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In 2012, confronted by an abusive husband who she had a protective order against, Marissa Alexander went to her room, got out a gun, and fired one shot into the wall to scare her husband off. The mother of three was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison. In light of the Trayvon Martin killing, many have drawn comparisons between Marissa Alexander, and George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of all charges. Many have suggested that Florida's "Stand your ground" law is so poorly written (in my opinion it is), that it encourages people carrying to kill a person instead of threatening that person off.
A relatively small Oakland protest on a hot summer day. It is about 8km from downtown Oakland to Fruitvale, with many drawing comparisons between Trayvon Martin and Oscar Grant.
Lake Merritt, Oakland, California
Thousands joined the march in Melbourne on Friday April 10, shutting down the centre of the city for hours.
Hundreds of people marched through the centre of Melbourne in protest against Israel's latest atrocities in Gaza.
An anti-war protest at the Wisconsin State Capitol Building on January 4, 2020. We do not need to be further engaged in a quagmire war in the Middle East.
"Mi viejo es paco al igual que tú. Avergüenzate de estar pegándole al hijo de tu compañero por querer luchar por su educación, la misma que la de tus niños".
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I took this at a protest march earlier today by the local Chinese community, which was called: "Proud of Olympics, Proud of China, No Separation, No Distortion" - interestingly, this was billed as a "non-political" show of support.
Hmmm...."no separation"? Alex Salmond might suggest that was more than a little political.
It was a very peaceful march (other than some heated words and finger pointing at one point) and the marchers (largely students) were very pleasant.
As for keeping politics out of sport (specifically the Olympics), I'm afraid that ship sailed long ago. Let's review, we've had: Hitler using the 1936 games as a show of Aryan supremacy (or at least...so he hoped until Jesse Owens came along); Black power salutes at the 1968 Mexico games; An American boycott of the 1980 Moscow games; A Russion boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles games...and those are just the ones that leap to mind. Wasn't there an "interesting" water polo match between Russia and Hungary...just after Russia had invaded? If politics isn't involved, why aren't the athletes competing as individuals...rather than on behalf of their nation?
China also didn't seem to take the view that politics should be kept out of sport, when they boycotted the 1954 games, because Taiwan participated.
As for the "Olympic ideal"...oh puhleeeze! It used to be about amateurs taking part for the love of the sport (albeit with one eye on a possible professional career afterwards). Now it's about making vast sums of cash...and (in many cases) figuring out how to pass a drugs test...when you are actually taking performance enhancing drugs.
The students today were exercising their right to freedom of speech. Personally, I don't agree with their arguments in this case, but I absolutely support their right to make them peacefully.
They complained about "media bias". Do they also complain about media bias in China? Is it bias they object to...or simply bias that doesn't favour the position of the Chinese government?
Would they support the right of pro-independence Tibetans to organise and protest peacefully? If not, why not?
The students today exercised a basic human right. China was granted the Olympics on the basis of making promises to improve human rights and to allow freedom of movement for the international press. They seem to have forgotten that part of the deal.
Thousands joined the march in Melbourne on Friday April 10, shutting down the centre of the city for hours.
A protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on a key intersection (US 50) in South Lake Tahoe, on a windy, snowy, May day. More people showed up to join the protest in just the few minutes I was there, and the passing traffic was overwhelming supportive in their honks and shouts.
Apologies for the quality of the photos, I had to shoot them quickly.
The Israeli occupation of Palestine and the killing and starving of children and civilians touches a sore nerve in Ireland, especially in places where famine created by occupiers has a tragic history.
A march from Baltimore to DC in 2013 to protest poverty, low wages, and to fight for worker's rights.
Always has been always will be Aboriginal land. A big protest in the city this morning when a large taskforce of police cleared a West End city park of Aborigines, to make way for a setting up of this weekend's Panayiri (Greek) festival. They marched across the bridge to parliament house to voice their protest with very heavy police presence. These pictures taken outside Parliament house.
This guy was out on the south side of Union Square yesterday, urging people to check their body fat for free. He's there just about every day.
He was even there on September Third, during the anti-war protest. He was sandwiched in between anti-Bush vendors. "Get your Bush pins here!" "Check your body fat free!" "No blood for oil t-shirts!".
It was surreal.
Encountered this silent protest-demonstration by chance....as body-painted participants made their way through crowded streets expressing their beliefs and raising conciousness on current issues like education, pro-life, corruption, gas pipeline projects and environmental issues among others. It was after 5:00 pm on a beautiful day so I had a very nice light to work with, no flash used.
Last upload of my photos from the anti-Trump demo outside the gates of Blenheim Palace on 12.7.2018. Amazing how many different views and groups can unite behind the DumpTrump message. If you care about the wellbeing of women, workers, people in any kind of minority situation, refugees, children, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people or the environment, you have reason to resent the lavish way the UK govt is wecoming him. That's basically everybody who cares about anybody (so that famous Melania fashion choice captured the divide quite well) ...
Protest signs at the Nurses Campaign to Heal the World rally at Daley Plaza as part of the 2012 N.A.T.O. Summit in Chicago.
Student protestors march past a photographer doing his job.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/13/students-walk-out-decry-...
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There was a protest against Israel's attacks on Gaza outside the Informatics Forum today, when I happened to be eating lunch on the fourth floor.
This photo has fewer irritating reflections that the previous one, although I think i prefer the portrait orientation.
Kashmiri Muslim protesters throw stones at Indian paramilitary soldiers during a protest in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian kashmir, Feb. 01, 2010. Violent anti-India protests erupted in Indian Kashmir's main city Monday a day after Farooq was killed when police fired tear gas shell hitting on his head, police and locals said.©Abid Bhat
SP-justitiewoordvoerder Sharon Gesthuizen heeft vandaag samen met de in toga demonstrerende advocaten geprotesteerd tegen de bezuinigingen van het ministerie van Veiligheid en Justitie. Naast de voortdurende bezuinigingen op de rechtsbijstand, worden de kosten voor het voeren van een rechtszaak binnenkort fors verhoogd. De Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten, initiatiefnemer van de actie ‘Recht voor iedereen’ overhandigde de aanwezige Kamerleden een petitie met duizenden handtekeningen. Gesthuizen, fel tegenstander van deze ‘aanslag op de rechtsstaat’, sprak de demonstrerende advocaten vandaag toe.
Protesters assemble for a demonstration organized by Spain's "indignant" protesters to decry an economic crisis they say has "kidnapped" democracy in Madrid, Spain, on September 29, 2012. Thousands of demonstrators had rallied near parliament in Madrid in anger at the government's handling of the economic crisis.