grassroots movement
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France is also facing a day of protests on Wednesday from a nebulous grassroots movement called Bloquons Tout - "Let's Block Everything", and authorities are planning to deploy 80,000 police.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
Smartphone Free Childhood, a grassroots movement calling for parents to join together "to make childhood better for their children", says thousands have signed its "parent pact".
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024
The Russian Federation of Hobby Horsing, which organized the competition, says on its website that the discipline comes from Finland and that it’s more of a grassroots movement rather than a professional sport.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024
You saw the emergence of a popular grassroots movement that was opposed to the free circulation of opioids, and that was effective.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024
LiNK moved to Torrance from Washington, D.C., to find cheaper rent and to focus on building a grassroots movement.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
