Week 12

Question 1

Social Movements

Answer 1

**Social movements **are often linekd to cities
- resist status quo of power relations
- struggle against accepted social inequalities
- fight for alternative lifestyle

e. g. Encampment Support Network protests in Toronto

Question 2

Rights to the City

Answer 2

Activism is fundamental to right-claiming strategies
- it’s about expanding notions of **social inclusion **
- rights of city residents are constantly being renegotiated
- it’s a way for marginalized communities to reclaim their rights

Question 3

Podmore and Bain

Answer 3

Note the spatiality of LGBT+ activism

Research in the area of queer geographies examine the **urban gaze **framing
- rising number of queer activist organization in cities