Social Movements & Protest debate motions (page 3)

THW choose to live in the Anarchistic World

Mindanao IV · Novice_Semi

THW legalise and oblige employers to recognise minority unions

IIUM Debate Open · 3

THBT progressive social movements in India (e.g. feminist or LGBTQ+ movement) should strongly distance themselves from the West (e.g by not accepting funding, not exchanging information, or heavily emphasising their cultural specifity)

Birmingham ESL · 2

THP a society where people feel a strong obligation to sacrifice their own interests for the interests of their immediate community, rather than follow their own interests

Kinnaird College Debating Championship · Open_Quarter

THS opposition boycotts of all elections that are known to not be free or fair

Kinnaird College Debating Championship · Open_Final

This House Regrets the rise of citizen journalism

Deree Invitational · 5

THBT progressive social movements should primarily use class consciousness as a rallying mechanism, rather than focusing on racial identity

Deree Invitational · Open_Final

THW implement the Kafala system for immigrants in the USA

USU IV · 6

TH believes that the environmental movement should employ strategies that aim to abolish capitalism rather than to reform it

Idea Lite · 2

TH believes that social media sites should censor the statements of individuals that aim to diminish the threat and reality of COVID-19. (I.e. conspiracy theories on if it actually exists, incorrect statements on masks not working)

Idea Lite · Open_Octa

THBT protest movements should actively integrate religious figures and institutions in opposition to authoritarian regimes

Cambridge IV · 2

THW join the resistance against the AI

Cambridge IV · ESL_Final

THP a world where COVID-19 is seen as the new normal rather than one where it is seen as an extraordinary situation.

La Liberta · Open_Quarter

THBT 'allegory of the cave' is analogous to a modern 'western liberal democracy'.

La Liberta · Open_Final

THW allow workers to make a choice between a lump sum pension payment and a staggered pension payment.

Nijmegen Online Open · 2

This House, as Joe Biden upon the availability of a vaccine to coronavirus-19, we would use strong coercive measures to induce participation (e.g. reducing welfare payments for those that don't comply or not allowing unvaccinated children to attend school).

Sydney Mini · 1

This House regrets the politicisation of student unions in the developing world.

Sydney Mini · 2

This House regrets the narrative that the empowerment of historically oppressed communities is an intergenerational obligation for members of that community.

Sydney Mini · Open_Final

THP leadership social movements over ones with leaders

Maharashtra Debate Open · 3

THBT pro-democratic opposition activists in semi-authoritarian states should not seek political office in the current regime

Derozio Memorial Debate · Open_Semi

THR the decline in solidarity strikes

Melbourne Mini · 1

This House believes that progressive activists in conservative societies should aggressively adopt conservative language/rhetoric in advocating for their agenda.

Melbourne Mini · Novice_Semi

THO the glorification of maximising productivity (for example: the rise of productivity influencers, long working hours being generally seen as admirable)

Oxford Womxn's Open · 3

THBT contemporary social movements should focus on class differences rather than on identity-based differences (gender, race, religion etc.)

Oxford IV · 1

THP activist messaging to focus on how things could be (a positive vision for the future) rather than on how things are (how bad things are currently)

Oxford IV · 3

THR the increasing emphasis upon publicity and performative expressivism in social movements.

Oxford IV · Open_Octa

THR the Americanization of social justice debates, e.g. focus on police brutality as a result of BLM, use of english terms by social movements rather than words in local languages and the focus on American icons such as MLK or RBG

Oxford IV · ESL_Final

THR that leftist movements/organisations in Southeast Asia transitioned to political parties. (Examples include but are not limited to: Parti Sosialis Malaysia, Makabayan Blok in the Philippines, and RC in Indonesia)

KIDA Open · 5

THBT the Global Middle Class shoudl adopt a nihilist outlook on life

KIDA Open · Open_Semi

THW remove all restrictions on how welfare recipients are allowed to spend their payments (excluding child benefits)

ADU Novice Championships · 4

THS the adoption of variable minimum wage laws

Doxbridge III · 2

This House Believes That leaders of marginalized minority groups should urge their respective communities to partake in greater social integration at the expense of sustaining unique cultural attributes.

Doxbridge III · 5

THR social progressives using large generalisations in their campaigning (all Trump supporters are racist, all men are trash, all cops are bastards)

Malaysia National Intervarsity Debating Championship · 1

THBT Thailand protesters should escalate their actions to become violent.

JOVED · 4

As a progressive movement, (e.g. Feminists, LGBT+ movements), THW not celebrate our members entering traditionally anti-progressive institutions (i.e Military, Police Force, Conservative Political Parties)

JOVED · Open_Octa

THBT any global revolution should first target institutions responsible for climate change.

Huber Debates · Open_Final

THW relocate high-risk communities that refuse to resettle in response to climate change

Asian High School Debating Championship · 2

THBT Minority Social Movements Should Use Religious Texts To Respond To Oppressive Religious Ideologies and Customs, As Opposed To Secular Values

Asian High School Debating Championship · Open_Quarter

THBT Indonesian workers are justified in using in-person tactics (eg: large public gatherings, protests, picketing) to protest the Omnibus Law during the pandemic

Asian High School Debating Championship · Open_Semi

THW refrain from using alarmist messaging during pandemics (e.g. dramatic death rate predictions), and instead adopt optimistic messaging aimed at improving morale (e.g. celebrating recovery rates, showcasing regular activities done with COVID protection measures etc)

Malalysia AW*DC · 1

Assuming Trump wins the 2020 Presidential Election, TH, as a Democrat citizen of a minority ethnicity in the US, would choose to find ways to immigrate

Malalysia AW*DC · 6

THP a world where states nationalize insolvent local papers instead of a world where the state allows them to go into insolvency.

Strathclyde President's Cup · 2

THW mandate large financial institutions on the brink of collapse to be bailed-in by their creditors, as opposed to pursuing a state-funded bail-out

Luzon Intervarsity XII · Open_Semi

THS the Extinction Rebellion Movement

Shanghai International Debate Open · HighSchool_Semi

THR the narrative of "changing the system from within"

The Women's Debate · 1

THW remove all benefits (including but not limited to unemployment benefits and healthcare) from those who can, but are unwilling, to work

The Women's Debate · Open_Semi

THS the Open Access movement

NTU Pro Ams · 1

THR the glorification of revolutions in history textbooks

NTU Pro Ams · 3

THP centralised over decentralised forms of civil rights activism

NTU Pro Ams · Open_Final

THBT all major legislative decisions must be approved by citizen consultation councils before they are passed.

DAV Debate Open · Open_Final

THBT the anti-establishment factions (e.g. Donald Trump, the Progressive Dems Squad) should create their own political party and pursue the establishment of a multi-party system in the United States

Argumentum X ADC Pro Ams · Open_Quarter

THBT the BLM movement should campaign for the inclusion of more African American police officers instead of the abolition of the police force

St Cats Debate Tournament · Open_Semi

THW ban the consolidation of newspapers by a single entity (eg private equity firms, single media companies)

ULAB Daring Debates · 2

TH, as a young educated individual with sole citizenship status in an illiberal democracy, would emigrate elsewhere.

Liverpool Invitational Debatte Open · 2

THBT the environmentalist movement should lobby for legislative change (e.g. emissions trading schemes, banning fracking) rather than individual action (e.g. recycling, reducing car usage)

Bogwall Novices · 3

In times of public crises (e.g. epidemics, natural disasters), THBT the government should be temporarily replaced by technocrats

Bogwall Novices · Open_Semi

THBT the nominees and the winners of the Oscars should always be decided by public vote

Bogwall Novices · Open_Final

That liberal democracies should ban the products of CCP-linked tech giants (for example, BBK, HuaWei, and TenCent, which sell hardware, 5G, and apps like WeChat and TikTok)

Auckland Rumble · Gold_Final

THBT activists from disadvantaged communities should adopt respectability politics

The Contemplative Dialogue Tournament · 4

THW allow individual workers to waive their labour rights (e.g., days off, hours limits, parental leave) in exchange for additional pay.

The Contemplative Dialogue Tournament · Open_Octa

As citizens concerned with social justice, TH prefers forwarding Marxists' school of thought that emphasizes on material inequality as a primary source of oppression, rather than intersectionality concept in which identities like race, religion, and sexuality majorly affect them

Alsa Ecomp UI · 3

TH, as Environmentalist, would abandon fear mongering tactic to convince society to join the movement

Alsa Ecomp UI · HighSchool_1

THBT governments with long history of racial segregation (i.e. South Africa, the U.S.) should accelerate the creation of a post-racial state (e.g.: incentivizing interracial marriage, subsidizing multiethnic housing)

Alsa Ecomp UI · HighSchool_1

This House, as countries with aging population, prefers to accept immigrants over incentivizing citizen to have children

Alsa Ecomp UI · HighSchool_2

This House, as self-proclaimed progressive entertainers (artists, comedian, etc), would speak out against the rise of political correctness culture

Alsa Ecomp UI · HighSchool_4

TH, as immigrant parents, would put their children under Unaccompanied Alien Children Program as opposed to living in Mexico

Alsa Ecomp UI · Varsity_Octa

THBT prominent non-'establishment favourites' progressives (e.g. Bernie Sanders, AOC) should give up their career in the democratic party and seek political platform elsewhere

Alsa Ecomp UI · Varsity_Semi

TH would march and encourage others to continue the violent protest against the omnibus law until the president issues a decree to postpone and revise the bill.

Alsa Ecomp UI · Varsity_Final

THBT progressives should support the rising popularity of islamic groups/parties (PKS,FPI) that advocate against the increasingly neo-liberal government

Alsa Ecomp UI · Varsity_Final

This House, as Progressives in an increasingly authoritarian governance, prefers coalition with the lesser evil rather than using riot to radically change the status quo (i.e Indonesia, Hong Kong)

Alsa Ecomp UI · HighSchool_Quarter

This House Believes That humanity should move away from the narrative of individual responsibility in the community

Alsa Ecomp UI · HighSchool_Semi

THS the increasing decriminalisation of drug use

Alsa Ecomp UI · HighSchool_Final

THO the use of shaming as a practice by activists

Astana Debate Open · 1

THBT the Democratic Party leadership should publicly commit to using "procedurally activist" congressional tactics to pursue their policy objectives

Malaysia ABP · 2

THR the "quantitative turn" in the social sciences

Malaysia ABP · Open_Semi

THBT first generation immigrants should raise their children to fully integrate into their new country, and completely abandon attempts to establish links to their country of origin

Malaysia ABP · EFL_Semi

This house supports the shaming of individuals as a tactic for the environmental movement to catalyse change

USU Novices · 1

This house would establish free movement of labour in ASEAN

USU Novices · Open_Semi

This house supports the continued development of technology that renders human workers obsolete (e.g. self-driving cars, automated factories, AI helpdesks)

USU Novices · Open_Final

THBT the US Democratic party should gain power by any means necessary, even if it means violating norms and laws in the process (stacking the courts, using 'the nuclear option', engaging in legal gerrymandering, etc)

Royal Rhetoric's Wom*n's Open · 4

THBT in countries where the LGBT+ movement has secured significant gains for its community, pride marches should focus on directing anger towards continuing injustices rather than celebrating progress already made.

Europe Queer Open · 5

THW prohibit cities from paying other cities to resettle homeless populations

September BP Open! · 1

THR the modern idealisation of social movement leaders as moderate, pacifist and respectable e.g. Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Rosa Parks

September BP Open! · 4

THBT Dalit leaders should work within existing mainstream parties rather than forming their own independent parties

SLS PD · 3

THBT Dalit Leaders should work within existing mainstream political parties rather than forming their own independent parties

SLS PD · 4

THBT environmental groups should pivot towards ecoterrorism as their primary mode of activism

SLS PD · Novice_Semi

THBT progressive judges should not punish or heavily mitigate sentences for civil disobedients (e.g. not punishing them, even if they are found guilty; or reducing sentences).

Duke Pre-USUDCs · 2

THS the creation of anarchy zones

Duke Pre-USUDCs · Novice_Semi

THW abolish youth wings of political parties

IIT Bombay Open · 1

THBT minority groups should advocate for the widespread use of their cultural practices in society as opposed to defending it from cultural appropriation

IIT Bombay Open · 2

THW prefer to donate to charities which provide cash transfers to low-income families to charities which direct spending towards specific causes or projects.

FTHN X DNN Open · Novice_Final

THS a grass roots movement to Boycott China

Wolce Pre-ABP · 3

THR the shaming of ghosting during COVID-19 pandemic

English Parade 2020 · 2

THW subsidise urban youth to move to rural areas

Wolce's Pre Asians · 2

THBT, in liberal democracies, governments should have a veto power on the privacy policies of social media companies

Wolce's Pre Asians · 3

In places where minority members are greatly oppressed by the majority, as a minority individual TH would choose to adopt the majority culture, language, and dress

BDC Fempowerment 2020 · 4

THBT social media has done more harm than good for democracy

BDC Fempowerment 2020 · Novice_Semi

THW break up persistently dominant political parties in emerging/developing democracies (e.g. the ANC in South Africa, the Awami League in Bangladesh)

UMSU Online Open · 3

THBT it is in the interests of the Communist Party of the Philippines to cease its armed rebellion and instead run for office.

Proxime Debate Open · Open_Quarter

THBT social movements should adopt an incrementalist strategy as opposed to pushing for revolutionary change

Proxime Debate Open · 1

THW grant amnesty to dissidents of violent political movements in exchange for removing their right to vote or run for public offices in elections (e.g. the integration of FARC in Colombia)"

I Rio de Janeiro Pro-Am · Open_Final

TH regrets the ascension of the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) movement.

I Rio de Janeiro Pro-Am · Open_Semi

TH supports the creation of groups similar to Gulabi Gang in Latin America

I Rio de Janeiro Pro-Am · 5

THBT the Brazilian Workers' Party (PT, in Portuguese) should abandon the narrative that the ascension of Jair Bolsonaro's ideology (bolsonarismo) was inevitable

I Rio de Janeiro Pro-Am · 2

In times of crisis, THP a technocracy over a democracy

Asia Open Debate Championship · Open_Quarter

TH, as the Democratic National Committee, would support Bernie Sanders

USC IV · 1

THW disallow police officers from unionizing

USC IV · 3

THS the suffrage of prisoners

USC IV · Novice_Final

This House would allow people raised in isolated communities (e.g. the Amish, Hasidic Jews) to sue their communities for harms caused by their lifestyle

The PES Debate Open · 1

THP state capitalism over liberal capitalism.

Brad Smith Debate Tournament · 4

THBT disruptions of the government (eg fillibusters, civil servant strikes, and government shutdowns) are a legitimate political tool

Brad Smith Debate Tournament · Open_Semis

This house, as an upper-middle-class African American, would resettle in Africa.

GWU IV / US Universities Debate Eastern Championship 2019 · Open_Semis

THW actively relocate unemployed people living in areas of high and structural unemployment

GWU IV / US Universities Debate Eastern Championship 2019 · 3

THR the celebration of soldiers as heroes.

Cornell Novice Nationals 2019 & Cornell IV 2019 · Novice_Semis

THBT in times of crisis that threaten the existence of a community (e.g., famine, war, plague, natural disaster, etc), capable individuals from the community have a moral obligation to dedicate their time directly towards ending the crisis instead of pursuing nonessential activities (e.g., playing sports, making non-propagandist/apolitical art, going on vacation to the beach, pursuing education irrelevant to the crisis, etc.

