Sentences with phrase «as a protest of»

On Super Bowl Sunday, #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay was trending on Twitter as a protest of Timberlake being chosen to perform at halftime.

[26][27][28][29][30][31] In late 2008, Young Americans for Liberty, with the endorsement of Rep. Paul, organized a protest called the Binghamton Tea Party for January 24 of the following year where participants dressing in Native American costumes and dumping soft drinks into New York's Susquehanna River, as a protest of former NY Governor David Paterson's proposed 18 % tax increase on soda.

, a collective of 38 mostly black and queer artists, writers, composers, academics, filmmakers and performers participated and withdrew from the 2014 Biennial [15] as a protest of the Whitney Museum's policies.

She returned to Istanbul in 2014 after the Gezi Park demonstrations of the previous year, which began as a protest of the government's desire to remove the park and replace it with a mall.

Henry Thoreau's refusal to pay taxes to as a protest of the Mexican - American War is an example of when it is a less effective tactic:

It must be quite a job worrying about all the peculiar whims of all the strange birds that make up your flock... «My desire to resign is merely a personal one; it is not meant as a protest of any kind, or a criticism of the Academy or its activities.

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If your run a McDonald's, and an employee is engaging in a day of protest, make sure they're not out wearing their McDonald's uniform while they do it, regardless of whether or not you as a manager support the cause personally.

The requests for Vine are not surprising, as the video streaming service has become an increasingly popular tool for documenting protests, the aftermath of terrorism attacks, and other current events.

Houthi supporters hold up rifles as they rally to protest the killing of Saleh al - Samad, a senior Houthi official, by a Saudi - led coalition air strike in Hodeidah, Yemen April 25, 2018.

In January, the #deleteUber hashtag trended on social media after customers perceived the company as having undermined New York taxi drivers» strike in protest of the Trump administration's immigration ban.

Some of Tom Cat's employees and advocacy groups, such as Brandworkers, a non-profit organization for food workers, believed the dismissals were improperly handled, sparking a local and national outcry that led to protests, bad press and boycotts of Tom Cat Bakery bread from famous restaurants such as Le Bernardin.

People participating in the women's march Saturday booed in unison as they walked by, and many left their protest signs in front of the building.

As soon as she intervened, Air Canada alleges its pilots began calling in sick in protest, forcing the cancellation of 23 flights on March 17 alonAs soon as she intervened, Air Canada alleges its pilots began calling in sick in protest, forcing the cancellation of 23 flights on March 17 alonas she intervened, Air Canada alleges its pilots began calling in sick in protest, forcing the cancellation of 23 flights on March 17 alone.

Papa John's founder John Schnatter, who stepped down as CEO at the end of last year, had blamed falling sales on the NFL's failure to resolve the raging controversy over players taking a knee during the national anthem, in order to protest against police brutality.

Opponents of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines hold a rally as they protest US President Donald Trump's executive orders advancing their construction, at Lafayette Park next to the White House in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2017.

A movement by scientists to march on Washington as a protest against the Trump White House's treatment of science has gained traction, with more than 115,000 supporters joining a Facebook (fb) group for the cause.

said members of the Democratic Women's Working Group were encouraging lawmakers of all parties and genders to participate, but the protest is likely to be seen as a direct critique of President Trump, who has been accused of sexual misconduct.

The exodus of executives sparked talk that Gary Cohn, Trump's top White House economic adviser and a key liaison to the U.S. business community, might resign in protest as well.

«We call upon you, as our friend, our classmate, and as a fellow American, to resign in protest of President Trump's support of Nazism and white supremacy.

These days Hawken is consulting, writing, teaching, and — as in the case of the Seattle protests — marshaling the forces of antiglobalism.

Police said they had recovered improvised weapons from the scene of the protest including slingshots and small propane tanks rigged as explosives.

U.S. military veterans will meet with tribal leaders on Saturday as they continue to entrench themselves in a North Dakota camp where thousands of activists are protesting a multibillion - dollar pipeline project near a Native American reservation.

As Clason writes, «That what each of us calls our «necessary expenses» will always grow to equal our incomes unless we protest to the contrary.»

«We understand that nudity can be shared for a variety of reasons, including as a form of protest, to raise awareness about a cause, or for educational or medical reasons.

