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This image is from a 2010 protest in Great Britain against education fees and programming cuts. Education is just one of many social issues that can elicit wildly different yet equally passionate responses from citizens. Perhaps this is because not everyone agrees on the purpose of education in the first place.

Whether made during protests or through political channels, calls for reform are issued by groups dissatisfied with the status quo. They are also more frequent than you might think. At the time that this activity was written in 2016, the following news headlines were just a few of the thousands of news stories about protest and reforms circulating the globe. You are not responsible for understanding each news story; instead, think about the great frequency of protests and calls for reform; regardless of the context, the protesters and the reformers are hoping to re-shape the world in some way.

Protests Reforms
  • Calgarians protest bloodshed in Syria
  • Raptors unite in protest during anthems
  • Alfred Olango shooting by police prompts protest in California
  • Feds say they won't evict sprawling pipeline protest camp (Canada)
  • Ethiopians killed in stampede after police fire warning shots during protest
  • Nova Scotia dog owners protest pit bull ban in Montreal
  • Referendum on voting reform not necessary, election chief says (Canada)
  • Bitter feud splits Reform Club amid ageism and bullying claims (United Kingdom)
  • BCCI  [Board of Control for Cricket in India] rejects several key reform recommendations
  • Reform movement to campaign against Israel on Rosh Hashanah
  • Next round of government-NDF talks to tackle land reform, industrialization (Philippines)

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What Makes Reform Movements Have Impact?

As you can see, calls for reform are common.  Not all reform movements, however, have lasting impact. What makes reform movements have an impact? Develop and propose your own criteria for impactful reform. How would you know if a movement had an impact in re-shaping the world? Though you can frame your response as you like, your criteria should address the following:

  • Whose perspective does the reform reflect?
  • How much agency do the reformers have?
  • How much are the reformers willing to fight for their beliefs?
  • How much "change" does the reform call for? (continuity and change)
  • How sustainable is the reform?
  • How widespread is the reform? Does this affect its impact?
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As you explore the four topics, you will be assessing the impact of these four reform movements of the 19th century: Education, Prisons, Emancipation and Labour. You should use the Reform Movements Evidence Organizer to help guide your thinking as you explore each movement. You are trying to develop and answer the unit question: What re-shaped the world?

the process of being set free from legal, social or political restrictions

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This is the dropbox icon. Reflection

In the Minds On for this activity, you authored your own criteria for impactful reform, and you took notes in the Reform Movements Evidence Organizer to gather evidence of each of the 19th century reform movement's impact.

Think about the reform movements. What impact did they have? What questions do you have?

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