parades, vigils, picketing, posters, teach-ins and educational forums. Common methods for a peaceful movement are strikes and boycotts like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used during the civil rights movement. Having great activist like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi leading successful peaceful movements gives an inspiration to resistance movements. In peaceful protest they are deemed no ore organized, having a low rate of injury, and the success rate is over fifty percent. ==

== Peaceful protest have disadvantages as well like the failure rate is at a twenty percent, the success has majorly declined since 2000, the time it takes for change to affect the oppression at hand, and the potential to turn into a violent protest. Having a non-violent protest turn into a violent protest can often happen due to the hands of the old and new leaders that still have the same unsupportive oppressive ways. ==

== The organization,FOR Peace Presence, is a pacifist organization focused on understanding and dismantling the global ties that permit and facilitate modern day conflict and violence across the globe.They reveal and share the links between international policy.Organizing protest through campaigns and standing their ground on their beliefs. Assisting an at-risk community or individual committed to carrying out nonviolent acts of resistance supporting their cause and organizing requests for change, and activity attending the resistance.For Peace Presence, supports nonviolent resisters who utilizes nonviolent methods, from activists attending protests, communities initiating negotiations with multinational corporations. ==

Violent Resistance
== Violent resistance is one option that can affect an oppression movement. Violent resistance is physical violence used by one set of people in response to intimate their oppressors. Many people may feel that violence is not the answer, but there are also a great amount of people that feel as though in order to get their point across things have to be violent. Violence is loud, outrageous, and in your face which is why some feel a violent approach is better to get straight to the point. Notable people like Thomas Hobbes rationalize with the violence describing violence as, “ rational means to achieve such political goals as territory, safety, and glory." (Hobbes). Some see a violent technique as a glorious way to take one’s country back or a way to stand your ground by enforcing safety, maintaining and enforcing stability within the protest community. In comparison to the disadvantages of a peaceful protest a violent protest has a more harsh result. As in they have a failure rate of sixty percent, leading to destruction and death. The lack of organization is displayed leading to areas and structures being destroyed and leaving others dead. Violent protest can become extremely dangerous, leading to unfortunate Circumstances like police brutality. In many accounts we see were peaceful and violent protesters are both targeted by law enforcers. The law enforcement administrations work for the exact people movements are protesting. Many of these attacks are predominantly aimed at black people or any person of interest not supporting the cause. These acts of unjust behaviors are all possible factors that can turn a peaceful resistance to a violent resistance or a riot. Fueling a fire that did not have to be started leading to the fall of the actual movement the protestors supported originally. ==

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