Power to the People

Power to the People may refer to:

Power to the people (slogan)

"Power to the people" is a cultural expression and political slogan that has been used in a wide variety of contexts.

Uses

In politics

During the 1960s in the United States, young people began speaking and writing this phrase as a form of rebellion against what they perceived as the oppression by the older generation, especially The Establishment. The Black Panthers used the slogan "All Power to the People" to protest the rich, ruling class domination of society. Pro-democracy students used it to protest America's military campaign in Vietnam.

In his 1974 book Computer Lib, Ted Nelson connected computer use with political freedom with the rallying cry "Computer power to the people! Down with the cybercrud." In the mid-1980s the People Power movement arose in the Philippines to oust Ferdinand Marcos. In the late 20th century and early 21st century the phrase has been used with regard to energy policy.

The Pakistan Peoples Party has as its creed, "Islam is our faith; democracy is our politics; socialism is our economy; all power to the people."

Power to the People!

Power to the People! (Russian: Власть — народу!, Vlast – Narodu!) was a political alliance in Russia.

History

Power to the People! was established in 1995 as an alliance of several groups, including the Russian All-People's Union, the For Social Equality movement and Popular Movement "Union". In the 1995 parliamentary elections the alliance received 1.6% of the proportional representation vote, failing to cross the electoral threshold. However, it won nine constituency seats in the State Duma.

The party did not contest any further elections; the Russian All-People's Union contested the 1999 elections alone, winning two seats.

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