The kids are again proving they give a shit.
Some of the first school strikes for climate change began on Friday morning in Australia and New Zealand, as part of a global campaign urging politicians to take action.
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The most glorious protest signs from UK kids skipping class for climate change
Thousands of school children in the UK are currently skipping class in favour of marching the streets in a call for world leaders to act on climate change.
Inspired by Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg, who organised her own month-long strik…
Twitter suspends account linked to boosting MAGA teens controversy
Twitter has suspended an account which was linked to the magnification of a confrontation between high school students wearing MAGA hats and Native American protesters.
According to CNN, the account @2020fight was suspended from the social media plat…
These pictures of kids at protests in 2018 will make you cry happy tears
Kids had something to say about politics this year. Even little ones still perfecting their handwriting made their voices heard.
Alongside their (ahem) taller counterparts, children of all ages protested immigration policies separating families at th…
Workers protest outside Minnesota Amazon warehouse
Yesterday afternoon, Somali-American workers marched outside of Amazon’s Shakopee, Minnesota fulfillment center, chanting “hear our voice.” Estimates of the exact number of marches vary from source to source, but The Minneapolis Star Tribune puts it at around 100. It’s a fairly familiar refrain for the company, after years of reports about questionable working conditions. Some […]
View More Workers protest outside Minnesota Amazon warehouseGritty was the face of Philadelphia’s protest against the alt-right
Gritty continues to be the chaotic voice of resistance.
The colorful Philadelphia Flyers mascot, also our collective son whom we love and cherish, was the face of an anti-Proud Boy protest on Saturday.
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San Francisco Google employees walk out in protest of sexual harassment
On an unusually warm Nov. 1 morning in San Francisco, scores of Google employees walked out of their downtown office in protest.
The staged walkout had come together quickly, and followed the Oct. 25 news that Google execs paid Android creator …
Protesters shine torches, lights onto the Sydney Opera House
More than 1,000 protesters, armed with torches, flashlights and smartphones, shone lights on the sails of the Sydney Opera House in Australia on Tuesday night.
Protesters sought to obscure a promotion for a horse racing event called The Everest, afte…
Brett Kavanaugh protesters ignore police barricades, occupy the U.S. Capitol
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It’s very likely that alleged sexual assaulter Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed on Saturday as a U.S. Supreme Court judge. The #resistance is having none of that noise.
With hours to go before the Saturday afternoon Senate vote, protesters gathered in front of the United States Capitol took steps to make sure they’d be heard. As a group, they busted through police barricades and took up residence on the Capitol Building’s east steps.
The dramatic moment was captured on camera and quickly went viral.
.@womensmarch just took the Capitol. Women, survivors, and allies walked straight past the police, climbed over barricades, and sat down on the Capitol steps
It was hard not do feel depleted this morning. But I don’t anymore. This was inspiring. We’re ready for thispic.twitter.com/YIlDrelaiz
— Sophie Ellman-Golan (@EgSophie) October 6, 2018 Read more…
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View More Brett Kavanaugh protesters ignore police barricades, occupy the U.S. CapitolTed Cruz’s dinner was gatecrashed by protesters against Brett Kavanaugh
If Ted Cruz thought his Monday night dinner was going to be quiet, uninterrupted affair, he thought wrong.
The Texas senator was forced to leave a restaurant in Washington D.C., in a scene all too familiar to Department of Homeland Security secretary…
‘Women must be heard’: Time’s Up calls for walkout in light of Brett Kavanaugh accusations
Wear black and walk out.
That’s what the Time’s Up movement against systemic sexual harassment and abuse has called for on Monday, following multiple accusations aimed at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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Colin Kaepernick’s Nike ad is naturally a meme now
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On Monday, Nike unveiled athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick as one of the faces of its new campaign and soon after chaos ensued, because…of course it did.
Kaepernick’s Nike ad features a close-up of the football player’s face, and ad copy that reads, “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.”
Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything#JustDoIt pic.twitter.com/SRWkMIDdaO
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) September 3, 2018
The athlete rose to national fame for being the first NFL player to kneel during the National Anthem in protest of police brutality against African-American people in the United States. His protest has since inspired players across the league to do the same. Read more…
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