Sentences with phrase «protest movements led»

«This peculiarity has reduced the real locus of civil society activism to spontaneous protest movements led by charismatic leaders such as Tunde Bakare, Femi Falana, Wole Soyinka, and Joe Oke - Odumakin, etc, some of whom are also active in the political arena.

It all points to a conspiracy entangling the ubiquitous corporation behind surrogacy, the wheelchair - bound inventor of the technology (James Cromwell), and an anti-robot, save - humanity protest movement led by a dreadlocked figure named the Prophet (a hammy Ving Rhames).

The shooting reignited the passionate national discussion on gun laws and how to keep communities safe, catalyzing a protest movement led by the young students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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The video, purportedly a promotion for a new show Loesch will begin hosting on NRA TV this month, appeared to be a play on the «Time's Up» movement, a Hollywood - led protest against workplace sexual harassment and misconduct.

While his nonviolent protests did bring about the Civil Rights movement and led to ending the wrongs of Segregation, one of the unintended consequences of such has produced Black hoodlums across America, many of whom have the idea they do not have to obey the laws of the land because their ancestors were slaves.

His death from injuries sustained while in police custody led to protests around the city and helped fuel the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

For the past seven weeks, Romanians have been leading one of the largest environmental protest movements in the world.

The labor protest movement that fast - food workers in New York City began nearly three years ago has led to higher wages for workers all across the country.

the issue is him hes not a leader he is great at protesting but shouldnt lead a political party at all, the labour party is not a movement its a party and 500, ooo members cant lord it over 9million labour voters..

«Fruitvale Station» director Coogler is leading a movement to boycott retailers in protest of decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson

Ruslana is well - known for her commitment to social issues and was a leading figure in the recent Ukrainian protest movement.

Abstract: In this article I examine the successes that led to the toppling of both the Tunisian and Egyptian authoritarian regimes through non-violent protest, as well as some of the failures of the leaderless youth movements to accede to political power following the «downfall of the regime.»

They are doing this by engaging as public citizens who are leading student organizing, participating in community - led school transformation and other active protest movements.

Critics have argued that some tactics employed by animal advocates, including protests, risk turning public opinion against the animal advocacy movement.178 While these activities make up a small proportion of L214's work, they do organize and participate in protests and demonstrations.179 Investigations make up a larger part of L214's work and have sometimes led to a slightly different type of backlash in which industry and government respond by attempting to pass laws that target advocates, such as ag - gag legislation in the United States.180 While L214 tries to maintain good relationships with media and the government, and France does not have ag - gag laws, they have sometimes been the target of lawsuits by industry because their footage is taken without permission.181 L214 has sometimes suffered negative consequences as a result of these lawsuits, such as fines or the requirement to take footage down from their website.182, 183

With exhibitions like this, and the upcoming Women's March in DC, have you been encouraged by women taking the lead in the current protest movement?

A robust student - led protest movement known as Free Cooper Union, started in fall of 2012, has been staging displays and distributing informational materials to bring transparency to a process that, to many, has felt anything but.

In 1949, Gottlieb organized the protest of an exhibition jury at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that would lead him and twenty - seven of his colleagues, all pioneers in the Abstract Expressionist movement, to be called «the Irascibles.»

She started writing letters, embarking on a journey that brought her into a series of brutal confrontations with police and assorted thugs and finally to a leading role in the protest movement that erupted in December over election fraud.

It is unconscionable that journalists and leading figures from the tripartite alliance could ignore the fundamental human rights of foreign nationals and hawk fictitious stories that the vicious attacks and looting were part of an anti-Mahumapelo protest movement.