| 单词 | sit-in |
| 例句 | They had, however, already decided to launch the nationwide sit-in movement in Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I glance over from the stove and see the sit-in at Brown’s Drug Store is the front-page news. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It was the first organized sit-in in North Carolina history. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z As the 1963-64 school year began, Hudson High students organized Selma’s first lunch counter sit-in. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Even before the Durham sit-in, hundreds of A&T students had joined the four original protesters crowding into several segregated lunch counters in downtown Greensboro. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Beginning in 1960, black high school and college students staged sit-in demonstrations at segregated lunch counters and restaurants in more than a hundred Southern cities. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z McKissick told reporters that the sit-in was actually sponsored by several national and local civil rights and religious organizations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When the colored crowd showed up for the sit-in trial, the police department simply stepped back and turned the German shepherds loose. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z An article on sit-in demonstrations in the South caught my attention. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I’m going to hold a sit-in tomorrow morning in front of the restaurant. Before the vote.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Back in Durham, NCC student leaders contacted their counterparts at Shaw University in Raleigh and urged them to orchestrate their own sit-in and to pass the word along to other black schools. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z With her lips flapping like a flag, she reminds us that the “Community Concerns” meeting is Wednesday night, to discuss a sit-in at the Woolworths lunch counter on Amite Street. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Though Austin was known for speaking his mind, one week before the Royal Ice Cream sit-in he ran an editorial that was outspoken, even for him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z At ten o'clock Monday morning, February 8—a week to the day after the Greensboro sit-in had erupted—the lunch-counter incident was transformed into a true movement. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The assistance of CORE, with its national network of activists and long experience with direct-action campaigns, would be vital in transforming the Greensboro sit-in from an isolated “incident” into a true movement. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Hampton Institute was the first school outside of North Carolina to organize a sit-in. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The sit-in was planned to achieve the maximum national effect and paced to build a powerful and sustainable movement capable of destroying Jim Crow. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The way Dad’s lips are smirking makes me want to storm into the house, but I’m determined to do this sit-in. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z There was a sit-in at the white library a few years ago and it made the papers. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After Bernie calls for the nomination of Hillary on Tuesday night, his supporters walk out of the arena and into one of the media tents for a sit-in. This is what it feels like at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z When it became clear Democrats were conducting a sit-in, the Republicans in control ordered the House into recess and shut down the network's cameras. C-SPAN uses social media feeds to cover protest 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Already, there was a fleeting reference to last week’s Capitol sit-in by House Democrats. Second City puts sting in ‘Almost Accurate Guide to America’ 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z He even had insecticide sprayed at him during a Nashville sit-in. Steve King’s Twitter tantrum: In a week of epic right-wing outbursts, his takes the prize 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Still, students continued to object to the 1934 mural, and last year, students with the Black Student Advisory Council staged a sit-in at a campus building, demanding that the mural be taken down. Students’ Calls to Remove a Mural Were Answered. Now Comes a Lawsuit. 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z An exhibition on segregation includes stools from the Greensboro, N.C., sit-in, which will be displayed in a re-creation of the lunch counter where the demonstration took place. Why the African American museum’s food focus will go beyond soul 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z A whites-only lunch counter from a crucial 1960 civil rights sit-in in Greensboro, N.C., will remain at the National Museum of American History, where Bunch says it serves an important purpose in an appropriate context. Lonnie Bunch reflects on journey to national African American museum 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z “Now as of this taping right now, the Democrats are still staging their sit-in,” he continued. WATCH: Stephen Colbert gives props to Democrats for their House sit-in 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z But as well as a rabid online fanbase, Being Human also quickly established its own supernatural mythology and unique tone – one where bloodbaths and sit-in marathons of the real hustle could sit scene-by-scene. Was the BBC right to kill off Being Human? 2013-03-08T13:02:15Z Between 60 and 100 people are staging a sit-in inside Brian Piccolo Specialty School in Humboldt Park, according to police. Police: 60-100 protesters at Humboldt Park school 2012-02-18T05:59:00Z Student protesters there disobeyed campus rules by staging a peaceful sit-in on a footpath in the campus quad. California education’s painful decline 2012-10-02T17:01:00Z And if she disagrees with that paraphrasing, she’s welcome to come and have a sit-in at the Guardian’s offices about it. Protest all you like, Susan Sarandon. In effect you work for Trump 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z In the book, she describes declining to join a sit-in at law school protesting professors’ claims that African-Americans and women were not qualified to teach, because she didn’t feel comfortable “taking a side publicly.” Leaning In? Won’t Help if Guys Are Leering, Writes Ellen Pao 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Fonda told reporters minutes before the sit-in began. Jane Fonda at 81, Proudly Protesting and Going to Jail 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z As Black Student Union members, we were furious, and we decided to stage a sit-in on campus in protest. My college's response to a Nazi march taught me about the "true America" 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z "People were writing signs or drawing on the square and singing," remembers Ola Elsaket, a journalist who joined the sit-in. Ramy Essam ? the voice of the Egyptian uprising 2011-07-19T20:31:01Z They will also watch Arthur, an amiable aardvark, start a school lunchroom sit-in to demand hired help for Mrs. MacGrady, a beleaguered cafeteria cook. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Expect no changes until the people being abused shut down a restaurant with a sit-in. Scandals Keep Breaking, but Restaurateurs Have Yet to Own Up 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Ms. Pindell was among a group of art workers who protested, holding a sit-in at the gallery. At 77, Howardena Pindell Exorcises a Chilling Memory From Childhood 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z He was arrested, along with philosopher Bertrand Russell, for leading a sit-in of thousands of people outside Britain’s Defense Ministry. Gustav Metzger, provocative artist who developed ‘auto-destructive’ art, dies at 90 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z She was even arrested in the District during a sit-in protest of an oil pipeline. When Daryl Hannah, Neil Young and the son of Willie Nelson made a Netflix movie in three days 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z It was a big deal last month when Twitter’s Periscope provided live coverage of a congressional sit-in over gun control after C-SPAN cameras were turned off. Face it, Facebook. You’re in the news business. 