台灣農民運動發生於1988年5月20日的農民大規模社會群眾運動，也是臺灣解嚴後首次爆發激烈警民衝突的社會群眾運動。 The Taiwan Farmers' Movement on May 20, 1988, was the largest grassroots social mobilization since the postwar era and the first intense confrontation between civilians and police following the lifting of martial law.
1988年於蘭嶼人發起的「二二○反核廢驅逐蘭嶼惡靈運動」中，由國內劇場人士策畫的第一齣報告劇「蘭嶼反核報告劇」於蘭嶼第二十六號地核廢料儲存場前演出。 During the February 20 anti-nuclear-waste movement launched by the people of Orchid Island, Taiwan's first political report theatre piece — the 'Orchid Island Anti-Nuclear Report Play' — was performed in front of nuclear waste storage facility No. 26 on the island.
1988年，新光集團的核心公司新光紡織股份有限公司以「機器老舊」、「經營虧損」為由，宣布於1988年10月30日關閉位於臺北市士林區的士林廠。 In 1988, Shin Kong Textile — a core company in the Shin Kong Group — announced it would close its Shihlin plant in Taipei on October 30, citing 'aging machinery' and 'operating losses.' The announcement ignited Taiwan's first wave of labor activism.
六四事件始於胡耀邦悼念活動上的學生要求對抗通貨膨脹、處理失業問題、解決官員貪腐、政府問責、新聞與結社自由等，但遭政府軍隊鎮壓導致的流血事件，事件後總理李鵬簽署戒嚴並爆發示威。 The June Fourth Incident began with student demands — made at a memorial for Hu Yaobang — for action on inflation, unemployment, official corruption, government accountability, and freedom of the press and assembly. The government responded with military force, resulting in mass bloodshed. Premier Li Peng subsequently signed a declaration…
1989年5月初，時任臺北縣板橋市新埔國民小學教師李幸長等人發起組織「無住屋者救援會」，引起民眾廣大的迴響，成為台灣第一個以都市改革為取向的集體行動組織。 In early May 1989, Banqiao elementary school teacher Li Hsing-chang and others organized the 'Houseless Persons Relief Association,' drawing enormous public response. It became Taiwan's first collective action organization oriented toward urban reform.
1994年秦政德於文化大學成立團體「藝術法西斯」諷刺美術系老師對學生言論的壓制而遭到退學，日後學生聯合「草山學會」展開抗爭及一個多月的罷課，並於罷課期間成立「小草藝術學院」。 In 1994, Chin Cheng-te formed the group 'Art Fascism' at Chinese Culture University to satirize faculty suppression of student speech, and was expelled. Students later joined forces with the Grass Mountain Society in over a month of class boycotts, during which they established the 'Little Grass Arts Academy.'
來自《破報》團隊的蔣慧仙、張釗維與張育章，於1994年共組「民眾音樂研究群─另翼岸譜」讀書會，試圖尋求民眾音樂的另翼觀點。 Chiang Hui-hsien, Chang Chao-wei, and Chang Yu-chang — from the Pots newspaper team — co-founded the 'People's Music Research Group: Alternative Shore Music' reading circle in 1994, seeking an alternative perspective on popular music.
全民健康保險，一般簡稱為「全民健保」或「健保」，是一種強制性保險的福利政策。為增進全體國民健康，中華民國於84年開始實施全民健康保險，提供醫療保健服務。 National Health Insurance (NHI) is a compulsory social insurance welfare policy. To improve the health of all citizens, the Republic of China began implementing the NHI program in 1995, providing comprehensive medical and healthcare services.
計程車暴動事件為1995年發生於臺北市與臺北縣（今新北市）因計程車駕駛糾紛而導致的群眾鬥毆社會事件。 The Taxi Riot of 1995 was a mass street brawl that broke out in Taipei City and Taipei County (now New Taipei City), triggered by a dispute between taxi drivers.
