#protests and demonstrations

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[dancingonmyborderline]

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[uniqueeval]

Tots inseparable at orphanage, then one got adopted

Watch two toddlers reunite after being separated at a Chinese orphanage. CNN’s Jeanne Moos has the heartwarming hugfest. Source link

[tilbageidanmark]

HANDS OFF

[republicansaretheproblem]

[rejectingrepublicans]

You are not alone. People are rising up across the nation. The majority of the population lives East of the Mississippi and that’s where most protests are. A third of the demonstrations are in red states. The Sunbelt, another population center is rising up. The other major population center, the West Coast, is also rising up. Even in the heart of the Evil Empire, dark red Texas is rising up.

[workersolidarity]

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JORDANIANS DEMONSTRATE FOR GAZA OVER AN ENTIRE NIGHT IN AMMAN

📹 Thousands of demonstrators out rallying in support for Gaza and in solidarity with Palestinians in Amman, the Jordanian capital, which went on until dawn today.

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@WorkerSolidarityNews

[newyorkthegoldenage]

The first of May used to be a day to draw attention to workers and their rights. May 1, ca. 1936, saw this demonstration against slums.

Photo: Joe Schwartz via Artblart

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

The resistance should stage demonstrations in a different city every weekend. Stop in Los Angeles and restart elsewhere next weekend. Keep Trump’s Gestapo off guard by seizing the initiative. When he tries to mobilize the National Guard in the next city the demonstration stops and moves on. Federal money and resources will be wasted and Trump will look the fool unsuccessfully trying to play whack-a-mole.

Trump wants a slaughter to show off his power to his base and hope we buckle and give up. Don’t give him a chance by keeping his storm troopers off balance.

[our-trans-punk-experience]

NO KINGS DAY

hope as many of you as possible show up for No Kings Day protests tomorrow, June 14th. Keep fighting, stay safe

[brieftimetravelwhispers]

On 26th October and even before that, Georgian Dream patry decided to steal elections in Georgia. The ruling party decided to strip us from our constitutional right to vote anonymously, they decided to steal our future and steer us back towards USSR, our dark past that promises us dark future.

In the last two years GD party has introduced at least two new laws that were used in Russia in past to solidify Putin's regime. Namely Law against foreign influence, that christens every NGO that is financed from abroad as an agent of foreign influence; and law regarding protecting family values and minors that forbids LGBTQ+ 'propaganda', meaning that symbolism associated to it, as well as literature, art or any kind of public expression that somehow informs about or includes non traditional family values, sexual orientation or gender identity is banned. We can no longer read Oedipus King in university, Sappho, Gilgamesh and many more starting from December, sections from cultural anthropology will be banned as well, and it's simply matter of time before critical skills and knowledge will no longer be reachable. This is authoritarian regime, where everything happens on a whim of one oligarch, what he says is a law for lawmakers, his slaves and he himself is subordinate of russian regiment.

Today, just several minutes ago, 'Parliament' declared itself legitimate, even though members of opposition are rejecting their seats, even though the President doesn't acknowledge fairness of elections, even though constitution clearly says that parliament needs at least 2/3 of deputies to do so. If that is not enough, constitutional court currently is discussing legitimacy of all 150 deputies per the Presidents suit, that automatically pauses working of the new parliament according to the constitution.

Georgia needs desperately to be in spotlight right now. Foreign support is all we have, as court, church, police is corrupt. Police keeps breaking up peaceful demonstations, beating up and jailing protesters, court keeps postponing their hearings as they know that the President, only pro-western institute right now, will use her right to pardon them and she wont be able to do that after her term is up in following months.

We've had painful past, full of protests, bloodshed and fighting for our nations survival. That's what being neighbour to Russia means for us. We won't stop fighting for our future and independence, won't let our ancestors sacrifice to be wasted.

20% of Georgia is occupied by Russia. And even today, there are some people, some georgians who prefer occupants claws, false sense of 'security' to fighting for our freedom.

This is not all, there's lot more that's impossible to fit in one post, for example GDPs pre election promises were pretty alarming, their rhetoric is horrendous, words they use are plain manipulative and dehumanising. They have their own pro government media that is brainwashing people and destroying every critical thinking brain cell. I am angry, I am disappointed and tired and so are hundreds of thousands.

Some sources about the situation:

[dontforgetukraine]

A rally held in Washington DC next to the White House to commemorate the 1000th day since russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Many thanks to Ukraine Rally DC for organizing the rally along side Razom for Ukraine and United Help Ukraine.

[mxjackparker]

Yesterday (December 17th) we held a die-in for International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers at Trafalgar Square in London whilst security tried to remove us. This happened within sight of the Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth where hundreds of casts of trans people's faces are displayed, of whom many were sex workers - a display inspired by a trans sex worker the artist knew years ago.

As members of THORN (Trans Hooker Resistance Network) spoke, security photographed sex workers as many tried to hide their faces for safety and complained to organizers about our presence.

We will not be silenced!

Learn about sex workers' issues worldwide from groups like ASWA (African Sex Worker Alliance), SWASH (Japanese group: Sex Workers And Sexual Health) and ESWA (European Sex Worker Alliance), SWARM (UK, Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement), Red Canary Song (US-based but organising transnationally), SWOP (Sex Worker Outreach Project, USA).

Sex workers are being killed globally as a result of stigma and violence and silence is complicity. Defend sex workers when you hear people disparaging us. Join us at events. Be a voice of change!

[vyorei]

Here's the protests arranged for the weekend, show solidarity with Palestine

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