Empire Debates 2019 · 5

THBT liberal democrats should provide financial and legal aid to their citizens who wish to permanently migrate abroad.

PEP IV · 3

THBT Pope Francis should take radical action to convince Catholics to vote only for political parties who promote redistributive policies.

PEP IV · 5

THR the decline of Marxism in Western Europe.

PEP IV · Open_Final

THS civil rights activists using disruptive or violent civil disobedience as a tool of protest (e.g. the Stansted 15, Gilets Jaunes/Antifa movements)

Manchester IV 2019 · 1

TH prefers a world with a widespread belief in Radical Freedom

Manchester IV 2019 · Open_Semis

THS allow the populace to petition for revotes of elected officials during their term

Muslim Interscholastic Tournament · 6

THBT liberal supreme courts should misinterpret the constitution to advance progressive rights

Colgate Open · Novice_Final

THW break up big tech companies (Amazon, Facebook, Google).

Colgate Open · 5

This house regrets the modern idealization of Civil Rights leaders as moderate, pacifist, and respectable.

USUDC 2019 · Open_Semis

THR the decline of Black militant groups

America's Cup 2019 · 1

This House believes that the ongoing process of decolonisation should include actively disempowering religions that were imposed on the country during colonialism

Cape Town WUDC 2019 · 4

This House would grant individuals and organisations open standing to challenge the constitutionality of laws enacted by their government

Cape Town WUDC 2019 · EFL_Semis

This House believes that religious institutions should use radically leftist interpretations of their teachings in areas of high rates of poverty (e.g Liberation Theology, Islamic Socialism)

PAUDC Akofena 2019 · 9

This house believes that the Black Lives Matter movement should embrace open carry gun laws and engage in armed community patrols. Info Slide: The Black Panthers began as a group of black citizens in Oakland, California who engaged in armed patrols of the city streets, specifically focusing on observing police behavior and arrests. In response, California enacted much stricter gun control legislation.

HWS Round Robin 2019 · Open_Final

This house believes that the interests of the Chinese people would be better served by a peaceful transition into a democracy, rather than a continuation of one party rule.

HWS Round Robin 2018 · Open_Final

TH believes that climate change movements should prioritize the mitigation of climate change rather than the prevention of climate change

21st SSE Riga IV · 4

THBT the threater and musical community should abandon the "no-change" norm.

Northams 2019 · Open_Semi

THW prohibit businesses from adopting a public position on social justice issues (e.g. LGBTQIA+, racial relations, abortion, etc)

Pan American Debating Championships 2019 · Open_Semi

This House believes that the Black Lives Matter movement should embrace open carry gun laws and engage in armed community patrols.

HWS Round Robin 2019 · Open_Final

THBT climate change movements should prioritise constructive policy proposals over criticism and obstruction of current policies.

Ljubljana IV 2019 · 2

TH would attend the Queer Liberation March rather than the Stonewall50 March.

European Round Robin 2019 · 1

THBT that Western Nations should impose heavy penalties on domestic corporations that punish their employees for engaging in legally permitted speech.

Hart House IV 2019 · 3

THW have all settler colonial states (Canada, U.S., Australia, Mexico, Brazil, etc.) pay rent to their indigenous populations for all government-owned property.

Hart House IV 2019 · 5

In the aftermath of genocides, ethnic violence or crimes against humanity THO efforts to ban or suppress discussion of ethnicity and/or religion

Hart House IV 2019 · Open_Semi

TH supports social movements having strict standards for what members should believe e.g feminists excluding pro-life feminists from the Women's March.

Barcelona Debating Open 2019 · 3

THBT mainstream Spanish political parties should operate cordon sanitaire policies towards radical populists (e.g. VOX).

