‘Can’t call myself American…’: What Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen said after being detained at Senate Gaza protest

[ad_1] Ben Cohen, co-founder of the ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, was detained on Wednesday during a protest in the US Senate.The demonstration was focused on military aid to Israel and humanitarian concerns in Gaza, disrupting a hearing where US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr was giving testimony.Cohen was one of several activists […]

Serbia: Students run to Brussels, take protest to the EU

[ad_1] Serbian students concluded their ultra marathon from Novi Sad to Brussels (Image: AP) After 18 days, eight countries and 1,950 km (1,211 miles), students from Serbia completed their ultra marathon from Novi Sad to Brussels, arriving in the Belgian capital on Tuesday.Greeted by citizens at the entrance to key EU institutions, they arrived to […]

‘Didn’t do anything wrong’: Newark mayor Ras Baraka arrested, then released at immigration detention protest

[ad_1] Newark mayor Ras Baraka arrested, then released at immigration detention protest (Picture credit: AP) Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released Friday night after being arrested during a protest at a federal immigration detention centre in Newark. Baraka had been taken into custody by federal agents outside Delaney Hall, where he had joined demonstrators opposing […]

21 University of Washington students suspended for pro-Palestinian protest

[ad_1] Damage is seen to a CNC machine inside of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building on University of Washington’s campus after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the space in Seattle (Image: AP) The University of Washington has suspended the 21 students arrested earlier this week for occupying an engineering building during a pro-Palestinian protest, the school announced Wednesday. […]

Over 50 students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University

[ad_1] Over 50 students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University (Picture credit: NYT) Over 50 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested Wednesday evening after occupying a reading room in Columbia University’s Butler Library, in a protest that reignited tensions over the Gaza war on US campuses.The occupation began around 3 pm (local time), when masked protesters, […]

50501 protest against Donald Trump on May Day across US: Bernie Sanders to lead Philadelphia rally

[ad_1] 50501 movement will hold May Day protests against Donald Trump across US. Several protests are scheduled to take place on May Day against President Donald Trump under the 50501 movement which stands for 50 protests, 50 states and 1 movement. “Join us in the fight to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach,” the […]

‘Shame!’ chants echo across US as thousands protest Trump’s policies; over 700 events held nationwide: 10 things to know | World News

[ad_1] Thousands of people across the United States took out rallies opposing several contentious schemes of the current Trump administration. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across the United States on Sunday in a fresh wave of anti-Trump protests, just two weeks after a similar nationwide mobilization. From Washington DC to San Francisco, the […]

Thousands protest in UK against Supreme Court ruling on definition of ‘woman’

[ad_1] Thousands of people took to the streets in London and Edinburgh on Saturday to protest a recent UK supreme court ruling that defines a “woman” legally as someone assigned female at birth. Activists, trade unions, and members of the LGBTQ+ community held rallies in support of trans rights, waving flags and holding signs reading […]

50501 Protest Latest News: 50501 protesters reach outside JD Vance’s house: ‘Nazi elegy…shame for your children’

[ad_1] The 50501 movement protesters reached outside JD Vance’s house on Saturday. The 50501 ‘hands off’ protesters who took to the streets to protest against the Donald Trump administration Saturday reached Vice President JD Vance’s house on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory in northwest DC. One poster seen in an image of […]

50501 protest against Trump today: List of cities hosting ‘Hands off April 19’ this weekend

[ad_1] After April 5’s ‘Hands off’ protest, the second phase of the massive anti-Trump rally will take place in 50 states today. The second phase of the ‘Hands off’ protest against President Donald Trump will be held today across the US as more than 400 rallies are anticipated as part of the mass movement organized […]