grassroots movement

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“It’s a huge, huge win for a grassroots movement that never raised a dollar and just hammered the truth,” Linas said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"It felt like a proper grassroots movement, which only made it more exciting."

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

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

It won’t change without a huge grassroots movement that refuses to go away.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2023

As public attention shifted from the streets to the courtroom, the extraordinary grassroots movement that made civil rights legislation possible faded from public view.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander