organizational spark

English translation: catalyst to organize

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English term or phrase:organizational spark
Selected answer:catalyst to organize
Entered by: Alexandre Reis

15:02 Dec 20, 2015
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English term or phrase: organizational spark
Recy Taylor, an African-American woman whose gang-rape in Abbeville by six white men provided an early organizational spark for the nationwide Civil Rights movement.[16]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbeville,_Alabama
Alexandre Reis
Brazil
Local time: 09:55
catalyst/inspiration to organize
Explanation:
serve as an early catalyst to organize the nationwide Civil Rights movement
provide early inspiration to organize...
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mike23
Poland
Local time: 13:55
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3 +6catalyst/inspiration to organize
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catalyst/inspiration to organize


Explanation:
serve as an early catalyst to organize the nationwide Civil Rights movement
provide early inspiration to organize...

mike23
Poland
Local time: 13:55
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
10 mins
  -> Thank you, Jack

agree  James A. Walsh: Good explanation.
55 mins
  -> Thank you, James.

agree  claude-andrew
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Claude.

agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tina.

agree  Tushar Deep
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tushar.

agree  Neil Ashby: I'd avoid "inspiration", art is inspired by a muse, but "a civil rights movement inspired by a rape" kind of gives the impression the rape was a good thing. "catalysed" or "fuelled"
20 hrs
  -> Yes, absolutely in this context. Thanks for a thoughtful comment Neil.
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