Sentences with phrase «organizer of the protest against»

In 1950 he was the primary organizer of the protest against the Metropolitan Museum of Art that resulted in he and his colleagues gaining recognition as «The Irascibles».

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Although many marchers, like Wolf, are motivated by actions taken by the Trump White House, Rogers says organizers have tried to steer clear of having the march labeled as a protest against the current administration.

Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Mohammad Hosseini said Iran would boycott the next Academy Awards «to protest against the making of a film insulting the Prophet and because of the organizers» failure to take an official position (against the film),» the Iranian Students» News Agency reported.

Protesters Turn Fierce Rhetoric on «Corporate» Reform As they kicked off four days of protests at the U.S. Department of Education, organizers of Occupy DOE 2.0 today used inflammatory — and, in one case, racially insulting — rhetoric to rally opposition against high - stakes testing, «corporate» education reform, and the «dismantling of public education.»

I was one of the organizers of the campus - wide South Africa Liberation Support Group, helping to organize protests against BC's then - ownership of stock in some 20 major corporations that were doing business in South Africa and meeting with university officials to urge them to disinvest.

Another protest against gun violence is scheduled in Washington on March 24, with organizers saying it is expected to draw hundreds of thousands.