What Role Do Tactics Play In Social Movement

Tactics have always played a strong role in many activists and social movement group. Past social movement organization used tactics such as sit-inns, marches and boycotts in order for people in authority to enact change. Today as some of these tactics have become routinized, some activist and social movement organization have taken it into their own hands to change tactics so that their message will have a stronger effect. Tactics can be seen as a form of communication and performance claimant use to conveniently deliver their message
Tactics can be seen as a form of performance in which protesters play a significant role. In 2015 the whole nation watched through their television screens as the riots in Baltimore, Maryland took place. What started out as peaceful
A small number protesters marched along major roads to disrupt the flow of traffic, others began looting stores and setting some buildings at blaze. Many people saw this act as a form of civil disobedience because protesters purposefully acted in a way which they knew would get the attention of many people with the help of different news outlet and social networking websites. In an attempt to combat disruption in the city of Baltimore, curfews were set in place to prevent protesters to be on the streets at a certain time. This action by the city of Baltimore proved to be very effective because the majority of the people in the city of Baltimore are in the lower to middle class and because they don’t have the resources for bail themselves out of jail they are forced to remain at home in fear of facing repercussions.
Tactics as a form of communication uses meaningful gestures to show others how serious one is relating to their cause. Language is also used in communication by means such as slogans and images. This past month a viral video was seen by many regarding an animal activist group from the streets of Paris, France. The animal activists’ members went to extreme lengths by branding themselves