grassroots movement
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With high inflation ravaging the economy, Greenspan recoiled when he learned Ford’s advisers planned a grassroots movement to encourage personal savings by passing out buttons that proclaimed, “Whip Inflation Now.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Mohammed’s uncle credited the dogged commitment of a grassroots movement that mobilized more than 100 organizations, Florida community members and members of Congress to fight for his nephew’s freedom.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
For example, Fleischacker’s experiences inspired her to found the grassroots movement Tight Lipped, which campaigns for standardized OB-GYN training on vulvovaginal and pelvic pain conditions.
From Salon • Jun. 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
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
