Sentences with phrase «political protests taking»

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Hong Kongers have taken to the streets in peaceful protests to demand the right to select their own political leaders.

Instead of taking their advice to stop talking about the protest, the president eagerly unburdened himself of what he viewed as political correctness in favor of a take - no - prisoners attack on the «alt - left.»

Indeed, just months after that speech, millions of Iranians took to the streets to protest rigged elections and political repression, begging for help from Obama's «open hand.»

I think in a lot of ways people who are doing protests, they get the media attention, they drive the political will, but then it also takes people who are going to come up with policy ideas.

Though clergy and ecclesiastical officers must refrain from partisan political activity, as I have cautioned elsewhere, condemning the taking of innocent lives is not partisan, whether through protesting abortion clinics or (as the British clergy did in World War II) denouncing a government for bombing civilian targets.

Dr. Scranton also took action against the pastor of the church, warning him not to make any political protests against the Japanese colonialization of Korea.

And by the way, political dissent is at the very core of what our democracy was founded on, so protesting actions taken by the government is actually quite the opposite of what you decree to be unpatriotic.

The protest which was organized by a non-governmental organization, Be The Change Organization (BCO) also saw labour unions, Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), artisans, market women, youth organizations and student bodies taking part.

Radical nationalist opposition to Putin's decision to return to the presidency was evident in the political makeup of the protests that took to the streets of Russia's cities, in particular Moscow.

In theories of protest and revolution, the question whether violence is justified is premissed on the idea that it is probable.On the other hand, as is often observed, much modern social and political theory more or less eclipsed war within or between states, taking the socialising and civilising forces of historical progress for granted.

Andrew Schofield, who said that he has never taken part in a political demonstration in his life, will be travelling to Gateshead this weekend to protest outside the Liberal Democrats» spring conference.

Intense political polarisation and protests took place in Bulgaria in 2013.

Taking the podium, Nixon thanked the committee members for their «courage» and called the WFP, which has come under assault this week from inside and out — with two major unions leaving the fold in protest after it became clear Nixon was all but locked into the endorsement — the «political home for progressives in New York State, and a source of grassroots muscle for the movement.»

Form an interest group which uses peaceful protesting and information campaigns to call attention to certain issues and force political parties to take a side.

Political crisis in Ado - Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Wednesday took another dimension as lawmakers of state House of Assembly staged a protest on the highway against the freezing of the account of Governor Ayodele Fayose at the Zenith bank by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).

With the local government elections set to take place within the next seven months, it is worth considering what impact the recent upsurge in protests will have on the country's political future.

WHEREAS thousands of Ghanaians from all walks of life and different political persuasion protested in Accra yesterday in a mammoth Put Ghana First Demonstration demanding that President Akufo - Addo stops the betrayal of Ghanaians and takes Ghana out of the infamous GHANA - US Military Cooperation Agreement.

Police, students and the Liberal Democrats are taking stock after Wednesday's tuition fees protests, as the political fallout from the demonstration continues to gather momentum.

A fundamental shift is taking place in British politics which is seeing the «traditional» expressions of political interest - party membership and support - die out whilst a new, extra-parliamentary form of politics - campaigning, volunteering with charities, signing petitions, attending protests - continues to grow.

Until now, Zena says she would never have described herself as political, but last weekend she took part in the protest organised by the Reclaim Brixton campaign.

In his speech to a sympathetic audience in Tolpuddle — part festival, part political rally — where Keep Corbyn T shirts were scattered throughout the crowd, he said the protests that take place outside parliament help to influence the government's decisions — claiming victory for the rejection of the tax credit cuts, for example.

At times, it was difficult to ignore the political upheavals on campus — as a black person, if you did not take part in political protests, you were often intimidated and labelled a sellout.

So when Wade stopped by the mbg office on a blustery winter day, we decided to ask her how she finds the energy to show up at protests and speak out against the current political climate while still finding the space to take care of herself.

Director Chris Kelly took nine years to complete this remarkable film about land - rights protests and political skullduggery in Cambodia.

Erin, a registered nurse in Boston, is soured on love after her political activist boyfriend (Philip Seymour Hoffman) ditches her to take part in a protest.

So when we were in the midst of a unit on civil disobedience and had read Thoreau, Martin Luther King Jr., articles on the «take a knee» protest, and some interesting political cartoons, I introduced the lyrics to Bob Dylan's «A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall.»

In this documentary - style video, learn about the history of activism and civil disobedience in the U.S., take a look at the purpose of political protests, and learn more about what engaged citizens can accomplish.

