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The term refers to a social movement where people are feeling more empowered and therefore demands that they are listened to and that their needs are met as they are tired of being the underdog. This is normally the result of many people having the same need or requirement and they start speaking out about their needs for social and political change. This need is normally communicated via social media and goes viral as this is a collective need in the community and they share a common concern. The term; Empowerism was first coined by van As, J (2019) in his research about Higher Education Management and the demands that students make in terms of the type and quality of education they want.

This normally leads to a process of re-negotiating power and this happens through social-revolt, uprisings, petitions and social media campaigns. The empowerment comes as people want to increase the control over their lives and people are realising that they have the power to do so. They also feel more enabled as there are people standing with them. This ena

a collective uprising that

is a social movement where people are feeling more empowered and therefore stand-up for what they believe in. It is focussed on what people believe in and based in social justice

Empowerism as a social movement is also seen in dystopian and utopian literature like Insurgent, The Hunger Games and in revolts like the Arab Springs. London Riots, Yellow Jackets, and FeesMustFall campaign

Empowerism can also be

The Empowerment stems from the need and the desire that people

and empowerism is the social movement or process by which people gain control over the factors and decisions that shape their lives. It is the process by which they increase their assets and attributes and build capacities to gain access, partners, networks and/or a voice, in order to gain control. "Enabling" implies that people cannot "be empowered" by others; they can only empower themselves by acquiring more of power's different forms (Laverack, 2008). It assumes that people are their own assets, and the role of the external agent is to catalyse, facilitate or "accompany" the community in acquiring power.

Globalization adds another dimension to empowerism as people are more aware of similar struggles of people in other countries and the success they achieve by standing up or revolting for change. The enablement, therefore comes from seeing the success of others. Empowerism, therefore, gains momentum

. In today’s world, the local and global are inextricably linked. Action on one cannot ignore the influence of or impact on the other. Community empowerment recognizes and strategically acts upon this inter-linkage and ensures that power is shared at both local and global levels.

Communication plays a vital role in ensuring community empowerment. Participatory approaches in communication that encourage discussion and debate result in increased knowledge and awareness, and a higher level of critical thinking. Critical thinking enables communities to understand the interplay of forces operating on their lives, and helps them take their own decisions.

This track of the conference will focus on the conceptual and practical issues in building empowered communities. Through examples and case studies it will analyse how successful partnerships with communities can be forged even in the environment of vertical health programming. It will examine how empowerment oriented health promotion can be practiced both in local and global settings.

The yellow vests movement or yellow jackets movement (French: Mouvement des gilets jaunes, pronounced [muvmɑ̃ de ʒilɛ ʒon]) is a populist,[61] grassroots[62] revolutionary[63] political movement for economic justice[64] that began in France in October 2018. After an online petition posted in May had attracted nearly a million signatures, mass demonstrations began on 17 November.[65] The movement is motivated by rising fuel prices, a high cost of living; it claims that a disproportionate burden of the government's tax reforms were falling on the working and middle classes,[66][67][68] especially in rural and peri-urban areas.[27][69] The protesters have called for lower fuel taxes, a reintroduction of the solidarity tax on wealth, a minimum-wage increase, the implementation of Citizens' initiative referendums,[37] as well as the resignations of President Emmanuel Macron and the Second Philippe government.

The movement spans the political spectrum. According to one poll, few of those protesting had voted for Macron in the 2017 French presidential election, and many had either not voted, or had voted for far-right or far-left candidates.[70] Rising fuel prices initially sparked the demonstrations. Yellow high-visibility vests, which French law required all drivers to have in their vehicles and to wear during emergencies, were chosen as "a unifying thread and call to arms" because of their convenience, visibility, ubiquity, and association with working-class industries.[71]

The protests have involved demonstrations and the blocking of roads and fuel depots, some of which developed into major riots,[72] described as the most violent since those of May 1968,[73] and the police response, resulting in multiple incidences of loss of limb, has been criticised by international media.[74] The movement has received international attention, and protesters in many places around the world—some with similar grievances, others unrelated—have used the yellow vest as a symbol.[75][7

Students protesting against the government's educational reforms Angered by Macron's education reforms and plans to change the baccalauréat (a secondary-school leaving exam), students protested in cities across France.[146] Students expressed concern that these reforms will lead to further inequalities of access to higher education between students in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas.[147][148][149]

On 6 December, over 140 students were arrested outside a school in Mantes-la-Jolie. A video of the mass arrest—showing students kneeling with their hands behind their heads—inspired indignation.[150] Jean-Michel Blanquer, the French Education Minister, said that although he was "shocked" by the scene, it needed to be viewed "in context".[151][152] Amnesty International issued a report about the incident.[153] On the same day, France Bleu reported that Saint-Étienne was "under siege".[154] It was in this context that the mayor of Saint-Étienne suggested, first by tweet then by press release, that the Festival of Lights in neighbouring Lyon be cancelled to free up police in the region.[155]

University students have reportedly joined the movement, denouncing the planned increase of tuition fees for foreign students from non-EU countries.[156]