Social Movement On College Campuses

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Social movement is an event or specific behavior which is a collective action. This collective action is usually organized and has a purpose behind it. An example of a social movement in today’s society would be the recent college students walk out at many colleges to push for sanctuary on college campuses. This was done in hopes that the campuses would implement policies that would create a safe space for students that aren’t born in the United States. More than 100 colleges across the country did this on November 16. This was done as a protest against President elect Trumps promise to deport immigrants. Another example would be all the publicly protest over the current presidential election results. The protests are based on the results

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