As I have pointed out before, the Fed protests actions that compromise their independence, while taking actions to serve the political ends of those they favor.

In the wake of protests in Charlottesville, Va., and Boston earlier this month — and the Women's March in January — the size of which have not been seen since the Vietnam War era of the Seventies, the Whitney Museum's latest exhibition takes a creative approach to political and social activism, and how the past can inform the present.

While the works are inspired by Willem de Kooning's Woman series from the 1950s, they also take into account the turmoil of the time — the atmosphere of struggle and protest of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, as well as the four political assassinations of Dr. King, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X. Jack Whitten (b. 1939, Bessemer, Alabama) has been exhibiting his work for over 40 years.

«We may not be here tomorrow» My last day in Mexico; I'm aware of the quiet protests that have been taking place in the hot streets; I come across two men sitting in a gazebo, playing songs which could be love songs, but my small understanding of Spanish tells me they have a political theme; a brave attempt to raise awareness or foster change.

Where the artist's previous work pointed to the instability of capitalism and often included photographs taken by the artist at political protests, the works in the current exhibition refer to the rise of the Bauhaus and Deutscher Werkbund and their imminent destruction through the Nazi regime.

- Jenkins Johnson Projects presents, Disobedience: Lavar Munroe and Rodrigo Valenzuela, which takes protest as a flash - point to explore current social and political unrest.

Last year Vélez was featured in the Whitney Biennial, and a version of this piece was a prominent part of his display (which referred to the path that a review he wrote, «White Privilege in Criticism,» took through social media over the course of a year in which NATO protests, outrage over the Trayvon Martin verdict, and other political flashpoints occurred.)

Political protest must always take on an air of failure in retrospect, without losing substance.

Most Conflicted Christmas Miracle That We'll Take Anyway: Vladimir Putin's sudden decision to release the two imprisoned members of the protest art collective Pussy Riot before Christmas — and, more importantly, before the Winter Olympics in Sochi — even though their sentences were almost up anyway and it was a transparently calculated political move

While not explicitly political, Ms. Cao's piece inevitably calls to mind the recent democracy protests that convulsed the city for months as protesters, many of them young residents of Hong Kong, took to the streets to demand open elections for the territory's chief executive.

Along with headliners Walid Raad and Khalid Rabah, standout contributions were Rabih Mroue's controversial political play How Nancy Wished that Everything Was an April Fool's Joke (2007), originally banned in Lebanon and then later allowed to take the stage after public protest, and Sharif Waked's video satire about what clothing to wear through a checkpoint, Chic Points (2003).

While the works are inspired by Willem de Kooning's «Woman» series from the 1950s, they also take into account the turmoil of the time — the atmosphere of struggle and protest of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, as well as the four political assassinations of Dr. King, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X.

Combined with ideas stemming from the social sphere such as ecological protests and utopian scientific experiments, this project takes an approach that links to current theoretical developments in the areas of cultural identity, models for communities and social and political activism.

Victoria Miro stages a group exhibition by artists concerned with socio - political issues of their day, who question the status quo and the power structures found within societies, and who take the language of protest as a means to explore its potency.

In 1967, Beuys helped to establish the German Student Party in an effort to promote peaceful protest.37 Posed on the precipice of the great cultural upheaval of the 1968 student revolts — which called for the reform of educational institutions while taking a critical position toward the Vietnam War, the governing parties, and Germany's failure to confront its own past — Beuys's engagement with the German Student Party demonstrates his increasingly active engagement in the political sphere.

«Protest» is an exhibition of historical and contemporary works by sixteen artists concerned with the socio - political issues of their day, who question the status quo and the power structures found within societies, and who take the language of protest as a means to explore its pProtest» is an exhibition of historical and contemporary works by sixteen artists concerned with the socio - political issues of their day, who question the status quo and the power structures found within societies, and who take the language of protest as a means to explore its pprotest as a means to explore its potency.

This publication accompanies Protest at Victoria Miro, 23 September - 5 November 2016, an exhibition of historical and contemporary works by artists concerned with the socio - political issues of their day, who question the status quo and the power structures found within societies, and who take the language of protest as a means to explore its pProtest at Victoria Miro, 23 September - 5 November 2016, an exhibition of historical and contemporary works by artists concerned with the socio - political issues of their day, who question the status quo and the power structures found within societies, and who take the language of protest as a means to explore its pprotest as a means to explore its potency.