Personal Reflection on Social Movements (writing)

 María Jimena Longares Gómez

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Social movements

A social movement is a group of people who come together to fight for a purpose and in this way raise their voices on an issue. Some examples of social movements are like feminism, black lives matter that fight against racism, march for our lives that fight for gun control and there are many more. Why are social movements important nowadays? They are important for what they mean to people, they are that hope that we can improve as a society.

For me personally, social movements are something super important that in the end will change the world. The change may not be immediate but little by little the change will be reflected in the different generations. Social movements are the hope of seeing that as a society we are not completely lost, because there are people who continue to fight to improve what was previously ruined. They are something that inspire us that using our voice can achieve a common benefit, by having a fight that is day by day you can be part of what is going to save us as a society. It is the position that I decide to have on this issue.

There are tests in which this type of fight does have good results. We have the clearest example in the world which are the suffragettes, this group of women who came together to be heard, to be able to exercise their right as a human being and to vote. After some time fighting for this they succeeded and it is seen today that women can continue to be part of the democracy that governs our nation.

My point of view is that if it is worth being part of this, because maybe you will not see the change but future generations will. It is a way to help repair what our ancestors broke and having a voice and an opinion I feel the responsibility to occupy it during my life.

In Mexico, I would consider that one of the largest social movements there is is that of feminists. Simply due to the fact that we are one of the countries with the highest rate of femicides. Women come together to make themselves heard about this injustice and many more.

In conclusion the movements are symbols of struggle, courage and hope for the world, it is what has assured us that there is a future. They are a struggle where it is worth being involved, because there are already testimonies that if something can be achieved if people unite to achieve a common good.

References:

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2020). Black Lives Matter. 13/11/2020, de britanica Sitio web: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Black-Lives-Matter

black lives matter. (2020). about us. 13/11/2020, de black lives matter Sitio web: https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/