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Artists and curators will hold a sit-in outside Chinese embassies and consulates on Sunday to protest the detention of the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. ArtsBeat: Arts Group Calls for Worldwide Sit-In for Ai Weiwei 2011-04-14T15:16:32Z The association held a sit-in outside the EU’s Gaza office and wrote a letter of protest. Gaza artists call on Eurovision singers to boycott Israel 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z When she wasn’t trying to get out the vote, she was busy holding elected officials accountable — as in early August, when she helped plan a morning sit-in at Andrew Cuomo’s New York City office. Youth groups are thinking outside the box when voting 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Students at Winthrop House staged a sit-in this month to protest Sullivan’s defense of Weinstein, according to a report at the time in the Harvard Crimson student newspaper. Harvard professor loses house dean role after joining Weinstein... 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z Hannah was arrested in a sit-in outside a gate to the White House after she refused police orders to leave, said Daniel Kessler, spokesman for the Rainforest Action Network, which was part of the demonstration. Daryl Hannah arrested in White House protest 2011-08-30T21:27:49Z There was a sit-in at her office a few years after she took over. Helen Gurley Brown, the original Carrie Bradshaw 2012-08-14T10:48:43Z Was this Woolworth’s sign part of the backdrop for a famed civil rights sit-in? PBS’s ‘History Detectives’ Devotes Episodes to Single Cases 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z The group, aided by representatives of Occupy Chicago, began its sit-in Friday evening, with nearly 100 people participating when the demonstration began. Activists end sit-in at Piccolo school 2012-02-19T01:33:00Z Soon they numbered in the hundreds, and sit-in protests sprang up in a dozen states. Protests have long been a powerful way to bring about change 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z But it was the beginning of a student sit-in movement in Atlanta. At 79, activist Marian Wright Edelman keeps fighting for what’s right 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z She then led a 25-day sit-in in 1977 in San Francisco, demanding the enforcement of federal legislation that was a precursor of sorts to the Americans With Disabilities Act. The Activist Star of ‘Crip Camp’ Looks Back at a Life on the Barricades 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z These issues catalyzed a 75-day student sit-in, which the movie shows as it unfolded. ‘The Unmaking of a College’ Review: School’s Out Forever? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z This summer, when the congressman led a House Democratic sit-in over gun control, Lewis’s book collaborator and artist Nate Powell said, “I love it when he speaks about ‘dramatizing the situation.’ Rep. John Lewis’s new ‘March: Book Three’ rises to the historic occasion 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Late Sunday evening, over 1,000 protesters staged a silent march followed by a sit-in at St. Louis University as part of a “weekend of resistance” called Ferguson October. “Put the killer cops in jail!”: 1,000 protesters converge on St. Louis 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z A week later, dissident poet Youssef Belkhdim was convicted of attacking police - a charge he denies - at a sit-in he organized in support of Belghouat and sentenced to two years in prison. Morocco hosts world's artists, imprisons its own 2012-05-26T09:31:03Z A month and a half later, on April 12, seventeen students affiliated with the campaign stage a sit-in at Madison Hall. A timeline of racism in Charlottesville, from 1607 through 2017’s Unite the Right rally aftermath 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z In May 2013, a sit-in over the demolition of Istanbul’s Gezi Park gave rise to a nationwide movement after police intervened with tear gas and water cannons. ‘Will You Come With Me?’ Review: Love in the Age of Revolution 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The original Greensboro, North Carolina, lunch counter used for a sit-in in 1960 at the National Museum of American History. Best of The Mall 2010-03-17T22:33:00Z The burned buses, the replica of a lunch counter sit-in, the newspaper headlines, the timelines of milestone events, the films and oral histories kept us quietly engaged for hours. What a Trip: Two sisters love Tennessee tender In 1963, Moody became infamous in Mississippi after she challenged racial segregation in what would be the era’s most violent lunch-counter sit-in. “Coming of Age in Mississippi” still speaks to nation’s racial discord 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z The background: As Democratic lawmakers staged a sit-in on the House floor to try to force a gun-control vote, C-SPAN’s feed was shut off. What was truly historic about the congressional sit-in? The way we watched it. 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The Democratic sit-in over gun-control legislation, captured mainly by House members’ smartphone video, had all the elements: emotion, chaos, conflict, life-or-death stakes and the frisson of unpredictable reality. C-Span, Gun Control and a Protest Made for Streaming 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z But okay, Walker, you lecture on what a real sit-in looks like. Steve King’s Twitter tantrum: In a week of epic right-wing outbursts, his takes the prize 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The original Greensboro, North Carolina, lunch counter used for a sit-in in 1960 at the National Museum of American History. Best of The Mall 2010-03-17T22:33:00Z According to Kanye, Donda was only six years old when she was arrested at a sit-in demonstration to acquire better public accommodations for people of color. How should fans react to Kanye's perceived betrayals? It's complicated 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z That lunch counter sit-in spawned a wave of similar ones across the South, and associated boycotts cost the company about $1.6 million in today’s dollars. Ivanka goes out of style: More women are refusing to buy what she’s selling 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z The prime minister's remarks triggered an overnight sit-in by hundreds of artists outside an Istanbul theater. Turkey arts under pressure from conservative gov't 2012-05-02T15:19:09Z At the moment I’m writing this, House Democrats are currently staging a sit-in protest demanding “commonsense gun legislation.” Reminder: The no-fly list is riddled with dangerous flaws 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z In 1963, Ms. Moody joined a racially mixed group in a sit-in at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Jackson. Anne Moody, Author of ‘Coming of Age in Mississippi,’ Dies at 74 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z When four African Americans are attacked at a Woolworth’s sit-in, de Visé uses the almost quaint descriptor “hooligans” in reference to the perpetrators. Review | A new biography depicts B.B. King as ‘the first guitar hero.’ But does it truly see him? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z At the San Francisco sit-in, were you worried about medical conditions, about asking people to stay? The Activist Star of ‘Crip Camp’ Looks Back at a Life on the Barricades 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Students shut down the highways in what is called a bandh — a cross between a protest rally and a sit-in. Explorer: A Rinse and a Roll on a River in Nepal 2013-06-21T18:25:51Z The protest campaign began in July with the launch of a campaign website calling for a march and a sit-in at the . Protesters refuse to leave for park cleaning 2011-10-13T17:27:00Z “Regardless of what’s next, the fact that this sit-in even happened in the first place is itself a victory,” Meyers said. “The politics of this issue may be changing”: Seth Meyers applauds Democrats for their historic gun control sit-it 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z I had the opposite problem, with stiflingly warm bars, cafes, restaurants and hotel rooms, and an excess of culinary choice ranging through McDonald's, KFC, Subway and assorted bakeries, Chinese buffets and Indian sit-in/carry-outs. Wigan Pier 2011-02-20T00:04:14Z At 19 he took part in his first sit-in. Jon Meacham on John Lewis, the Legend and the Man 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Stephenson’s one-man sit-in was a way of protesting about this. Paul Stephenson: the hero who refused to leave a pub – and helped desegregate Britain 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z About 50 people gathered for the two-hour sit-in, which was conducted in silence. Anti-rape activists hold silent vigil outside Birth of a Nation screenings 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z As the sit-in continued into the early evening Monday, law enforcement officials with the federal building told protesters to disperse — an order many refused. Jews demanding cease-fire in Gaza occupy Oakland federal building. Hundreds are arrested 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z In protest at the position taken by the Court of Cassation, lawmakers of the main opposition CHP party have staged a sit-in at the parliament's general assembly since Thursday. Erdogan says legal amendment could be needed to solve Turkish judicial crisis 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z At the sit-in, “University delegates distributed cards to students threatening academic sanctions for violating the university code of conduct,” according to the Columbia Spectator, the student newspaper. Columbia suspends anti-Israel student groups over ‘threatening rhetoric,’ rules violations 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The sit-in followed a series of actions at high-profile locations in New York intended to bring attention to the growing death toll in Gaza. Protesters stage sit-in at New York Times headquarters to call for cease-fire in Gaza 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z On Friday, protesters south of the border organised a sit-in at London's King's Cross Station after a demonstration was banned. Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy railway stations 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z She called the sit-in California’s largest-ever protest of Jews in solidarity with Palestinians, as well as the Bay Area’s largest mass arrest event in recent years. Jews demanding cease-fire in Gaza occupy Oakland federal building. Hundreds are arrested 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The scene echoed last week’s sit-in where more than 300 people were arrested for illegally demonstrating on Capitol Hill in Washington. Live updates | Israel knocks out Gaza communications as protesters call for end to the war 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z After the sit-in was broken up by police, the remaining protesters spilled into the streets outside. NYC protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained after filling Grand Central station 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Many entered the building’s atrium for a sit-in and vigil that lasted more than an hour. Protesters stage sit-in at New York Times headquarters to call for cease-fire in Gaza 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z A sit-in was held in Glasgow Central Station, where protesters could be heard chanting "occupation no more". Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy railway stations 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z Amcu insisted the miners were there willingly and were staging a "sit-in" protest. Gold One mine 'hostage situation': South African miners tell of escape 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z That view was common among the hundreds of Jews who attended a sit-in Wednesday at a congressional office building near the U.S. 'The left has really let us down.' Why many American Jews feel abandoned 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z “Hundreds of Jews and friends are taking over Grand Central Station in a historic sit-in calling for a ceasefire,” advocacy group Jewish Voice for Peace said on social media. NYC protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained after filling Grand Central station 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z On Iraq's border with Jordan, hundreds of supporters of Iran-backed paramilitary groups staged a sit-in to voice support for Gaza, brought in by bus. Muslims protest around world to demand end to Israel's Gaza campaign 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Amid heavy security, protesters set up tents and staged a sit-in, demanding that Israel allow aid into Gaza. Iraqis stage sit-in at Iraq-Jordan border calling for end to Gaza blockade 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z On Fridays the protesters hold a prayer sit-in. 'France takes us for idiots' - Inside coup-hit Niger 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z For example, Democrats staging a sit-in over a recent voting law left an aisle open on the stairway that they sat on, because fully blocking it could have triggered their arrest. Protest this way, not that way: In statehouses, varied rules restrict public voices 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The scene echoed last week’s sit-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, where Jewish advocacy groups, including Jewish Voice for Peace and If Not Now, poured into a congressional office building. NYC protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained after filling Grand Central station 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z She also took part in a sit-in at Washington Sen. Patty Murray’s office last summer to protest provisions by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to include fossil fuel projects within the Inflation Reduction Act. Historic climate devastation demands historic action | Alex Fryer 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Ten years ago, hundreds of people, mostly civilians, were killed when Egyptian forces violently dispersed a sit-in protest by supporters of the recently ousted Islamist president. Egypt Rabaa killings pain lingers 10 years on 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z At UCLA, Block was confronted by a prolonged sit-in outside his office and advice to have the students arrested or thrown out. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block to step down after boosting enrollment, diversity, rankings 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The Olivers set up booths to promote bulletproof vests to highlight the absurdity of U.S. gun violence and also conducted a sit-in at Congress. A School Bus Crosses the Nation, Connecting Mass Shooting Families 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z On Friday, Zia’s party announced the sit-in protest at all the entrances of Dhaka and supporters of the ruling Awami League party also took to the streets. Bangladesh opposition supporters clash with police in protest over election oversight 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Over the weekend, nearly 15,000 people held a sit-in protest in Manipur to press for the immediate arrest of anyone involved in the assault, which occurred in May. India’s Parliament rocked by protests for a third day over ethnic violence in remote state 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z "I wish I was never alive today," says Amr, who took part in the sit-in that lasted for nearly 50 days, in Rabaa al-Adawiya Square, in the east of the capital. Egypt Rabaa killings pain lingers 10 years on 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z As a teenager, she had once thrown the “Colored” sign off a city bus, and she had already spent a night in jail in Nashville for participating in a lunch counter sit-in. Catherine Burks-Brooks, Freedom Rider Who Had the Last Word, Dies at 83 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z “After Netflix, I began getting messages of solidarity from around the world,” Mr. Orlandi said on Sunday morning at a sit-in before the pope spoke. Pope Offers Prayers for ‘Vatican Girl’ Who Disappeared 40 Years Ago 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Pietro Orlandi, who has fought for 40 years to find the truth about his sister, is planning a sit-in protest Sunday near the Vatican. Vatican says new leads are worth pursuing in the disappearance of employee’s daughter 40 years ago 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z That’s been shown by the protests, which included a prolonged sit-in last year. Seattle Pacific University announces 40% cut to programs, steep layoffs 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z He says he took part in the sit-in because he feared his country would end up in the hands of the army generals. Egypt Rabaa killings pain lingers 10 years on 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Thousands are making their way to the Supreme Court for a rare sit-in against its decision last week in support of Khan, following his arrest in a graft case. Pakistan government supporters stage rare sit-in, protest release of former Premier Imran Khan 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Thousands are making their way toward the Supreme Court for a rare sit-in against its decision to give Khan, now opposition leader, an “undue reprieve” following his arrest in a graft case. Pakistan government supporters to stage rare sit-in, protest release of former Premier Imran Khan 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Eyal Weintrab staged his first sit-in when he was nine years old—to force his friend to pick up his litter left on the streets of Buenos Aires. ‘Start very, very small’: How to become a climate activist 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Enraged protesters also staged a sit-in on the Karakoram Highway, causing hundreds of vehicles to get stuck. Chinese Worker in Pakistan Is Arrested on Blasphemy Charges 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The Egyptian authorities have always claimed they