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Occupy Ashland included a peaceful protest and demonstration against economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporations [1] and lobbyists on government which has taken place in Ashland, Oregon, United States since October 6, 2011. [2] [3] The protests began in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York. [4]
The right to assemble is recognized as a human right and protected in the First Amendment of the US Constitution under the clause, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of ...
Occupy Nigeria is an anti-fuel subsidy removal protest that started in Nigeria on 2 January 2012 in response to fuel subsidy removal by the Federal government of Nigeria on 1 January 2012. It is a movement against corruption in Government & public service, insensitive & inhuman treatment of Nigerians by Government & Security agents.
The protest caused delays during a shift change at Sparrow Hospital. [47] Police described the protesters as respectful, with most trying to maintain social distancing; no arrests were made. [48] Protesters complained of loss of work and other economic hardship caused by the state government's coronavirus response.
The global Occupy movement.; The May–July 2011 Greek protests, also known as the "Indignant Citizens Movement" or the "Greek indignados", started demonstrating throughout Greece on 25 May 2011; [6] the movement's largest demonstration was on 5 June, with 300,000 people gathering in front of the Greek Parliament, [7] while the organizers put the number to 500,000. [8]
The Canadian anti-consumerist magazine Adbusters initiated the call for a protest. [8] The main issues raised by Occupy Wall Street were social and economic inequality, greed, corruption and the undue influence of corporations on government—particularly from the financial services sector.
An estimate of 1,000 people staged a protest in Nouméa against government policies regarding the pandemic, such as the introduction of health passes and vaccine mandates. The protest occurred a day after outdoor gatherings in New Caledonia were limited to 30 people, however police decided not to intervene due to the presence of children.
Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis Black Lives Matter Protest in Rome on 7 June 2020 Protest against the Polish government led by the Law and Justice (PiS) party 2017–2018 Russian protests School Strike for Climate in Vicenza, Italy, 15 March 2019. Anti-Japanese protests 2005 anti-Japanese demonstrations; 2012 China anti-Japanese ...