Social Movements & Protest debate motions (page 6)

THW allow legislatures to override constitutional bills of rights.

UBC IV · 2

In the European Union, asylum seekers can only apply for asylum in the country they first enter. They cannot reapply nor be reallocated to another EU country. Motion: THBT the EU should divide up asylum seekers amongst its member states proportional to member states' GDP per cap

Vienna Freshers · 3

THBT political parties should adopt non-hierarchical organisational structures.

Oxford IV · ESL_Semis

THBT identity-based social movements should not include in their movements allies who are not part of the identity group in question.

Oxford IV · Open_Semis

THW enact good Samaritan laws.

Canadian BP Championships (@ McMaster University) · Tiebreaker_Top

TH regrets the fat pride movement.

Canadian BP Championships (@ McMaster University) · Open_Novice finals

THW spread asylum seekers over EU countries on the basis of their relative population sizes

Zeit Debatte Frankfurt · Open_Semis

THW abolish the federalist system in Germany

Zeit Debatte Frankfurt · Open_Final

THW not admit immigrants who actively (strongly?) oppose the norms of the host society

Cicero Toernooi · ProAm_Final

THW allow pro-immigration charities to sue politicians and media outlets that defame 'immigrants'

John Smith Memorial Mace · 3

TH supports the actions of Anonymous and other such vigilante groups

Cork IV · Open_Semis

THBT all corporations should become cooperatives owned and operated by the workers

IDAS Tournament · 5

THW appoint a group of relevant charities (e.g. Environmental charities) to cast votes in general elections on behalf of future citizens

UCU Open · Open_Semis

You are a dutch person. THBT you should campaign against Zwarte Piet and should routinely condemn it as a racist institution

UCU Open · Open_Final

You are a young, liberal, Turkish man in Turkey. Motion: THBT the ban on Islamic veils in public buildings should be abolished

Nikolausturnier · 2

THW introduce a 30-hour work week

Nikolausturnier · Open_Final

THBT violent protest is a legitimate strategy in democratic societies

SSE Riga IV · Open_Semis

This house would allow the Roma to settle in autonomous communities

Centrale IV · 3

THW in the countries that have laws prohibiting discriminatory and hateful language against various groups based on certain characteristics they have, grant overweight people the same protection like other vulnerable groups

Moscow Open · 3

THBT Western Liberal Democracies should boycott the Russian Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi

Moscow Open · Open_Final

THW forcibly relocate indigenous peoples where their presence prevents the extraction/utilization of valuable resources

Tilbury House IV · 1

THW organise Alternative Olympics to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in order to protest anti-LGBT laws in Russia

Tournament without a name (Macedonian-Greek exchange tournament) · 2

THBT Pope Francis I should openly endorse radical left political parties and candidates

Tournament without a name (Macedonian-Greek exchange tournament) · 3

THBT South Africans should engage in a frank and critical discussion of the life achievements and legacy of Nelson Mandela, rather than continue to uncritically revere him

Birmingham IV · Open_Final

This House believes that the Kingitanga should be disestablished.

Joynt Scroll 2013 · 2

This House believes that the modern NZ Labour party should not regret the reforms of the fourth Labour Government.

Joynt Scroll 2013 · 4

TH supports politicians who pass progressive legislation, even where this is contrary to the wishes of the democratic electorate.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · 6

TH supports the free movement of labour worldwide.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · 7

Should pensioners be obliged to do voluntary work?

Zeit Debatte Hamburg · 1

THW make the use of public transport free

Berlin Punk · 1

THW allow 'Fight Clubs' to be founded

Rotterdam BP Tournament · 1

THB that journalism is more effective than political protest in holding governments responsible for their actions.

Aghveryan IV · Open_Final

TH regrets the decline of Marxism in liberal Western democracies

LSE Open · Open_Final

THB the Gay Rights Movement should oppose Gay Pride Parades in Western Liberal Democracies

Manchester IV · 4

THBT violent activities to achieve anti-capitalist aims in Western societies are justified

Budapest Open · Open_Final

THBT whoever controls the past controls the future.

French Debate Association Tournament Open_Semiss · Open_Semi_2

Should private pensions be abolished?

Zeit Debatte Magdeburg · 4

THBT the congressional black caucus should admit non-black members

Heriot-Watt Open · 2

THW require that Roma children be sent to state boarding schools

Mykolas Romeris IV · 3

THW remove all constraints on companies firing workers

Paris IV · 1

HW make assimilation the primary goal of legislation related to immigrants.

Paris IV · ESL_Final

HBT change comes through molotov cocktails, not with a voting ballot

HSE Open · Open_Semis

THW ban racist and extreme nationalist political parties

Science Po Le Havre IV · 1

TH regrets the declIne of labor unions.