Overall, the union is seeking a raise to as much as $ 15 an hour from an average of $ 10.71, Haicken said, and plans another, larger, protest next month.

At Los Angeles International Airport, hundreds of people had gathered to protest Trump's order, as chants of «refugees are welcome here» echoed through the arrivals hall.

The NFL «take a knee» protests were a marketing challenge but Papa John's should have been able to respond without getting in the news as the preferred pizza of Nazis.

Lukashenko's re-election five years ago led to mass protests and the imprisonment of leading opposition figures, but support for his 20 - year - old regime has risen after he cast himself as the guarantor of stability in the face of economic crisis and a pro-Russian separatist conflict in neighboring Ukraine.

Malaysia's shares and currency have been hit with a toxic brew of declines in the prices of its commodity exports, especially palm oil and crude oil, as well as what may be the country's worst - ever political scandal, which has spurred protests calling for the removal of the prime minister from power.

It could then take small steps to strike back, such as limiting financing for programs through the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp. (Though, it's worth noting that the U.S. had already suspended OPIC operations in China as part of sanctions following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.)

As Altaf Rahamatulla, a Ford Foundation program associate, recently noted in Fortune, students are protesting these hateful activities with great passion and in huge numbers, as they did this fall at the University of MissourAs Altaf Rahamatulla, a Ford Foundation program associate, recently noted in Fortune, students are protesting these hateful activities with great passion and in huge numbers, as they did this fall at the University of Missouras they did this fall at the University of Missouri.

«In our experience, markets tend to over-react to political shocks, as was seen in the example of Tiananmen Square — where the Hang Seng fell 22 % in a single day, losing 37 % from its peak over the entirety of the protest period, before steadily recovering back to previous peak over the following year,» the team wrote.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who serves as both the head of state and the highest - ranking religious figure in the country, condemned the protests Tuesday.

The hashtag #WhiteWednesdays quickly spread across social media, with women posting pictures of themselves wearing white as a symbol of protest.

But during a freewheeling press conference on Tuesday, Trump returned to his original position, labeling multiple parties as complicit in the Charlottesville unrest and seeming to defend some of those seeking to protest the Confederate statue's removal.

NFL ratings are struggling right now, as President Donald Trump continues to stoke the flames of a red - hot debate over national anthem protests, while the actual on - field product has also left something to be desired.

In fact, as the boot camp was wrapping up, China was throwing more than 100 human rights lawyers and activists into prison on allegations of organizing illegal paid protests.

The protests started in late May in Istanbul initially as a reaction to the planned demolition of Gezi Park, but they rapidly grew into complaints about a broader set of issues including freedom of religion, press and expression.

Many of the young Turkish entrepreneurs I spoke with felt as though it was their societal duty to support the protests.

Despite the West Coast clashes, most nationwide protests were peaceful as immigrants, union members and their allies staged a series of strikes, boycotts and marches to highlight the contributions of immigrants in the United States.

Opposition leaders have called for a protest on Thursday, the day the assembly is to be installed, raising the possibility of more clashes after four months of violent protests that have left as many as 120 people dead.

DAMAC Properties had initially said it would stand by Trump, even as another of the billionaire's Middle East partners, the Lifestyle chain of department stores, halted sales of his «Trump Home» line on Wednesday in protest at his comments.

As numerous foreign citizens were detained at airports around the globe, triggering spontaneous protests, part of Trump's executive order was temporarily blocked by a federal judge in New York.

Michigan's state legislature is expected to give final approval as early as Tuesday to new laws making it a «right - to - work» state despite protests from thousands of unionized workers.

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Though a number of people weren't happy about Madonna as the choice for the tribute and even protested the performance, that wasn't evident on the screen.

The fight coincided with Trump's criticism of NFL players who kneel during the national anthem as a gesture of protest against police profiling of African - Americans.

Toronto police officers take up positions as they face off with protesters during a protest at the corner of Queen Street and Spadina Avenue on June 27, 2010 in Toronto, Canada (Photo: Jemal Countess / Getty)

Business Insider's markets reporter has been in Athens all week, watching the protests and the ATM lines in the streets as the Greeks queue for their daily ration of 60 euros in cash.

Demonstrators stand outside of the Li Fung tower in Hong Kong as they protest over what they say are unpaid wages owed to textile workers in Turkey by Li and Fung and garment brand Esprit.