Demonstration & Protest – Page 6 – Actipedia

Princess Diana’s 1997 landmine walk: ‘I come with my heart’

Practitioner:
Princess Diana, The American Red Cross

Date:
Jan 15 1997

It’s an evocative image — and it was intended to be: Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing a protective visor and flak jacket, walking through a live minefield in Huambo, Angola. The image of the princess, at the time one of…

Rare protests against China’s ‘zero covid’ policy erupt across country

Practitioner:
Lily Kuo, The Washington Post

Date:
Jan 15 1997

Protests erupted in cities and on campuses across China this weekend as frustrated and outraged citizens took to the streets in a stunning wave of demonstrations against the government’s “zero covid” policy and the leaders enforcing it. Residents in Shanghai,…

Congo Man Sets Himself Ablaze for Peace

Practitioner:
Unidentified Man

Date:
Jan 15 1997

A video that was first posted on X (formerly Twitter) on November 8, of a Congolese man setting himself on fire has gone viral. The gruesome clip has started a discussion on whether a genocide is occurring in the DRC…

Irish Reactions to Palestine and Israel

Practitioner:
Pro-Palestinian Activists in Ireland

Date:
Jan 15 1997

Palestinian and Israeli flags flutter in pro-Irish and pro-UK neighbourhoods in Northern Ireland, tapping into its own history of conflict and division that still affects everyday life despite a 1998 peace deal that largely ended violence. The growing number of…

Montreal’s ‘casseroles’ cook up a storm over Quebec’s anti-protest law

Practitioner:
Casseroles

Date:
Jan 15 1997

“Every night, at 8pm, during 15 minutes, take a casserole or any object that makes some noise and bang it with all the wrath that Bill 78 inspires you!” Citizens in Quebec adopted ‘cacerolazo,’ a form of popular protest which…

Climate Protestor Smears Pink Paint on Tom Thomson Painting at National Gallery of Canada

Practitioner:
On2Ottawa

Date:
Jan 15 1997

A climate activist smeared pink paint on a Tom Thomson artwork at the National Gallery of Canada as part of activities this week drawing attention to demands for a national firefighting service. A video uploaded to Facebook by the group…

North Hall Takeover at UCSB

Practitioner:
a group of 12 black students at UC Santa Barbara

Date:
Jan 15 1997

For some, October 14, 1968, was a clarion call to the future. On that day, a group of 12 black students at UC Santa Barbara, tired of the unequal treatment and passive-aggressive racism they received as Black athletes — and…

French Farmers Throw Sh*t Fit

Practitioner:
FNSEA (National Federation of Agricultural Holders’ Unions)

Date:
Jan 15 1997

“Energy costs surged with the Feb. 2022 launch by Russia of full-scale war in Ukraine and hit hard for farmers reliant on tractors, harvesters and other fuel-guzzling equipment. Prices also soared for other inputs that underpin intensive farming, notably fertilizers.…

Thai youth takes creative defiance into election

Practitioner:
Young campaigners in Thailand

Date:
Jan 15 1997

As the No. 59 bus hurtled down Ratchadamnoen Klang road in Bangkok’s Old Town, its passengers diverted their attention from the intense midday heat to a small crowd on the concrete below. About 25 people were marching and chanting, photographers…

performance art protest against campus lockdown due to covid

Practitioner:
student from Beijing Film Academy

Date:
Jan 15 1997

A performance art piece by a student who sat in a cage to protest a draconian lockdown of the Beijing Film Academy (BFA) recently went viral, and was censored just as quickly. Like many other Chinese citizens, university students have…