The Miaoli Windmill Struggle
Demonstrations against windmills in Yuanli, Miaoli were an early incident of youth activists going back to their hometowns to take up local causes prior to the Sunflower Movement
CategoryHistorical Background
Many of the direct antecedents of the Sunflower Movement trace back to controversial political events or social movements that broke out in years prior to 2014
Labor Struggles
Young people, perhaps cognizant of their own role as future parts of Taiwan’s work force, had in the years before the Sunflower Movement became increasingly involved in labor struggles.
The 4-5-6 Movement
The 4-5-6 Movement was an anti-nuclear demonstration which was held at Liberty Plaza every week for close to two years
The Shilin Wang Family Anti-Eviction Struggle
The Wang family struggle against forced eviction in Shilin was another event which contributed to the solidification of “activist subculture” among young people and students in Taiwan
The September Political Struggle
The September Political Struggle added weight to charges that the Ma administration was wholly willing to subvert Taiwanese democracy in order to persecute political rivals
The Anti-Kuokuang Movement
Demonstrations against the Kuokuang Petrochemical Technology Company’s plan to build an eighth naphtha cracker in Changhua between 2008 and 2011 were another significant event in the development of Taiwanese civil society