USU Open · Open_Quarters

THBT governments should systematically use subconscious manipulation to nudge citizens towards socially desirable choices.INFOSLIDE: There is growing evidence from behavioral economics that seemingly trivial alterations in the way decisions are presented can substantially affect choices. For instance, printing smiley faces on the electricity bills of low-usage households decreases their future electricity consumption. As another example, consumers presented with a list of financial choices are more likely to choose items placed near the middle of the list.

USU Open · Open_Semis

THBT current Generation Germans should not pay taxes or any other form of reparations for Nazi atrocities

Estonia Open · Open_Semis

THW reject a Western conception of property rights in favour of collective ownership.

Estonia Open · Open_Final

(Information slide) Immediate Democracy is a system in which the voter may change their vote at any given time, thus changing the composition of the parliament on a daily basis according to public support. THW enact an Immediate Democracy.

Israeli Open · 3

THW abolish the income criteria for family reunification (when bringing family members to the Netherlands for permanent settlement, the applicant must have an income significantly higher than the minimum wage)

NK Debatteren · 6

THW lift the ban on dancing (Tanzverbot, probably more a general celebration ban) on the "quiet holidays" (Good Friday, Memorial Day and Remembrance Sunday (Totensonntag))

Norddeutschen Regionalmeisterschaft · 2

TH calls for a constitutional right to Internet

Süddeutschen Regionalmeisterschaft · 1

THW pay monetary compensation to Sephardi Jews.

Zionism Begin Tournament · Open_Final

THW create ethnic diversity in neighborhoods by introducing housing quotas

Split Union Open · Open_Final

THW compel citizens to vote in national elections

Israeli Nationals · 1

THW decriminalize squatting

Israeli Nationals · 4

THW ban student parties who are backed by national political parties from participating in elections for student unions

Israeli Nationals · 6

TH regrets the decline of socialism

Berlin IV · Open_Final

THBT capitalism has failed the worker.

IDC Porto Debate Camp and Open · Open_Final

THW Give First Nations Peoples (eg. Native Americans and Aboriginal Australians) Complete Autonomous Self-Government

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · 2

THW force anyone suspected of being a 'stolen child' [under the Argentinian military junta 1976-1983] to undergo DNA testing to establish whether they are indeed stolen children and then make the results public

Red Sea Open · 5

THW abolish the Beamtenstatus (i.e. a body of exceptions to the laws governing all citizens of the state granted to some categories of civil servants)

DDG Master's Cup 2012 · 3

THB in revolution as a solution to the country's problems

Open de Lisboa · Open_Final

THW ban protests at any event connected to a military funeral

Bogwall (SSDC Novices) · 4

TH regrets the criminalisation of squatting.

SOAS IV · 1

THB that LGBTQI activism in countries with strong anti-gay policies does more harm than good.

SOAS IV · 4

THW require local councils to provide sufficient plots for gypsies in spite of local opposition.

Namda Novices · 2

THBT pieces of major social legislation, notably gay marriage, should be passed only by referendum

Welsh Novices · Open_Final

THB the ANC should nationalize all mines

Oxford IV · 2

THW allow workers to sell employment rights back to their employers

UK Debate Challenge · 2

THBT the Myanmar NLD should actively support a pro-democracy campaign of civil disobedience

UK Debate Challenge · 4

THBT the European Union should open its borders for immigrants from third world countries.

Brno Open · Open_Final

THBT the European Union should open its borders to all immigrants

Iasi BP Open · 4

THW create a permanent seat for the Travelling Community in the Dáil.

John Smith Memorial Mace · 1

THW allow Asylum Seekers to work.

John Smith Memorial Mace · 3

THW require the unemployed to participate in community work to be eligible for social welfare.

John Smith Memorial Mace · 5

THB that online activism is counterproductive

IDAS tournament · 3

THBT hacktivism is a legitimate tool of protest against multinational corporations

IDAS tournament · Open_Semis

THBT, where resources are scare, minority campaign groups should fund minority art, literature and films rather than funding lobbying for legislative change

John Smith Memorial Mace England Leg · Open_Semis

THB that Europe should weaken its austerity measures to guarantee its citizens greater social support

IDEA Debate@Europe final event · 4

THW abolish intellectual property rights over music

BGU IV · 3

THW abolish mandatory retirement age

BGU IV · 4

THBT Marx would have approved of the internet

BGU IV · Open_Final

THB the diaspora should b'The Gathering'

Irish Times Debates · 5

THS the creation of a Black Players' Union in the English Premier League

Bristol IV · Open_Semis

TH regrets the popular veneration of Che Guevara

Bristol IV · Open_Final

THBT slacktivism has harmed activism more than it has benefited it

Tilbury House IV · 2

THBT a society in which charity and donations are prevalent is preferable to a society with a state run welfare system

Tilbury House IV · Open_Final

Should we establish worker participation (unternehmerische Mitbestimmung) in corporations in all of Europe?

