Movements grow powerful by fusing with other movements on shared agendas

Evidence

An institutional transformation at a different level is the important power building that is occurring between the Environmental Justice Movement and other social justice activism, what we call “movement fusion”: the coming together of two (or more) different social movements in a way that expands the base of support for both movements by developing a common agenda. — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up, 719

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the coined term ‘movement fusion’ the chapter centers on.
• XREF: connects to: Pan-movements united members through mood rather than defined political goals — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 574; Global protest movements of 2011 coordinated through shared tactics against the 1 percent; Collective racial subjectivity unified diverse movement demands at peak influence — Michael Omi, Howard Winant, Racial Formation in the United States, 169 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Collective racial subjectivity unified diverse movement demands at peak influence #exemplifies (0.85) — Michael Omi, Howard Winant, Racial Formation in the United States, 169
• Global protest movements of 2011 coordinated through shared tactics against the 1 percent #exemplifies (0.82)
• A plural justice frame strengthens rather than dilutes movement cohesion #exemplifies (0.80) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 604
• Pan-movements united members through mood rather than defined political goals #qualifies (0.78) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 574
• Shared social forces, not imitation, drove many liberation movements #corroborates (0.75) — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 3944