repeatedly called on the Muslim Brotherhood leaders to end what they called an "illegal" sit-in, but that they were ignored. Egypt Rabaa killings pain lingers 10 years on 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of 13 political parties affiliated with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, had called for the sit-in. Pakistan government supporters stage rare sit-in, protest release of former Premier Imran Khan 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of 13 political parties affiliated with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League has called for the sit-in over the weekend. Pakistan government supporters to stage rare sit-in, protest release of former Premier Imran Khan 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The ongoing sit-in protest mimics a year-long farmers’ protest just outside Delhi that ultimately led to the repeal of new farm laws. India sees signs of renewed Sikh separatism and sounds the alarm 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z April 6, 2019 - Hundreds of thousands of protesters begin a sit-in outside army headquarters in Khartoum. Sudan's years of political strife 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z "A long queue of civilians, including women and children, were raising up their hands, and leaving the sit-in, when they were shot dead by snipers. I saw them with my own eyes." Egypt Rabaa killings pain lingers 10 years on 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z From his home in the eastern city of Lahore, where he returned to following his release, Khan claimed in a tweet Monday that the sit-in is being orchestrated to remove the Supreme Court’s chief justice. Pakistan government supporters stage rare sit-in, protest release of former Premier Imran Khan 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The sit-in is expected to take place despite a ban on rallies and public gatherings that the government imposed in the wake of the crisis. Pakistan government supporters to stage rare sit-in, protest release of former Premier Imran Khan 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Jones has spoken of participating in a sit-in in Congress with Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights leader and Georgia Democrat who died in 2020. Who are the Tennessee Three? Here’s what to know. 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Protesters continue the sit-in, demanding the handover of power to civilians. Sudan's years of political strife 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z The Ministry of Interior said participants in the Rabaa sit-in were armed and posed a serious threat to law and order. Egypt Rabaa killings pain lingers 10 years on 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z On Monday night, she was among 11 abortion rights protesters who were arrested while holding a sit-in in front of Tallahassee City Hall. Tennessee vote marks latest GOP move to stifle dissent, experts say 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z As a youth, he organized a lunch counter sit-in to protest segregation in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas. Stacey Abrams to join faculty at Howard University 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Family members and friends of people killed by gun violence stage a sit-in at the U.S. High-capacity-magazine bans could save lives. Will they hold up in court? June 3, 2019 - Security forces raid the sit-in at the army headquarters. Sudan's years of political strife 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Commission on Civil Rights, when they staged a sit-in at the South African Embassy in Washington. Randall Robinson, founder of influential Africa lobby, dies at 81 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z He and other Black leaders were arrested during a sit-in in 1984 at the South African Embassy in Washington and later formed the Free South Africa Movement. Randall Robinson, Anti-Apartheid Catalyst, Is Dead at 81 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Students have held an ongoing sit-in at the administration building. At Wellesley College, a Fight Over Whether to Admit Trans Men 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Relatives of survivors had staged a sit-in blocking a road in Cutro earlier this week to prevent the transfer of bodies to a Muslim cemetery, which has space in the northern city of Bologna. Italy to stiffen smuggling punishment after migrant tragedy 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z When President Richard M. Nixon vetoed an early version of the act, she organized a sit-in on Madison Avenue, halting traffic in New York City. Judy Heumann, unyielding advocate for disability rights, dies at 75 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z But the San Francisco sit-in continued for almost a month. Judy Heumann, Who Led the Fight for Disability Rights, Dies at 75 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z I’d love to go on camera and say, ‘People of California, no, don’t take this, don’t accept this. This is wrong on every level and let’s have a sit-in, let’s have a protest.’ Column: As help pours in for World War II vet, 102, with huge bill, SoCalGas wants a rate hike 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Despite this, Alexandria’s 1939 sit-in was something she never learned about in library school. Perspective | New book chronicles the 1939 effort to integrate Alexandria’s library 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Protesters plastered “Georgetown Protects Racists” signs around campus and held a sit-in at the administration building earlier this month. At Georgetown, a push for stronger university response to hate 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Organized in part by fellow activist Kitty Cone, the sit-in began on April 5, as part of a wave of protests in cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Washington. Judy Heumann, unyielding advocate for disability rights, dies at 75 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The sit-in received support from San Francisco’s mayor, George Moscone, who sent over mattresses, and from the Black Panther Party, which delivered ribs and fried chicken. Judy Heumann, Who Led the Fight for Disability Rights, Dies at 75 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Ms. Manuel said she wanted the peaceful sit-in at the Capitol to demonstrate that she and her fellow classmates have practiced lockdown and active shooter drills in school since they were children. In the Wake of Tragedy, Balancing Freedom and Safety at Michigan State 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z There have been widespread and vocal protests from fans against the board, and supporters staged a sit-in demonstration after the Southampton defeat. Bielsa? Dyche? Rooney? Where do Everton go next? 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z School officials began meeting with protesters the first day of their sit-in at the university president’s office in early December, several students said, and listened to their concerns. At Georgetown, a push for stronger university response to hate 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z There have been widespread and vocal protests from fans against the board in recent games, and supporters staged a sit-in demonstration after the loss to Southampton. Lampard sacked as Everton manager 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z It wound up producing several leaders of the disability rights movement, including others who participated in the 1977 San Francisco sit-in. Judy Heumann, Who Led the Fight for Disability Rights, Dies at 75 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Ms Saliba and Mr Khalaf - both from the Forces of Change bloc who entered parliament at the last election - say their sit-in will continue until a new president is finally agreed upon. Lebanon MPs sit in as 11th vote for president fails 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z "My impression was that there was confusion. Greta was not the first protester who had been taken away from the sit-in," Mr Wernicke added. Greta Thunberg: German police deny protest detainment was staged 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z He was arrested in October 1960 after a sit-in at a department store in Atlanta and was held in Georgia State Prison. Martin Luther King: Surprising facts about civil rights icon 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Protests had long been planned around the game, with banners displayed before kick-off, while thousands of Everton fans remained long after full-time to stage a sit-in. Day of hope ends in despair for Lampard & Everton 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z After full-time a sit-in protest was held by a number of supporters as they once again showed their frustration at the board. Everton troubles worsen with loss to Southampton 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z The month-long sit-in cost Jordan tens of millions of dollars in losses when it paralysed unloading at the Red Sea port of Aqaba, according to officials and industrialists. Jordan truckers' strike exposes woes of impoverished south 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z They have formed human chains, staged sit-in protests and occupied deserted buildings in Luetzerath which will be razed to make way for the mine's expansion. German police drag away activists protesting coal mine expansion 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z MIT students study while staging a sit-in outside the university chancellor's office in 2016 calling for the university to divest from fossil fuels. 