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Democracy Spring
Democracy Spring protesters at the United States Capitol building, April 2016
Date
April 2016 - Summer 2019[1]
Location
Washington, D.C.
Goals
Electoral reform
Methods
Civil resistance
Status
Dissolved[2]
Casualties
Detained
900–1,200
Democracy Spring was a progressive social movement organization based in the United States that used campaigns of escalating nonviolent civil disobedience to build active public support to "end the corruption of big money in politics and protect the right to vote for all Americans."[3]
The organization began as a coalition of "more than 100 progressive groups"[4] with a common interest in US federal legislation intended to reduce "the influence of money in politics" and "expand and protect voting rights."[5] A ten-day non-violent protest march was held in April 2016 from Philadelphia to Washington, DC. Its demands included the passage of several bills such as those to improve voter rights and empowerment and require fair elections. During the course of the protest, 900[6] to 1,200[7] individuals were arrested.
The group disbanded in 2019.[8]
^"Democracy Spring is no more.... but you can still see their effects across the Democracy Movement". MarchOnHarrisburg.
^"Democracy Spring is no more.... but you can still see their effects across the Democracy Movement". MarchOnHarrisburg.
^"About Democracy Spring". Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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