The Hung Chung-Hsiu Incident
The Hung Chung-Hsiu Incident led to some of the largest demonstrations in Taiwan in the years before the Sunflower Movement
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Forced Land Evictions In Dapu, Miaoli
Protests in Dapu, Miaoli took place with youth activists demonstrating against the government evicting residents of rural Miaoli from their homes because of the valuable real estate they lived on
The Wild Strawberry Movement: The Most Direct Predecessor of the Sunflower Movement?
The Sunflower Movement was importantly preceded by the Wild Stawberry Movement, the monthlong occupation of the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial in 2008
ECFA
The ECFA was in many ways a predecessor agreement to the CSSTA
Anti-Eviction Struggles In Military Villages
With youth activists coming to the aid of former military veterans facing eviction from their homes, this was another case of youth activists coming to the aid of those victimized in the course of Taiwanese history
Did The Sunflower Movement Have A Flexible View Of The Law?
Sunflower Movement participants may have had a flexible view of the law in their actions
The Wenmeng Pavilion Struggle
The demand by youth activists working to preserve the Wenmeng Pavilion was a struggle not only to preserve a slice of Taiwanese history but to take a stronger stand for the rights of sex workers in Taiwan
The Shida Underground Incident
The Shida Underground Incident was an incident in which the live house Underground was closed because of complaints from local residents because of noise
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.
Indigenous Participation In The Sunflower Movement
Indigenous participation in the Sunflower Movement oftentimes cited the effects that the CSSTA would be particularly acutely felt by Taiwanese indigenous