JM AP English Government: Modern Protests

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Find examples of modern protests done in an effort to effect change.

Here's one to start that cracks me up: Trust Fund Kids for Norm

Your turn:)

At 10:56 PM, Anonymous said...: A right wing group is dissatisfied with the political situation in Italy, so they did what anyone would do:

Let loose hundreds of thousands of colored plastic balls.

http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=74544&videoChannel=4
At 12:05 AM, Anonymous said...: Long pink streaked hair, and pink tiaras... what more do you need to konw?

Code Pink activists against the war in Iraq stormed into a congressional meeting in protest.

katie b

http://thehill.com/cover-stories/the-power-of-protest-2007-10-02.html
At 11:42 AM, Anonymous said...: Ron Paul supporters mad at their candidate being censored by the mainstream media.

http://blip.tv/file/582985

On a related note... 2nd place in Nevada! Ron Paul Surge!
At 9:45 PM, Tony Adkins said...: Here are pictures of the ongoing anti-government protests by Buddhist monks in Burma

Some of the pictures are disturbing, but hey, it happened

http://english.dvb.no/photo3.php?cat=6
At 10:19 PM, Anonymous said...: A "Crazy For You" bear wrapped in a straightjacket just in time for Valentine's Day...how romantic.

So much so that the National Alliance for the mentally ill is demanding the bear be taken off shelves.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2005/01/13/crazy_teddy_bear_prompts_protest/