Slideshow: On the streets and under the umbrellas of Hong Kong
Photos posted by Samuel Chu to his Twitter account: @samuelmchu. Photos used with permission. Hear Samuel Chu’s Q&A with Nell Abram here. Click any thumbnail image to launch slideshow.
Tagged: Movements & Protests
Hong Kong: massive protests demanding free and fair elections continue
In Hong Kong, massive pro-democracy protests continue. The demonstrations began last Wednesday, triggered by Chinese authorities’ announcement that only approved candidates will be placed on the ballot in Hong Kong’s first elections since the...
Slideshow: Sights and signs from the People’s Climate March
More than three hundred thousand people from all over the country and world marched through the streets of New York on Sunday to demand immediate, substantial action by governments and individuals to limit global...
Q&A: Jay O’Hara on climate activism and the trial that wasn’t
In May 2013, two men carried out a non-violent direct action in a small lobster boat blockaded a freighter trying to deliver 40,000 tons of Appalachian coal to the Brayton Point coal-fired power plant...
Indian workers push back against proposed labor reforms
Trade Unions in India are engaged in a nationwide campaign to fight the government’s move to amend India’s labor laws. The new administration of Narendra Modi claims the labor reforms will make doing...
Chile: schools closed as teachers strike for real education reform
Most of Chile’s public school students don’t have classes today. That’s because the Colegio de Profesores, the largest teachers’ union in the country, is on strike and holding marches in all of the country’s...
Egypt sentences journalists; confirms mass death sentences; squelches protests
A Egyptian court convicted three journalists today from the Al Jazeera Network on charges they conspired with the Muslim Brotherhood to produce false news reports of political unrest in the country. The three were...
Boston protest blocks entrance to immigration detention facility
The U.S. Department of Justice released new statistics Wednesday which indicates a 5-year decline in court-ordered deportations from the U.S. interior. The report, however, is limited – covering only the immigration cases that fall...
Slideshow: How Russian activists circumvent restrictions on protests
The independent press and organized protests in Russia have faced restrictions during the current administration of President Vladimir Putin. The intersection of these two issues was visible on the streets of St. Petersburg over...
Families occupy buildings in São Paulo as housing costs soar
Over the last five years, rising real estate speculation in central São Paulo has created a deficit of affordable housing. In response, left wing housing movements seize abandoned buildings, transforming them into housing units...
