Demonstration & Protest – Page 32 – Actipedia

Naked Barcelona Animal Rights Activists Covered in Blood to be “Human Meat” Protesting

Practitioner:
Barcelona Animal Rights Activists

Date:
May 23 2016

Naked animal rights activists have covered themselves in blood and wrapped themselves in giant meat packaging in the middle of Barcelona. The Spanish branch of animal rights organisation AnimaNaturalis staged the protest on Sunday, on Barcelona’s Sant Jaume plaza.Activists protested…

Outrage in China over pressure on student to stop activism amid growing Me Too movement

Practitioner:
Yue Xin

Date:
May 23 2016

BEIJING – Before Yue Xin became a central figure in China’s burgeoning movement against sexual harassment, she recorded herself singing a revamped version of the 1960s pop classic “Que Sera Sera.” “Will we be equal? Will we be free?” sang…

REDACT: a world without net neutrality

Practitioner:
Alexander Coury

Date:
May 23 2016

The elimination of Net Neutrality is a much bigger issue than most people would like to admit. This issue stems far from just an issue dealing with an open internet, free from biased control of the internet service providers, whom…

The Whole World Is An Art School

Practitioner:
Bob and Roberta Smith

Date:
May 23 2016

Bob and Roberta Smith has been at the forefront of activist art for 2 decades; so who better to ask about how art is responding to these politically bleak times? “THE WHOLE WORLD IS AN ART SCHOOL!” is the emblazoned…

#BeyChella

Practitioner:
Beyonce

Date:
May 23 2016

Beyoncé delivered an intensely, unapologetic celebration of Black and HBCU culture at the Coachella Festival 2 weekends in a row. Not only were her performances some of the best live performances to date but they sent a pretty significant message…

Response to James Cohan Gallery (October 19th, 2017)

Practitioner:
Chinatown Art Brigade

Date:
May 23 2016

October 19, 2017 The Chinatown Art Brigade is not surprised that James Cohan gallery’s immediate reaction to Sunday’s organized action would be to cry censorship, and also simultaneously claim that our protest was exactly what their artist intended. In an…

QUINCEAÑERA PROTEST: Texas teens protest against SB 4 at Capitol

Practitioner:
Texas Teens

Date:
May 23 2016

Highlights: A handful of teens donned puffy quinceañera dresses to protest against the “sanctuary cities” ban. The teens gave paper flowers to lawmakers who voted against SB 4 and flyers to those who voted in favor. Texas teens took part…

Students at March for Our Lives Wear $1.05 Price Tags to Call Out Marco Rubio

Practitioner:
March for Our Lives

Date:
May 23 2016

Students at the March for Our Lives rallies across the country and world today, March 24, are wearing a “price tag” of $1.05. The reason? March organizers have argued that $1.05 is the amount each student is worth to Florida…

Lebanon rape law: Wedding dresses hang in Beirut sea front protest

Practitioner:
Lebanese Activists

Date:
May 23 2016

Activists campaigning to change Lebanon’s law on rape have staged a macabre protest on Beirut’s famous sea front. What appeared to be more than 30 white wedding dresses were hung from nooses, strung up between the palm trees. Lebanese law…

A Legal Guide Helps Artists Make and Protect Protest Art

Practitioner:
Harvard University’s Cyberlaw Clinic and metaLAB

Date:
May 23 2016

Harvard University’s Cyberlaw Clinic and metaLAB have created a free guide for making protest art while navigating intellectual property law. “Because political art speaks directly to issues that people care deeply about (in that instance, having an African-American First Family),…