Barcelona Debating Open 2019 · EFL_Final

This House, as an individual, prefers believing that they can singlehandedly change the world over believing that they are just one pawn in the grand scheme of things.

Cracow Open 2019 · 4

This House believes that pro-refugee advocacy groups should portray refugees as valuable contributors to society, rather than victims of their circumstances.

Cracow Open 2019 · 5

THS such organizations

Tilbury House Cologne Open 2019 · 4

thr the recreational ownership of pets

FLTRP Training Beijing Debate Open · Novice_Final

THBT the BDS movement reduces the likelihood of a two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

UDP Open 2019 · 3

TH as a Yellow Vest, supports attempts by Les Emergents to run for elections in European and French elections.

UDP Open 2019 · Open_Final

THBT environmentalists and animal rights activists should launch violent campaigns against companies that pollute the environment or violate animals' rights.

Deree Invitational LVII · 5

THBT housing activists in San Francisco should advocate for the abolition of zoning regulations rather than increased rent control..

Berkeley IV 2019 · 1

This house supports the 'Right to be Forgotten' on the internet.

The Karachi Cup 2019 · Open_Semi

THR the rise of movements based on ethical consumption

LUMS Asians' Debate Open · 3

THP a geniocracy over rule by democratic representation.

UBC IV 2019 · Open_Semi

That prominent social activists (e.g. the leaders of Black Lives Matter, Aung San Suu Kyi) should not choose to run for office. (

Easters 2019 · 5

This House Believes That acts of political protest that intentionally result in the death of an individual protester should not be stopped by others (for example: self immolation, in protest of Tibet)

Western Washington University 2019 · Open_Semi

This house, as the feminist movement, would advocate for the introduction of a socialized care system in which all people needing care (the elderly, people with disabilities, etc) are cared for by workers selected by a national draft system.

Feminism Open 2019 · Open_Final

THBT Puerto Ricans should advocate for independence over statehood.

Bard IV · 3

THBT supporters of Medicare For All should advocate for the abolition of private insurance.

Bard IV · Open_Semi

THBT social movements should not adopt works of art as symbols where the artist does not identify with that movement (e.g. the feminist movement adopting the close-up of flowers painted by Georgia O'Keeffee believing the paintings to be sexual depictions of female anatomy; the adoption of the horror fim the Babadook by the queer rights movement).

Joynt Scroll 2019 · 3

THBT members of socially progressive movements should not support harsh punishment of criminals, even when the crimes committed are the opposite of what that movement supports. (e.g. hate crimes; domestic violence; pedophilia)

Joynt Scroll 2019 · 5

THR the decline of trade unions

Joynt Scroll 2019 · 6

THW break-up large social media companies

Joynt Scroll 2019 · 6

THBT Labour MPs elected in Maori seats should publicly criticise any Labour Party policy that hurts Maori.

Joynt Scroll 2019 · Open_Semi

THR the narrative that people who are members of marginalised groups (e.g. queer people, people of colour, indigenous people) should only vote for left-wing parties and politicians.

Joynt Scroll 2019 · Open_Final

In emerging democracies, this house would break up persistently dominant political parties.

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2019 · Open_Semi

THBT the Philippine Opposition should shift its primary strategy from attacking prominent figureheads towards criticizing political institutions.

Philippines National Debate Championship 2019 · 7

In light of society's predictions about the future, THS the childless movement.

4th Mindanao Intervarsity · Open_Final

TH Prefers Socio-political Movements Without Clearly Distinguishable Figureheads

4th Mindanao Intervarsity · 3

In lieu of the rise of right-wing nationalism in the West, TH prefers advocacy for refugee rights that highlights the narrative that accepting refugees is economically beneficial over one that uses the human rights narrative.