3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z He joined the board and helped organized a nonviolent fast and sit-in outside the offices of Sacramento County supervisors in 2002 to pressure officials to open a year-round shelter for homeless women and children. Chris Hartmire, religious leader who helped establish United Farm Workers, dies at 90 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Beginning in Lahore, a caravan of protesters were making their way to the capital, Islamabad, to stage a sit-in to put pressure on the government. Pakistan: Imran Khan’s high-stakes election gamble 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Although the streets were calm on Friday, sporadic protests continued with a sit-in front of Maan's main mosque and a mosque in the capital Amman after Friday prayers, while activists called for more demonstrations. Jordanians protest over fuel price rises, after policeman killed in riots 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The tragedy sparked weeks of protests and bereaved families, some still staging a sit-in outside the town offices, would not vote because they did not think parliament could change anything, Zridat said. As Tunisia votes, coastal town's youth dream only of Europe 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z When the state of New York attempted to impose income restrictions on child-care benefits in 1970, she led 150 day-care workers in a sit-in at the city’s Department of Social Services. Dorothy Pitman Hughes Dies at 84; Brought Black Issues to Feminism 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z His sit-in demonstrations in several Indian states have drawn crowds of thousands. Clinging to ancient faith, India tribes seek religion status 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z His sit-in demonstrations in several states have drawn thousands. Clinging to ancient faith, India tribes seek religion status 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z "I'm really worried. I'm here to put pressure on all leaders coming, especially Prime Minister Rishi Sunak," said Seif, who had recently been leading a sit-in outside the British Foreign Office in London. Hunger striker's sister flies in to Egypt COP27 to campaign for his release 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z A video of the sit-in at Shahid Beheshti University showed a group chanting and holding a placard saying that the sit-in was "for imprisoned students". Iran protests: University students stage sit-down strikes 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z In February of that year, Black students staged a sit-in in the white-only section of a Woolworth’s lunch counter in North Carolina. How Richard Thomas aims to redefine Atticus as 'Mockingbird' comes to L.A. 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Students organized protests shortly after that decision, including a months-long sit-in inside the school’s administration building this spring and summer. SPU lawsuit against WA AG dismissed by federal judge 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Its forces have been implicated in the killing of more than 100 protesters when they cleared a sit-in in June 2019 in the capital. Analysis: Year post-coup, cracks in Sudan’s military junta 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z In November, the organizers sent nine college students to conduct a sit-in at the local bus terminal, an action that helped kick off the Albany Movement, as the campaign became known. Charles Sherrod, civil rights activist with SNCC, dies at 85 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z He was fresh off a monthlong stay in a North Carolina prison, where he and three others had been sentenced to hard labor after a lunch-counter sit-in. Charles Sherrod, Civil Rights Pioneer in Rural Georgia, Dies at 85 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Who staged raucous rallies as a labor leader and was arrested near Los Angeles International Airport during a 2006 sit-in on Century Boulevard to protest the treatment of immigrant hotel workers. Column: From Latino lion to Chicanosaurus: The sad fall of Gil Cedillo 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z The media gets accustomed to particular types of activism; a march or a sit-in that once commanded attention soon gets written off as old news. Van Gogh soup stunt sparks criticism 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z After the sit-in the students streamed into the main yard of the university and realized they were under siege. ‘Geniuses’ Versus the Guns: a Campus Crackdown Shocks Iran 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z By then he was also involved in civil rights activism, participating in a “kneel-in” at a Whites-only church and a sit-in at a downtown restaurant. Charles Sherrod, civil rights activist with SNCC, dies at 85 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, Lebanese lawmaker Cynthia Zarazir held a sit-in at her bank branch north of Beirut to retrieve $8,500 trapped in the bank that she said she needed for a surgery. Woman who held up Lebanese bank for own savings released on bail 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The surprise sit-in was primarily led by Latino faculty and staff members from an English and adult basic education program at South Seattle Community College. El Centro de la Raza celebrates 50 years of civil rights advocacy 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z A Lebanese Member of Parliament has held a sit-in to demand money from her frozen account. Why I robbed a bank to get my own money 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z He accompanied Zarazir and spoke to Reuters from the bank, saying the sit-in would continue until the lawmaker had access to her funds. Lebanese lawmaker enters bank branch to demand frozen savings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Over the weekend, security forces and the Basij militia besieged the campus of the elite Sharif University, where students had been staging a peaceful sit-in on Sunday. Iran’s Supreme Leader Condemns Protests Gripping Country 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z With ensuing rallies, clashes with security forces, counter-rallies and a sit-in outside parliament, the government formation process has stalled. Cleric’s supporters again storm Baghdad’s government zone 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Founded by Southern Baptists in 1906, it supported the civil rights sit-in at the Greensboro Woolworth’s in 1960, began ordaining women in the 1980s and became openly LGBTQ-affirming about two decades ago, he said. LGBTQ-friendly church OK with getting Southern Baptist boot 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z "The military judge decided to imprison eight union members because of the events that accompanied the dispersal of a union sit-in without judicial permission." Tunisian judge jails 8 police union members over protest 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Hancock and Malinowski hosted a silent sit-in outside of Yam’s office on Friday to protest the decision. Maryland women’s college to go fully coed starting in fall 2023 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Camping chairs and yoga maps are tucked into a corner of her office, remnants of a rolling two-month sit-in last spring by students, faculty and staff protesting the hiring policy. Seattle Pacific University staffer tells Christian campus: ‘I am a lesbian’ 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z There was controversy at the time of the incident, with rescue operations only getting under way following protests and a sit-in at a government building at a nearby town five days after the floods. Burkina Faso trapped miners: Director fined over disaster that left eight dead 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Protests about the hiring policy have included a two-month sit-in outside the president’s office and, in a faculty vote, 80% agreed the university should allow employment of people in same-sex marriages. Seattle Pacific University is imploding, lawsuit argues 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z It commemorates the six Black students from Howard and Duke universities who took part in the first day of a lunch-counter “sit-in” protest in Northern Virginia. In Cherrydale, rediscovered history and old-growth trees 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Hundreds staged an ongoing sit-in outside the building for over four weeks. EXPLAINER: What spurred the bloody armed clashes in Baghdad? 