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Women's Rights Movement
- Only white males w/ property were allowed to vote
- 15th amedment passed
- jan 10,1918 19 amemdment was passed
whole US -
Human Rights Movement
• an idea that each of us has basic rights by virtue of our humanity alone • the human rights movement began during World War II due to the atrocities occurring because of it. •everyone one should live in equality, dignity and freedom •It was an attempt to issue a resounding no to the question of whether a government could impose atrocities on its own people, such as the genocide in Nazi-Germany, based on its right to sovereignty. -
Women can vote!
•Since 1848 women fought for equal right, liberty, and the right to vote
•The 18th Amendment allowed women to finally vote
•They were beginning to have more freedom and liberty in many different aspects
•They could now work and not be judged
•They could finally wear jeans! -
Universal Human Rights
-reflects core human rights principles such as that human rights must be universal (for everyone), protected without discrimination, equitable, and indivisible (governments cannot protect some rights but not others).
•humans rights include:
-The Right to Education
-The Right to Health
-The Right to Food
-The Right to Work with Dignity
-The Right to Social Security
-The Right to Housing -
Homosexual/Lesbian Rights Movement
- LGBT movement
- it advocates for the full acceptance of LGBT people in society
- in this movements: LGBT people and thier allies have a long history of campaigning for what is now generally called LGBT rights, sometimes also called gay rights or gay and lesbian rights.
- goal: social equality for LGBT people
- the mission: the creation of a society in which lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people enjoy the constitutional rights of equality, privacy and personal autonomy, and freedom
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Mexican-American/Chicano Movement
•Mexican Americans began noticing the different way they were treated •Affected cities such as Denver, El Paso, Sacramento, L.A., Fresno, and many others •Mainly the children/teens in their schools began seeing the difference •Parents started seeing the difference right after •Had a major effect on young children and teenagers •Resulted into numerous school drop-outs •Students and the young community began creating organizations •Parents and students began demanding help/support -
Gay Marriage allowed!
-Has facilitated the movement
-On the other it has provoked a backlash
-Some argue that there is evidence of increased homogenization and that all will march under the same flag
-People feel that their traditional way of life is changing to rapidly and LGBT people often become scapegoats i most places around the world
-LGBT are made into a criminal class (group) known as "in-apprehend Felons"
-California legalized gay marriage on 09/02/2005
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SB1070
•Things started to heat up and get difficult to the Mexican American and the illegal Mexicans in Arizona, California, and New Mexico
•Created and implemented by Sherrif Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, AZ
•The law wanted to arrest illegal evn leagl Mexicans
•Kept stressing they were dangerous to the community
•People statred throwing pro-test and get the community to put an end to it
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Racial Diversity
•Deragatory terms towards racial groups •Racist jokes •Assumptions made my looking at your skin color •Teachers expecting white kids to be smarter and acting shocked when a person of color knows the right answer •Seperation in social groups •Teachers trying to help white students get their grades up, and not the students of color. •Racial Profiling •Negative comments about biracial couples •Seperated social groups •Gang injunction