9th Zamboanga Debate Open · Open_Final

THBT the moderate Left and the National Democratic Front should unite in response to Duterte's consolidation of power in all branches of the government

Philippines Intervarsity Debating Championship 2019 · Novice_Final

THW not provide rehabilitation to areas with citizens who refuse to leave after repeated relocation efforts by the government

Philippines Intervarsity Debating Championship 2019 · Novice_Semi

THBT party-list representatives must be a member of the marginalized or underrepresented sector that the party aims to represent.

Philippines Intervarsity Debating Championship 2019 · Open_Final

THBT the battle against climate change is best fought through the courts

Philippines Intervarsity Debating Championship 2019 · 6

THBT India's ethnic and religious minorities should establish and support ethnicity and religion-based parties as a response to the success of BJP and Narendra Modi in the recent election

Philippines Intervarsity Debating Championship 2019 · 5

TH, as Western Liberal Democracies, would actively support civil disobedience in Sudan

Philippines Intervarsity Debating Championship 2019 · 4

THS Elizabeth Warren's proposal to break up large tech companies

JPDU Spring Tournament · Open_Semi

THW take away the driver's license of the elderly

JPDU Spring Tournament · Novice_Final

THBT figureheads of national liberation movement (eg. Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Dalai Lama) should not become politicians after their movement succeeds

JPDU Spring Tournament · 4

In democratic post-colonial states, This house believes that opposition parties to the party of independence should claim and use the legacy of anti-colonial resistance.

Mexico WUDC 2018 · ESL_Final

THR The Rise of Far Left Politics in Western Countries

Maynooth Open 2018 · 1

THS the creation of similar groups to the Gulabi Gang in Latin America

1st Copa Leones de Debate (CLD) at University of Guadalajara · 8

This House supports individuals publicizing the identity of people who attend far right protests and gatherings in the USA to their community (coworkers, employers, family etc.)

Novi Sad Open 2018 · 1

THR the decline of labour union power in the West

Novi Sad EUDC 2018 · ESL_Semis

THW ABOLISH COMPULSORY REPRESENTATION

All-Nigeria Universities Debating Championship (ANUDC), University of Ilorin 2018 · Open_Octos

THBT ethnic minorities and movements that seek to break their ceilings(e.g glass, bamboo, black) and eliminate their underrepresentation should prioritize notions of intersectionality over their actual objectives.

All-Nigeria Universities Debating Championship (ANUDC), University of Ilorin 2018 · Open_Quarters

In the context of the Brazilian civil-military dictatorship begun in 1964, This House would directly engage in armed struggle.

GV Debate · 1

This House condemns the rise of the use of social networks as a vehicle for public debate.

GV Debate · 2

This house supports a movement towards granting human rights to AI.

NZ Easters 2018 · 3

This house supports student unions who disaffiliate controversial student groups.

NZ Easters 2018 · Open_Semis

THW allow workers to sell their rights in exchange for higher pay (e.g. health and safety protections, right to maternity/paternity leave etc.)

Roosevelt Open 2018 · 5

TH opposes left wing media using mockery to cover the far right e.g. The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight

Split Open 2018 · 2

This House Would abolish constitutional monarchies

China BP · Novice_Final

This House believes that prominent institutions in marginalized communities (churches, schools, community centres, etc.) should practice the politics of respectability

Yale IV 2018 · 2

THW eliminate the government's ability to enact back to work legislation for all education workers.

McGill Central Novice Championship · 4

THBT social media is ruining democracy.

Penguin Invitational 2018 · 5

State governments should refuse to uphold mandates from the Supreme Court of the United States

UCLA IV 2018 · Open_Final

THBT the ACLU should work to maximize civil liberties regardless of ideology.

Brandeis IV · Open_Final

THBT environmental organizations should start a campaign of sabotage and destruction against major pollution companies

Brandeis IV · 4

This House Opposes cultural and academic boycott.

Israel's English Cup 2018 · Open_Final

This house regrets the commercialization of social movements.

Jewell Debate Tournament · 1

This house believes that the Democratic Party should move toward socialism in candidate selection and policy platform.

Jewell Debate Tournament · 3