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z His supporters are holding an ongoing sit-in outside the parliament building for over four weeks. In plot twist, Iraqi Shiite cleric announces retirement 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The protests come days after dozens of demonstrators staged a sit-in in front of Henry’s official residence and demanded that he resign. Haitians launch protests, demand ouster of prime minister 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z In December, students organized a massive sit-in to resolve the issue of political activities on campus. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z On the eve of the sit-in movement and Freedom Rides, Baldwin wrote that “what is happening in the South today will be happening in the North tomorrow.” How a trip to D.C. helped James Baldwin affirm his Southern identity 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z Students engaged in a months-long sit-in of the administration building and submitted discrimination complaints to the Washington Attorney General. At SPU, a struggle between competing visions of Christianity 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Al-Sadr, whose supporters earlier this month stormed the parliament in Baghdad and have since held a sit-in outside the building, tweeted on Wednesday that the judiciary has one week to dissolve the legislature. Iraqi judiciary says it has no powers to dissolve parliament 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z While protests against power cuts took place in the south, the followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr entered their ninth day of a sit-in outside the Iraqi parliament building to demand early elections. World Digest: Aug. 8, 2022 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z In 1970, protesters held a sit-in at the magazine's offices, demanding that the company hire a woman editor-in-chief, add women and non-White writers at fair pay, and expand the publication's focus. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The area is in the heart of the Green Zone which houses government buildings and embassies, including the parliament where Sadr's supporters have staged a days-long sit-in. Followers of Iraq's Sadr pray at Saddam-era parade ground 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Every house within the district’s concrete jungle has members participating in the sit-in, the 70-year-old Ibrahim told The Associated Press on Thursday. In Baghdad’s Sadr City, cleric’s support underpins protests 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Speaking for the first time since thousands of his followers stormed the parliament in Baghdad on Saturday, Sadr said the “revolutionaries” must continue their sit-in. World Digest: Aug. 3, 2022 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Speaking for the first time since thousands of his followers stormed the parliament building in Baghdad on Saturday, al-Sadr said the “revolutionaries” must stay and continue their sit-in. Iraqi cleric calls for dissolution of parliament, early vote 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Thousands of Sadr's followers stormed Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign missions, last weekend and took over the empty parliament building staging a sit-in that is ongoing. Iraq's Sadr says parliament sit-in will continue until demands met 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, a number of Seattle Pacific students staged a sit-in to persuade the school’s trustees to drop the requirement, but the trustees refused to do so. Washington state AG targets Christian university in LGBTQ employment probe 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Prompted by protest calls by al-Sadr’s party, they overran parliament on Saturday, before pulling back to the sit-in outside the building. In Baghdad’s Sadr City, cleric’s support underpins protests 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Hundreds of young men burst into the parliament and declared a sit-in. Iraq crisis simmers as protesters shut parliament down 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Now, emboldened in the aftermath of the ongoing sit-in that has brought the capital to a standstill, Al-Sadr hinted that appeals by his political rivals to negotiate did not bear fruit. Iraqi cleric calls for dissolution of parliament, early vote 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z He withdrew his lawmakers from parliament and has instead applied pressure through protests and the parliament sit-in, drawing on his popular base of millions of working-class Shi'ites. Iraq's Sadr says parliament sit-in will continue until demands met 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Thousands gathered in Baghdad on Monday for a counterrally called by Iran-backed Shiite groups against their rival — an influential cleric whose followers are staging a sit-in inside the Iraqi parliament — only to withdraw hours later. World Digest: Aug. 1, 2022 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z In a speech Wednesday, al-Sadr instructed his followers to carry on with the sit-in and called for early elections, the dissolution of parliament and amendments to the constitution. In Baghdad’s Sadr City, cleric’s support underpins protests 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Supporters of Sadr erected tents and prepared for an open-ended sit-in at Iraq's parliament on Sunday, fueling instability. Factbox: Iraq’s competing Shi’ite groups 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Sadr has not visited the scene but has egged his loyalists on, tweeting Sunday that the sit-in was “a great opportunity to radically challenge the political system, the constitution, and the elections.” World Digest: July 31, 2022 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z On Sunday, the sit-in appeared more of a joyous celebration that a political protest — followers of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr were dancing, praying and chanting slogans inside the parliament, in praise of their leader. Iraq cleric’s followers camped out in parliament for 2nd day 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Once inside, the protesters declared an open-ended sit-in and claimed they would not disperse until their demands are answered. Iraqi protesters storm parliament in Baghdad, set up sit-in 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Students and other members of the school community also staged a rolling two-month sit-in outside the president’s office in the spring and summer. Seattle Pacific University sues WA attorney general, saying probe into LGBTQ+ policies violates religious freedom 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z President Yoon called the strike action illegal and signalled possible police intervention to end the crippling sit-in. Analysis: South Korean inflation raises risk of widening worker unrest 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The Shiite cleric called on all Iraqis to join the “revolution,” an indication that the sit-in is likely to become a drawn-out event. World Digest: July 31, 2022 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z The protesters — followers of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr — pledged to hold an open-ended sit-in to derail efforts by their rivals from Iran-backed political groups to form the country’s next government. Iraq cleric’s followers camped out in parliament for 2nd day 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Numerous aides also publicized the sit-in over Twitter. Congressional staffers arrested over climate change sit-in outside of Schumer's office 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Guillot, who helped organize the sit-in, said her opposition to the LGBTQ+ policies “is not about trying to erase SPU’s Christian values. It’s about expanding what it means to be a Christian university.” Seattle Pacific University sues WA attorney general, saying probe into LGBTQ+ policies violates religious freedom 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z While six were arrested, more than a dozen staffers were part of the sit-in at Mr. Schumer’s office in the Hart Senate Office Building, according to social media posts. Aides to far-left House members arrested for climate change sit-in at Chuck Schumer’s office 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z April 9: Protests escalate, with sit-in demonstrations outside Rajapaksa's office calling for the removal of the president to pave the way for