The power of small, grassroots movements to make changes that spread beyond their place of origin can be seen with the Slow Food movement, which began in Italy in the 1980s.

从20世纪80年代开始于意大利的慢食运动中，我们可以看出小型草根运动的力量，这些运动的影响可以超越其发源地。

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Whatever the reason, there are several grassroots movements afoot that have average Joes trying to pare down their possessions and do more living with less stuff.

不论是什么原因，有一些属于草根们的活动，一些普通人正在进行着，来减少自己的所有物，更少的东西带来更多的生活。

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Grassroots movements have had to step in where gaps exist.

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Topics of discussion include the role of women in environmental grassroots movements, the international debate on DDT, the impact of pesticides on marine life and, perhaps most importantly, a way forward based on her environmental ethic.

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Countless grassroots movements, some branded as 969 and others not, propagate the ideas of Buddhist supremacy through sloppily photocopied handbills, unmarked bootleg DVDs, videos that have gone viral on mobile phones, and for the few with Internet access, social networking sites like Facebook.

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