Baden-Württemberg · 2

TH supports citizen-initiated referendums*

Birmingham IV · 3

THBT all professional football clubs should be majority owned by their supporters

IDEA European Cup · 1

This House would allow teachers unions the right to strike

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 6

This house believes that the southern african development community (SADC) should pursue political union

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 8

This house believes that social movements should use the courts rather than the legislature to advance social change

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 9

This house believes that courts should not enforce wills that discriminate on the basis of race

Botswana WUDC 2011 · Open_Quarters

This House would prefer that the children of racial minorities be adopted by parents of that race

Botswana WUDC 2011 · ESL_Semis

THW force elected politicians and their families to use only public health and education services

Red Sea Open · 2

THBT during riots it is legitimate for governments to deny access to social networks

EU-China Youth Debate Tournament · 4

THW ban parades and demonstrations that could incite a violent response

Kiev Open · 2

THW abolish the British Monarchy

Edinburgh Cup · 2

THW start a marxist revolution

Edinburgh Cup · Open_Semis

THW have minimum quotas for different ethnic groups living in public housing estates

SOAS IV · 2

THW allow constituents to recall their elected representatives

SOAS IV · ESL_Semis

THBT Ireland should create constituencies, elected by people who emigrate from Ireland

UCD VP · 2

THW require all newspapers to be constituted as cooperatives, owned and run by journalists.

Durham IV · 3

This house believes it is illegitimate for governments to prevent any peaceful protest in public space.

Durham IV · Novice_Final

This house believes that the media should not use the phrase 'big society' uncritically.

Durham IV · Open_Final

THW dismantle power sharing in the North and elect the Stormont Assembly by PR STV

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 13

THW Occupy Dame Street

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 18

THW impose a moratorium on home foreclosures

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 19

THBT Trade Unions do more harm than good for workers

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 29

THBT destruction of private property is a legitimate tool for environmental campaigners

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 30

THW suspend trade unions and labour protection laws in times of economic crisis

Oxford IV · 3

THBT the LBGT movement should not support Gay Pride marches

Oxford IV · ESL_Semis

THBT the leaders of big world corporations should be democratically chosen by national elections

Oxford IV · ESL_Final

THW provide financial assistance to inner city communities to prevent gentrification

Cambridge IV · 3

THW take the children of the Amish into care

Cambridge IV · ESL_Semis

THB that it is morally legitimate for Occupy Movement to use violence to undermine capitalist institutions

Cambridge IV · ESL_Final

TH regrets the rise of a distinct African American culture

Cambridge IV · Open_Semis

THW give every citizen a positive and a negative vote in elections

IDAS · 6

THW give transnational EU citizenship to Roma.

IDAS Tournament II · 3

THW Remove Equal State Suffrage in the United States Senate

Irish Times Round 2 · 3

THW Allow Organised Fight Clubs

Irish Times Round 2 · 6

THBT immigration is a good solution to counter an aging population

Cicero Debattoernooi · 2

(Pre-released motion) THBT all US primary elections should be held on the same day

ESU England Mace · 3

Should appeal procedures (Einspruchsmöglichkeiten) against construction projects for renewable energy be cancelled?

Zeit Debatte Karlsruhe · 1

THW refuse war veterans the right to vote

Cork IV · Open_Final

THW partition Belgium

Paris Centrale IV · Open_Final

THW allow individuals to legally occupy any building that has been unused for more than 6 months

KCL IV · 4

THW forcibly remove the homeless from the streets and place them in mental institutions or rehabilitation

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2011 · 4

THW camp out in solidarity with the "Occupy" protestors

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2011 · Open_Semi

This house would ban labour unions.

Koc WUDC 2010 · 1

This house would financially incentivize both inter-faith and inter-ethnic marriages.

Koc WUDC 2010 · 3

This house would ban all procedures to alter one's racial appearance.

Koc WUDC 2010 · Open_Quarters

THB that the United States government should subsidize Twitter to liberalize oppressed societies

Koc WUDC 2010 · Open_Semis

THW forcibly settle the Roma

SSE Riga IV · 3

THBT emergent democracies should ban all political rallies and other large public gatherings

SSE Riga IV · Open_Final

THW not allow local government to pay for the relocation of homeless people.

Assumption WUDC 2008 · 3

This House believes freer markets, rather than more government intervention, are the solution to the current economic crisis.

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2008 · Open_Final

THW make people pay for private car ownership (not exact wording)

SSE Riga IV · 1

THW make voting in European Parliament Elections mandatory (not exact wording)

SSE Riga IV · 3

THBT sporting boycotts are a legitimate political tool

SSE Riga IV · Open_Quarters · World Schools Debating Championships

THW gradually stop paying old age pensions

SSE Riga Practice Tournament · 4

THW give parents proxy votes for their children

SSE Riga Practice Tournament · 1

THW ban equality movements focusing on one group only

SSE Riga Practice Tournament · 4