political reforms. How crisis unfolded in Sri Lanka 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z “This is an open-ended sit-in, we will not return until our demands are met,” he declared. Iraq cleric’s followers camped out in parliament for 2nd day 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Protesters rest next to a wall with graffiti during a sit-in rally against military rule following the last coup and to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of demonstrations in Khartoum, Sudan July 3, 2022. Sudan protesters decry violence in southern state 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z The resistance included peaceful, at times months-long, sit-in protests on roads and bridges to prevent investors and their heavy machinery from accessing the rivers. Balkan activists keep fighting for Europe’s last wild rivers 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z April 9: Protests escalate, with sit-in demonstrations outside Rajapaksa's office aimed at removing the president to pave the way for political reforms. How Sri Lankan protests unfolded 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z The students will stage a sit-in overnight, with other protesters including healthcare workers, clergy, trade unions and opposition supporters joining them on Saturday, organisers said. Sri Lanka police impose curfew, fire tear gas as unrest escalates 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z "The sit-in can develop but we must fortify it properly," Al-Reda al-Rasheed told Reuters as he stood with other protesters drinking tea and writing out slogans in central Khartoum on Friday. Sudan security forces skirmish with demonstrators after protest deaths 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The summer marches of 2019, like a student sit-in campaign five years before, led to a more poignant denouement. ‘Everything in Hong Kong Has Changed’: A Road to Reinvention 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Those who had turned up earlier in Union Square staged a brief sit-in along Fifth Avenue near East Eighth Street, momentarily blocking traffic as they chanted, “This is what solidarity looks like.” Thousands gather in New York to protest the ruling. 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z The Associated Students of Seattle Pacific has been overseeing a sit-in at the SPU administration building for the past few weeks. Students protest at graduation ceremony over Christian university’s anti-LGBTQ hiring policy 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z A website was launched with a clock marking the start of the sit-in. Kuwait opposition lawmakers stage sit-in to press for new government 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z "Those who have come from Omdurman can join our sit-in and others from surrounding areas as well can join." Sudan security forces skirmish with demonstrators after protest deaths 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z He ordered his faithful to end their sit-in at the gates of the Green Zone after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi presented a new cabinet lineup meant to fight corruption. Iraq's Sadr: from outlaw to top politician 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Lugos is helping organize the ongoing sit-in taking place in the campus administration building, Demaray Hall, which has lasted 20 days far. Graduating students give SPU interim president pride flags, protesting anti-LGBTQ+ policy 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Protesters of the policy organized an ongoing sit-in inside the school’s administrative building, and are raising money for legal action. SPU student outcry over LGBTQ+ employment policy shows a lot of heart 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Tunisia's judges will suspend work in courts for a week and hold a sit-in to protest against a purge of their ranks, amid growing tensions over the president's attempts to consolidate one-man rule. Mali proposes 24-month transition to democratic rule from March 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Judge Hammadi Rahmani said a judges meeting today voted unanimously to suspend work in all courts, and to start the sit-in. Tunisian judges to suspend work in courts for a week after president fired 57 judges 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Students say they plan to continue the sit-in until their demands are met — but so far the board hasn’t budged, leaving few options for those who want to see the change. Seattle Pacific University students continue sit-in over anti-LGBTQ+ policy, want trustees to resign 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Hundreds of people have signed up for sit-in protest shifts and plan to be there until demands are met, Lugos said. Graduating students give SPU interim president pride flags, protesting anti-LGBTQ+ policy 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Some members from his Tehreek-e-Insaf party were unhappy with Khan’s decision as the sit-in had expected to go on until the government met their demands. Pakistan’s ex-PM defends decision to call off planned sit-in 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z He gave no reason for calling off the sit-in. Pakistan’s ex-premier calls off planned sit-in, demands vote 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z He said Khan and his aides had termed it a bloody march, which could not be allowed following a sit-in that Khan held in 2014 for over four months that paralysed the country. Pakistan bans ousted PM Khan's protest march after policeman killed 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Board Chair Cedric Davis resigned from the board May 26, shortly after the sit-in began, and board member Denise Martinez resigned on May 19, the same week of the board’s vote. Seattle Pacific University students continue sit-in over anti-LGBTQ+ policy, want trustees to resign 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z The protesters said they would continue their sit-in until the women, who they said were innocent, were freed. Protesters block Pakistan highway after arrest of women accused of attack plot 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z “This is what forced me to call off the sit-in in the best interest of the country,” he said, and condemned Sharif for ordering a crackdown against his party. Pakistan’s ex-PM defends decision to call off planned sit-in 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The case has caused outrage in Burkina Faso as rescue operations only got under way following protests and a sit-in at a government building at a nearby town five days after the floods. Burkina Faso trapped miners: Family has hope after three weeks 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Hezbollah and its allies maintain a sit-in protest in central Beirut against the Siniora government for the entire year. Lebanon's descent into turmoil: assassinations, war, financial collapse 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The march ended in a sit-in at the Interior Ministry, and an accord with the government. Teen Mother. Housekeeper. Activist. Vice President? 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Hundreds of university students and other protesters remained camped outside the main road to parliament where they started a sit-in on Thursday. Anti-government protest strike in Sri Lanka shuts schools, businesses 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z The most notable protest was a San Francisco sit-in that lasted more than three weeks. Jimmy Carter's landmark moment: The birth of the disability rights movement 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z Sudanese police could not be reached for comment on Saturday, the third anniversary of the sit-in raid according to the Islamic lunar calendar. Protesters face tear gas on third anniversary of Sudan sit-in killings 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Democrats staged a sit-in on the House floor. How DeSantis Transformed Florida’s Political Identity 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Many of the activists involved organized previous efforts to protest the two senators, including two sit-ins at Sinema's Phoenix office last summer and a Martin Luther King Jr. Day sit-in in Charleston to pressure Manchin. Progressives to “block business as usual” to protest Manchin and Sinema’s “corrupt obstruction” 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z It passed the state Senate on Wednesday and the House of Representatives on Thursday after some Black lawmakers from the Democratic Party staged a sit-in protest during debate. Voting rights groups sue over new Florida congressional maps 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The House vote Thursday was held after a group of Florida Democrats, led by Black lawmakers, disrupted debate on the congressional map by taking control of the floor and holding a