CategoryParticipant Groups

Civil society groups drawn from a number of social issues participated in the Sunflower Movement

Watchout

Watchout

Watchout is a civic group that pushes for transparency in governance

LGBTQ Participation In The Sunflower Movement

LGBTQ Participation In The Sunflower Movement

Members of Taiwan's LGBTQ community participated in the Sunflower Movement for the same reasons as anyone else, because their lives and that of all of Taiwanese society would be affected by the CSSTA, but also drew attention to their own issues within the movement

The Taiwan Rural Front

The Taiwan Rural Front

The Taiwan Rural Front was an organization which called attention to the effects of globalization and free trade on Taiwanese farmers and was instrumental in leading students to begin to organize to aid the disprivileged elements of Taiwanese society

The NTU Department Of Social Sciences

The NTU Department Of Social Sciences

The staging ground at the Department of Social Sciences at National Taiwan University’s Xuzhou campus was organized to give occupiers a space to meet outside of the premises of the Legislative Yuan itself and served as an important staging ground for the attempted occupation of the Executive Yuan

The Second Floor Slave Workers

The Second Floor Slave Workers

The Second Floor Slave Workers were the volunteers on the second floor of the Legislative Yuan during the duration of the occupation

NewseForum

NewseForum

NewseForum was a project by journalism students to report on the movement in real-time

The Overseas Solidarity Movement

The Overseas Solidarity Movement

Solidarity rallies for the Sunflower Movement were held in in over 50 cities in over 21 countries, primarily organized by overseas Taiwanese

g0v

g0v

During the Sunflower Movement, g0v coordinated much information-sharing and crowdsourcing on the Internet