Teeny tiny earthquake.What is a grassroots movement?
one you agree with?We often hear an organisation being described as a “grassroots movement”.
What is a grassroots movement?
Are there movements that are not “grassroots”?
We often hear an organisation being described as a “grassroots movement”.
What is a grassroots movement?
Are there movements that are not “grassroots”?
Is Momentum a grassroots movement?One that works from the bottom up, hence the name.
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I saw an historian claiming that the Anti-Nazi League was a grassroots movement, but I dispute that. I think that ANL was founded by a certain central committee. It was not based on existing campaigns against racism and fascism, such as those that organised the anti-fascist protests in Wood Green and Lewisham.one you agree with?
Yes it was very top down no democratic structure at all: in all its incarnations. Just like current SWP fronts LMHR-SUTR and of course Hope Not HateI saw an historian claiming that the Anti-Nazi League was a grassroots movement, but I dispute that. I think that ANL was founded by a certain central committee. It was not based on existing campaigns against racism and fascism, such as those that organised the anti-fascist protests in Wood Green and Lewisham.
For the second no: at least Momentum has some vestigesIs Momentum a grassroots movement?
Is Stand Up to Racism a grassroots movement?
I think it would be fair to say that some of its local, activity was often initiated at grassroots levelI saw an historian claiming that the Anti-Nazi League was a grassroots movement, but I dispute that. I think that ANL was founded by a certain central committee. It was not based on existing campaigns against racism and fascism, such as those that organised the anti-fascist protests in Wood Green and Lewisham.
It definitely had a spontaneous element. Me and several schoolmates went along to the demos, and eventually to the occasional meeting, aged 14-15, and we'd only vaguely heard of the SWP. We were more inspired by the more political punk elements, and a simple wish not to see our black and Asian mates picked on just for being who they were.I think it would be fair to say that some of its local, activity was often initiated at grassroots level
Yes. you have expressed what I was thinking: it something is a movement, it must have "grass roots".Yeah, I think with any of these things it's easy to have clear categories in your head but real-life movements rarely fit into these kinds of clear-cut binaries, cos any movement that has any activity at all will likely rely on some kind of grassroots enthusiasm.
Think it's probably fair to say Enough is Enough isn't a great example though.