2nd Sum: Lesson 4

Civil Society Oranization adn Social Movements

Civil Society Organization

Non-government, non-profit organization formed by citizens

1. Non-governmenatal Organization

2. People’s organization

3. academic and research institutions

4. religious organization

5. professional association

6. labor unions

7. youth organization

TYPES OF CSO

Social movement

a collective group of people working together outside of formal government structures

1. reform movements

2. revolutionary movement

3. resistance movement

4. non-movement

Types of SOCIAL MOVEMENT

non-governmental orgnization

redcross, gawad kalinga, habitat for humanity

people’s organization

farmer cooperatives, fisherfolk association

academic and research institution

universities engaging in community development

religious organization

church based community development

professional associations

philippine medical association and integrated bar of the philippines

labor unions

trade unions representing worker rights

youth organization

student’s council and sangguniang kabataan

reform movements

seeks to change specific aspects of society

revolutionary movements

seeks to fundamentally transform the existing social or political orders

resistance movement

oppose a particular change on society

non-movement

quiet, daily practices of ordinary people

1. people power revolution

2. edsa

3. anti-martial law movements

4. environmental advocacy

5. political participation outside formal institutions

contributions to DEMOCRACY

people power revolution

massive civic society mobilization that restored democracy

edsa

civil society organizations and the church supported the ouster of a corrupet government

anti-martial law movement

civil society groups documented and resisted human rights abuse

environmental advocacy

organizations like greepeace and fight for environmental protection

political participation outside formal institutions

CSO’s provide avenues for citizens who feel excluded from formal political channels