Seriously, people keep forgetting what came before, which is why they fail to recognise patterns, consequences and the real power of movements. In October of the same year came Occupy Wall Street. The feminist upheaval has been global, with significant eruptions in Chile, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, Pakistan, Kenya and beyond in this decade. It became a powerful force that needs to grow yet more so in the next year and needs to win in the next decade. The nonviolent strategist George Lakey argues that polarisation brings clarity and a volatility that makes positive change more possible.

Source: The Guardian December 29, 2019 15:02 UTC