North Haledon, New Jersey. North Haledon is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,417, reflecting an increase of 497 (+6.3%) from the 7,920 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 67 (-0.8%) from the 7,987 counted in the 1990 Census.
1 A social movement is an organized group that acts consciously to promote or resist change through collective action (Goldberg, 1991). 2  Because social movements have not become institutionalized and are outside the political mainstream, they offer outsiders an opportunity to have their voices heard.
Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Resistance movement. A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups that stand up for what they believe in and the help those that are in need. It may seek to achieve its objects through either the use of nonviolent resistance or the use of armed force.