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A liberation movement is an organization or political movement leading a rebellion, or a non-violent social movement, against a colonial power or national government, often seeking independence based on a nationalist identity and an anti-imperialist outlook.^[1]^[2]

Notable liberation movements edit

Gay liberation, a movement that urged lesbians and gay men to engage in direct action, and to be proud of their sexuality.
Goa liberation movement, a movement which fought to end Portuguese colonial rule in Goa, India.
Russian Liberation Movement, a movement within the Soviet Union that sought to create an anti-communist armed force during World War II.
Women's liberation movement, a movement of women who proposed that economic, psychological, and social freedom were necessary for women to be equal.
Men's liberation movement, a social movement critical of the restraints which society imposes on men.
Prison abolition movement, which seeks to reduce and eliminate incarceration through practices like transformative justice and decarceration.
Animal liberation movement, a movement to stop killing animals for human needs.
Free software movement, a movement to liberate users ability to run, study, modify and redistribute software source code.
Free-culture movement, a movement promoting free and open access to distribute and modify content and culture.

References edit

^ George Stevenson (2019). The Women's Liberation Movement and the Politics of Class in Britain. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350066601.
^ Redie Bereketeab, ed. (2017). National Liberation Movements as Government in Africa. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351588836.

[1] George Stevenson (2019). The Women's Liberation Movement and the Politics of Class in Britain. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350066601.

[2] Redie Bereketeab, ed. (2017). National Liberation Movements as Government in Africa. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351588836.

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Notable liberation movements edit

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