Knowing How Collective Empowerment Is Formed

By Daniel Turner


The best way to truly push for a movement to work is to simply empower each individual as a collective when it comes to the sole purpose of a movement. This is also known as the phenomenon of collective empowerment and it runs on the concept of power from high numbers. Here are some things to think about when analyzing this phenomenon.

Now, if one would look at the television or even on the internet today, he or she would see a lot of movements like the Pride movement, animal rights movement, environmentalist movement, feminist movement, meninist movement, and many more. These movements are all strong movements with each person in the group contributing their actions and their voice. However, it does raise the question of how the people inside are very united for the single cause.

What makes the group feel empowered would be the individual members not being alone. Traveling in groups is more empowering because it gives a higher sense of power and protection wherein one will always have a backbone of support. With that said, the bigger the group, the stronger the power each member has for the cause of the group.

This is, in fact, the driving force behind most riots or street protests. One of the most recent examples would be the 2019 Hong Kong rally wherein a large number of young Hong Kong protesters stood against the bill allowing extradition from China. They stood outside of the parliament, blocked certain roads in the city and protested against their government.

Their unity as a whole not only came from the strong feelings the people had toward the bill but also through the sheer numbers they were able to collect for the rally. Because of the numbers, the people who participated in the rally actually drew power from each other for the singular cause. That is one of the finest examples of having strength in big numbers.

That said, the collective empowering of people is not just limited to political and social movements. It can also apply to certain interests and passions that one may have. By joining a group of people that share the same passion, one can be more empowered to further pursue the passion as there are people who encourage.

If one is into a particular art form that no one else around him or her does not seem to be interested in, then he or she will not really be that empowered to really pursue it. But if one finds a group of people that actually have the same interest as he or she does, then he or she will obviously be more encouraged to pursue the art form since many others share the passion.

With that said, collectively empowering a group of people is not only great for the cause of the group but also for the individual people inside the group as well. The whole purpose of the group is fulfilled and everyone in it is happy. It is basically bringing people together so that they can share power with each other.




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