Freedom movement

A freedom movement is any organized effort within a society to promote, or attain, liberation or independence, based on social, political, economic, religious, or other ideological grounds.

The term freedom movement may refer to:

• Civil Rights Movement (United States)
  • Chicago Freedom Movement, an effort during the broader Civil Rights movement, aimed at housing and economic rights for black residents of Chicago.
• The modern libertarian effort to reduce government authority, particularly in the United States.
• health freedom movement (alternative medicine)
• Indian independence movement (India)
• Goa liberation movement (India)

Organizations

• Bahrain Freedom Movement (Islamic group based in London)
• Fascism and Freedom Movement (Italy)
• Freedom Movement of Iran
• Isatabu Freedom Movement (Guadalcanal)
• Language Freedom Movement (Republic of Ireland)
• Lakota Freedom Movement (American Indian Movement)
• National Socialist Freedom Movement (Germany)
• Palestinian Freedom Movement
• People's Freedom Movement (Jamaica)
• Tavisupleba (country of Georgia).