When Varsha Rathore decided to take up a job at an Anganwadi (childcare) center, little did she know that she’d be joining thousands of her co-workers to protest just weeks into her job. The 27-year-old, who works in one of India’s 1.4 million government-backed childcare centers, had scarcely managed to learn the ins and outs …
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Rolling Stone’ Left Celine Dion Off Their Best Singers List And It’s All Coming Back To Them Now Via A (Polite And Adorable) Fan Protest
Getty Image Celine Dion fans aren’t taking her absence from Rolling Stone‘s “200 Greatest Singers Of All Time” list lightly. Over the past few days, the magazine has received much backlash on social media for overlooking the “My Heart Will Go On” hitmaker from the list. Today (January 6), a group of protesters stood outside …
Iranian women cut their hair in a heartbreakingly moving protest of the death of Mahsa Amini
Sometimes a movement brings you to tears; tears that are mixed with pride, solidarity and sorrow, and that’s exactly what this movement is doing across social media. A 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, was arrested recently by the morality police in Iran for not fully covering her hair with her hijab. While in police custody, …
#NoTechForApartheid: Google, Amazon employees to protest tech giants’ billion-dollar deal with Israel
Amazon and Google workers are planning a multi-city protest on Thursday over the companies’ $1.2 billion contract with Israel. The protest movement, No Tech For Apartheid, asks Amazon Web Services and Google to cancel their contract to provide Israel with cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and other technology on the grounds that it will be used …
A Pro-Trump Protest In D.C. Was Cancelled After Not A Single Soul Bothered To Show Up
Getty Image The FBI search of Mar-a-Lago last week has been met with both excitement and trepidation. On one hand, there’s a chance Donald Trump might finally pay for some of his alleged wrongdoing, for the first time in his life. On the other, there’s fear it could re-energize his base, even after it appeared …
University Of Michigan Medical Students Walked Out To Protest Anti-Abortion Speaker
The students’ petition included data from a poll of incoming medical students that found that 91.7% were against having Collier be their white coat ceremony keynote speaker. The petition highlights the hypocrisy of the university’s public support of abortion access while choosing a speaker “who works to dismantle it.” “While we support the rights of …
Here Are Some Protest Safety Tips to Keep in Mind When Attending
Between ongoing transphobia in the media, the enabling of gun violence, and the collapse of abortion rights as we know it, there are plenty of reasons to go out and protest. It’s one way to make your voice heard and take steps toward progress and equality for those who, even in 2022, still don’t have …
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David Crosby Explains Why Crosby, Stills & Nash’s Music Is Back On Spotify Post-Joe Rogan Protest
Getty Image Earlier this year, Joe Rogan caused a situation in the music world, as artists like Neil Young, David Crosby, and others finally had enough of Rogan’s controversial podcast on Spotify, so much so that they took their music off the streaming platform. Over the weekend, though, some fans noticed that Crosby, Stills & …
Busy Philipps Was Arrested During A Pro-Choice Protest Outside The Supreme Court
Getty Image As the world slowly spins into chaos, more and more celebs have been actively speaking out about Roe v. Wade being overturned, and some are taking action. Actress Busy Philipps was arrested outside the Supreme Court on Thursday while protesting the court decision alongside Planned Parenthood and a handful of other celebs, including …
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‘Man has his priorities in order’: Man stops traffic to eat burrito during Roe v. Wade protest so that people can march
TikTokers are thanking a man who was filmed stopping traffic during a reproductive rights protest while eating a burrito. Reproductive rights protests erupted throughout the U.S. after it was announced on Friday the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that gave women across the nation the right to an abortion. Read more …
The “We Will Adopt Your Baby” Protest Sign Is Now a Meme
Thousands of folks hit the like and retweet button on it. Then, as the comments poured in, many users called out this couple. “I mean, it’s friendly, but it’s super tone-deaf. There are hundreds of thousands of kids without parents. Focus on saving them instead of going after people’s bodies,” one user wrote. But it …
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27 Pro-Abortion Rights Protest Signs From This Weekend
Here are some of the most impactful protest signs from this weekend: Editor’s Note: BuzzFeed supports a person’s right to an abortion. If you, like us, feel impassioned about abortion rights, learn more or find a local fund to donate to here. Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscomb/pro-abortion-rights-protest-signs