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political protest is when a group of people gather together to express their disagreement or disapproval regarding something related to politics. They use their voices, signs, and actions to bring attention to their cause and try to bring about change.
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The parallel I want to draw is with
political protests at major events, such as national political conventions.
But, if not, then humanitarian agencies may be required to provide some innovative new forms of rapid response in the midst of
widespread political protests of all kinds.
The tradition of graphic art
as political protest represented by Emory Douglas and Sister Corita Kent can be seen in the bold palette and graphic lines of contemporary artists Carrie Moyer and Michael Lazarus.
«Schools have a duty to educate and protect our children, not serve as marching grounds
for political protests orchestrated by unions.
He has photographed dancehall musicians and fans, sapeurs of the Congo, the Caribbean Carnival J'ouvert and
recent political protests in Ferguson, New York and Dallas.
The ability to quickly sign up and start tweeting immediately has played a role in major
political protests from Ukraine to Tehran to Ferguson.
Set into the ground of the gallery's outdoor terrace is a series of bronze manhole covers, Sin título (Alcantarillas)[Untitled (Manhole Covers)-RSB-, 2014, which mirror the critical discourse displayed on placards
during political protests.
In a similar vein, Brackens has worked
through political protest and personal pain in creating these new compositions that incorporate joy, pleasure and imagination.
As an integral part of his practice, Attukwei utilizes solo and group performances as a means to provoke dialogue and promote community development, with some embarking
into political protest.
For instance, the Brazilian currency took a large spill on news of massive
political protests taking place across the country along with other unflattering political news around the globe.
He and many other Western Christians might prefer a Church that taught its members to engage in
public political protest.
Meanwhile the WNBA, which has been at the forefront of sports -
based political protest, continued that for Game 1 of the Finals on Sunday.
The La Liga leaders won the first leg of the quarterfinal 4 - 1 but the match was briefly held up as a result of an
apparent political protest in the first half.
Despite having no union and being at the bottom of the labour hierarchy, the matchwomen stood up for themselves often and triumphantly, using strikes and
creative political protests to make their point.
The rapid expansion of RT's operations and budget and recent candid statements by RT's leadership point to the channel's importance to the Kremlin as a messaging tool and indicate a Kremlin - directed campaign to undermine faith in the US Government and
fuel political protest.
But it was perhaps the first example of the year's spate of signature attacks; one motivated not by profit or espionage, but as a form of
political protest tinged with «lulz», internet parlance for laughter based in schadenfreude.
So when oppressive regimes shut down popular sites like YouTube, it can
hinder political protests, but also alerts ordinary citizens to censorship they may otherwise not have noticed.
Power teaches anthropology at the University of East London, where Knight also worked until 2009, when he was fired by the university in connection with organizing a
previous political protest.
It turned out to be the
largest political protest in United States history and the start to a landmark year in women's rights.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Burma VJ (Unrated) Question authority documentary recounting the valiant effort of an outlawed association of underground photojournalists who risked their lives to show the rest of the world Burma's military regime's ruthless repression of
political protests led by Buddhist monks in 2007.
When political protest that began in Syria in 2011 erupted into full - scale civil war, nearly 12 million Syrians were displaced from their homes, with over 4 million having to flee their country.
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Political protest right outside the hotel blaring loud music well into the night, but isn't the hotel's fault.
John Miller is a photographer and a self - described «sympathetic observer» of anti-war, civil rights, anti-apartheid, anti-nuclear and
Māori political protests.
The imagery connected in my mind with a print portfolio of crowds amassing in
political protests worldwide I did in 1990 called «Precariously Close to 5 billion Points of Confusion.»
A trailblazing figure on New York's underground art scene, she
organised political protests, wild outdoor happenings and body - painting «orgies» — a true radical who led the charge for immersive installation work.
What's to be gained from aestheticizing resistance, from
reducing political protest and its violent and repressive fallout to a highly stylized image?
«Unlike many of his colleagues and rivals in the black freedom struggle of the early 20th century, Locke, a trailblazer of the Harlem Renaissance, believed that art and the Great Migration,
not political protest, were the keys to black progress.
House Arrest is curated by Terri C Smith whose approach to the installation will significantly alter the physical qualities of the space's three galleries, creating living rooms of artworks that are informed by the history of Franklin Street Works» Victorian row house buildings — originally working class homes — as well as the makeshift domestic situations at recent
political protest sites such as Occupy Wall Street's Zuccotti Park.
In 2007 Wallinger was awarded the Tuner Prize for one of his most well known works, State Britain, a recreation of peace campaigner, Brian Haw's one -
man political protest against war and foreign policy in Parliament Square.