Essays on Protest

The Social Movement Group, Black Lives Matter (BLM), emerged from a hashtag on Twitter in 2013 when George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering unarmed Black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, United States. The movement rekindled into what it is today after the killing of African-American…

Protests, peaceful or violent, have been around for as long as this country has been alive. Ways to protest, reasons to protest, how protests can affect America and concerns regarding protests have changed over time but one thing that will always remain the same is…

I woke up one beautiful Saturday morning thinking “What was Gandhi going to get himself into this time.” When I started driving in my red honda to fox 5 news, to work I saw Gandhi. Of course, gathering up people wanting to start a protest….

Protest movements have sprung difficult conversations in order to create social change, and the impact social media has made on these topics has allowed conversations to be talked about in new ways. Since the shooting and killing of Black teenager Trayvon Martin by police officer…

The political atmosphere in Germany continues to grow with intensity as recent protests from the far right against refugees increase. The tension has stood since the beginning of refugee acceptance in Germany but has increased amidst murders by foreigners throughout the last two years. In…

Twenty-year-old Anna Dovgalyuk posted a YouTube video of herself pouring bleach on the crotches of men sitting with their legs far apart on public transport. Dovgalyuk stated that the solution will leave ‘an unwashable stain’ and claimed that it was an act of protest against…

After years of growing resentment over Ortega’s abuse of power, the president’s decision to implement social security reforms that raised taxes while reducing pension benefits was the final straw. On April 18, peaceful demonstrations, led by elderly individuals, university students, and other activists, erupted throughout…

The most respectable trait a person can have is the capability to stand up for what they believe in and fight for their right no matter what the situation is. The “Tank Man”, also known as the “Unknown Protestor” or “Unknown Rebel” possessed this honorable…

1968 appears as a significant and unique year through history. There are plenty of historical events that occurred in this particular year, and almost within a six-month period. The May Events in Paris, Prague Spring and the Massacre in Mexico all happened in 1968. It…

Abstract Public space provides the public with a sphere to express their opinions and objections on issues surrounding the government, status quo, and historical events. With a the shrinking of public space becoming a real notion, the public sphere has adapted and moved its outlet…

The March was not just a spontaneous decision! It required a lot of time and planning, six months of planning in fact. One important meeting prior to the march though was when Whina called a hui at Te Puea Marae in Mangere. The meeting was…

One of the actors of the film “Everyday Rebellion” – Srđa Popović, is an activist of the Serbian movement “Otpor” (Resistance). This was a movement supporting the destruction of the regime of Slobodan Milošević. In 2003, after a short political career in Serbia he established…

On June 1989 in Beijing, China, what started as a protest at whose treatment grew in momentum, emboldened, the protestors wrote a list of demands where they poured onto Tiananmen Square. About a hundred-thousand students and workers had defied their dictator, all camped out near…

There was a peace agreement Maoist and the Nepal Government in 2006. After the peace agreement high ranking Madeshis observe that they were relegated to the sidelines and experienced inequality. As a result, a large number of supporters from Terai broke away from the Maoist…

America is supposed to be the land of the free and the home of the brave. But for African Americans and other people of color, the fight for equality remains a bitter struggle. The NFL players who kneel or raise their fists during the national…