List of New Social Movements
- Abahlali baseMjondolo (South Africa)
- Anti-nuclear movement
- Free software movement
- Landless Peoples Movement (South Africa)
- Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (Brazil)
- Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign (South Africa)
- Zapatista Army of National Liberation (Mexico)
- Jhola Aandolan, (A mass movement against plastic carry bags use) (India)
- Occupy Movement (A global movement against corporate and personal greed.)
- The Zeitgeist Movement (A global sustainability advocacy movement which spreads awareness about the roots of social problems.)
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