As 2024 draws to a close, there are many good reasons for liberation-minded people to feel concern about the state of the world. But there are also many victories to celebrate—victories that were achieved by ordinary people joining together to fight for a better future.

With right-wing forces celebrating their recent electoral triumph in the United States and holding a solid lead in the polls with a federal election due in Canada in 2025, the world can feel even more grim than usual.

In moments like this, though, it is more important than ever that we remember that when we organize, we sometimes win.

Continuing an annual Breach tradition, here are 15 movement victories in 2024 to take heart from as we look ahead to the new year.

This was a nice read, after a bleak year and amid a mainstream news culture that increasingly vilifies grassroots organizations that hold power to account