A liberation movement is an organization or

political movement A political movement is a collective attempt by a group of people to change government policy or social values. Political movements are usually in opposition to an element of the status quo, and are often associated with a certain ideology. Some t ...

leading a

rebellion Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a ...

, or a non-violent

social movement A social movement is either a loosely or carefully organized effort by a large group of people to achieve a particular goal, typically a Social issue, social or Political movement, political one. This may be to carry out a social change, or to re ...

, against a colonial power or national government, often seeking independence based on a nationalist identity and an

anti-imperialist Anti-imperialism in political science and international relations is opposition to imperialism or neocolonialism. Anti-imperialist sentiment typically manifests as a political principle in independence struggles against intervention or influenc ...

outlook.

Notable liberation movements

* Animal liberation movement, a movement to stop killing animals for human needs. *

Free-culture movement The free-culture movement is a social movement that promotes the freedom to distribute and modify the creative works of others in the form of free content, otherwise known as open content. They encourage creators to create such content by using ...

, a movement promoting free and open access to distribute and modify content and culture. *

Free software movement The free software movement is a social movement with the goal of obtaining and guaranteeing certain freedoms for user (computing), software users, namely the freedoms to run, study, modify, and share copies of software. Software which meets thes ...

, a movement to liberate users ability to run, study, modify, and redistribute software source code. *

Gay liberation The gay liberation movement was a social and political movement of the late 1960s through the mid-1980s in the Western world, that urged lesbians and gay men to engage in radical direct action, and to counter societal shame with gay pride.Hoff ...

, a movement that urged lesbians and gay men to engage in direct action, and to be proud of their sexuality. * Goa liberation movement, a movement which fought to end Portuguese colonial rule in Goa, India. *

Men's liberation movement The men's liberation movement is a social movement critical of the restraints which society imposes on men. Men's liberation activists are generally sympathetic to feminist standpoints. The men's liberation movement is not to be confused with ...

, a social movement critical of the restraints which society imposes on men. * Prison abolition movement, which seeks to reduce and eliminate incarceration through practices like transformative justice and decarceration. * Russian Liberation Movement, a movement within the Soviet Union that sought to create an anti-communist armed force during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. * Women's liberation movement, a movement of women who proposed that economic, psychological, and social freedom were necessary for women to be equal to men.

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Notable liberation movements

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