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Summary Pressure group examples table
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- Pressure groups
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- PEARSON (PEARSON)
A table of examples of different pressure groups
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Group Purpose Tactics Finance Successes + achievementsLiberty – Challenge Made up of Membership 1959 campaign for mental health reform –
UK injustice and campaigners, lawyers fees, non- 1913 mental health (institutional
defend and policy experts government separation) act is abolished 1960
freedoms grants, Investigate police response to nuclear
donations, disarmament campaigns 1965 Pass Race
income from Relations Act 1980 Protected travellers +
small gypsies 1985 Upholds right to strike on
amount of miners’ behalf 1990s Bring European
legal aid Convention on Human Rights into UK law
2017 – Public 2001 Christine Goodwin gets her new
donate over gender legally recognised after harassment
£50k to at work 2006 Run major campaigns against
challenge ID cards 2009 Brings legal case on behalf of
Gov.’s mass a victim of modern-day slavery – new law
surveillance against forced labour 2013 Military justice
powers campaign + independent watchdog set up
NAACP – (National Legal challenges, Grants, other WW1 – 600 African American officers
USA Association for demonstrations and bequests, commissioned
the economic boycotts donors, Helped pressure Truman into
Advancement foundations desegregating military
of Coloured and Rosa Parks (member) – desegregation of
People) organizations buses
Eliminate race- Helped push Johnson to sign Civil Rights Act
based of 1964 + Voting Rights Act of 1965
discrimination Helped abolish death penalty in New
Mexico, Connecticut and Maryland
Frack Off Protest against Protests, propaganda Fund raising Fracking began to be debated across the
- UK fracking, on and leaflets as well as and UK and a motion to end it was debated in
account of its a large social media donations York
damaging presence
effects on the
planet
BMA - Trade union Research and All grants WWI + WWII – organised medical services
UK and publications to lead solely funded for military forces + civilian populations
professional debate on ethical, by legacies 1950s-60s – gave evidence to gov. to
association for scientific and public and reform laws on divorce and homosexuality
doctors and health matters. donations. Campaigned vigorously for improvements
medical No funding in junior doctors’ pay and conditions
students from Discussed medical responses to Aids
membership. Contributes to debates on issues such as
assisted dying and genetic engineering
Green Defend the Peaceful direct action: Donations 1972 US abandons nuclear testing grounds
Peace – natural world Investigate and from around in Alaska
offices in expose causes of 3m Antarctic Treaty ban mineral exploitation
over 39 environmental supporters for 50 years there
countries destruction, lobby and grant 2011 20% fridge production was based on
ministers, pressure support from their technology
consumers and independent Raised awareness for and organised
mobilise general foundations climate strikes
public.
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