Sentences with phrase «symbolic protest»

He assumes that a sit - in at an abortion site is a form of symbolic protest.
From a sociological perspective, Campos asserts that Latin American Pentecostalism offers symbolic mediation for what he calls the «the affirmation of popular hope,» because it is both a spiritual movement which transforms the individual and a movement of symbolic protest in a society which denies the dispossessed the chance to achieve or to participate in social organization.
In sum, Pentecostalism is a spiritual movement resulting from the loss of holiness in our world; it is a movement of symbolic protest in a society that denies fulfillment and participation to the dispossessed; it is a grassroots movement born of traditional cultures struggling to cope with massive change; and it is a movement capable of being a channel for social change and of offering hope for a better world.
«That just goes to show you the power of symbolic protests.
Christians and human rights groups protested the killings in major cities as Christian schools nationwide closed for three days in symbolic protest.
IMO expect little if any reaction beyond a symbolic protest that Putin will laugh about in public.
This morning Jacob Rees - Mogg and a hearty crew of anti-EU Conservatives were due to stage a symbolic protest at what they see as the government's betrayal over fisheries.
PEF endorsement of Teachout is a symbolic protest.
(In situ project of a symbolic protest in an abandoned mine where a chorus executes a composition on a baroque tone)(Video, variable dimensions, video still)
The truth of that statement — i.e. whether or not the letter holds any weight as a real obstructive tool or is more of a symbolic protest — isn't entirely clear.
But HeHe did not want to create a work of symbolic protest.
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