sit-in and a prayer-in. "Black votes are under attack": Experts say Ron DeSantis' new congressional map is "deeply racist" 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The House vote came soon after Black lawmakers disrupted the proceedings by staging a sit-in protest. Florida Republicans pass congressional map after sit-in protest by Black lawmakers 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z So the sit-in as a tactic was something that was basically developed in many ways though conversations at workers education institutions. To renew democracy we need big dreams: Why utopian visions are necessary 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z Protesters take part in a rally against military rule following a coup to commiserate the anniversary of a sit-in that culminated with Bashir's overthrow in Khartoum North, Sudan April 6, 2022. One protester shot dead by security forces in Sudan's Khartoum -medics 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z April 6 marks the anniversary of massive protests against Bashir in 2019 in front of military headquarters after which protesters began a sit-in that resulted in military leaders removing Bashir in a coup. Fasting protesters defy military rule in massive Sudan marches 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z She was at the wheel of a Range Rover when she came across a sit-in near the M25 on 13 October at about 08:30 GMT. Insulate Britain: School-run mum admits dangerous driving near M25 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z You grew up in San Francisco, where your parents — your late father, a biochemical researcher with Jamaican roots, and your mother, an attorney with Eastern European Jewish roots — met during a school board sit-in. New KUSC evening host Lara Downes is 'not going to pretend to be a DJ — I’m just going to be myself' 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z In 1990, when she was a junior, she took part in a sit-in to protest the lack of full-time faculty members in what was then called the Afro-American Studies Department. At Harvard, Ketanji Brown Jackson Fought Injustices but Kept a Steely Academic Focus 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z In 1960, four African American college students in North Carolina staged the first sit-in. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The sit-in had demanded a handover of rule to civilians, but it was broken up on June 3 by security forces who are accused of killing dozens. Fasting protesters defy military rule in massive Sudan marches 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z “Our state is backsliding and regressing at a rate that we haven’t seen before,” feminist activist Najeeba Hayat recently told The Associated Press from the grassy sit-in area outside Kuwait’s parliament. As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z You no longer need to wear a mask in sit-in restaurants or cafes. What are the travel rules for France, the US, and other popular destinations? 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z But she says she really did have to deal with Anna's awkward sit-in in her apartment lobby, when her former client had nowhere else to go as things started to fall apart. Inventing Anna: The Netflix show versus reality 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Canadian researchers have linked the truckers to conspiracy theorists and anti-government extremists, and have noted how much of the support for their sit-in has come from the United States. Censure Vote Sets Off Another Republican Food Fight 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The protests followed the first sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter by four Black men, later known as the Greensboro Four. Leaders at Black colleges alert, undeterred by bomb threats 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z "The daughter wanted to stay as a sort of sit-in protest in the vestibule," Winn explained, calling her time in the vestibule an "agreed-upon decision" between the girl and the school. NY high school student spent hours out in the cold after she refused to wear a mask 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Video posted on Twitter by Let Them Breathe has gained widespread attention and shows six students engaged in a school parking lot sit-in because, they said, they were not being allowed to attend classes. Westside charter school sued over COVID vaccine mandate, part of a growing legal strategy 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z In 2014, students staged at sit-in at Hanlon’s office in Hanover and demanded he implement a “Freedom Budget” they drafted that sought greater inclusiveness and a more welcoming environment on campus. Dartmouth College president to step down next year 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Several key events occurred in 2013, notably the Gezi Park demonstrations — which began as a sit-in to protest the destruction of an Istanbul park and grew into nationwide protests against Erdogan’s government. As Turkey’s economy struggles, Erdogan goes it alone 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z The current residents of the building, the Museum of Australian Democracy, had on 20 December shut its doors after indigenous protesters held a "peaceful sit-in". Australia: Protesters set Old Parliament House in Canberra on fire 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z They staged a sit-in protest demanding schools be opened, and police fired tear gas and dragged students out of their classrooms. WITNESS-What I learned photographing the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z Last weekend, security forces violently dispersed demonstrators when they attempted to stage a sit-in near the presidential palace. Sudan tightens security ahead of more anti-coup protests 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Demonstrators converged on the presidential palace, where they attempted a sit-in before being dispersed after sundown. UN reports 13 rape allegations during Sudan protests 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Rather, it was part of a purge of unyielding revolutionaries from his civilian government who wanted military leaders to face prosecution for crimes they allegedly committed under Bashir and during the breakup of the sit-in. Three years into Sudan’s ‘endless revolution,’ hope slides toward despair 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Security forces fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators attempting to stage a sit-in near the presidential palace on the bank of the Blue Nile in the heart of Khartoum. Sudan group says one person killed in anti-coup protests 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z “This sit-in reinforces the fact that hearing from a much wider group of students on a constant basis is not only necessary but critical,” Morse wrote. Lawsuit claims Howard University governing board is ‘illegally’ excluding students, alumni and faculty 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Tshisekedi's main rival, Martin Fayulu, had called for a sit-in at the electoral commission Monday to demand the resignation of the organisation's head, who is seen as close to the president. Congo president says Ugandan troops' presence will be temporary 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Two activists unfurled a banner over the entry to the building reading, "No Beijing 2022," while five students got inside the building and held a sit-in protest. Tibetan students lock themselves to Olympic rings to protest Beijing games 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Supporters of Iran-backed factions have staged a sit-in for weeks at the entrance to Baghdad’s Green Zone , protesting the results. Iraq electoral commission confirms October election results 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Overnight, farmers holding a two-week long peaceful sit-in to protest against water shortages in the drought-stricken region were dispersed by unidentified men who set fire to their tents. Protesters, police clash in central Iran after rally over water shortages 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z By April 2019, a sit-in that drew over a million people daily had coalesced outside the military’s headquarters. Africa’s rising cities Up to 250 people took part in the sit-in on Saturday, shutting the bridge for hours. Insulate Britain: Police arrest 124 after Lambeth Bridge protest 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Up to 250 people took part in the sit-in, shutting the bridge for hours. Insulate Britain: Police arrest 30 in climate protest at bridge 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Many Sudanese remember the massacre of 3 June 2019 at the sit-in protest site outside the army's headquarters in the capital. Viewpoint: How Sudan's generals betrayed my generation 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z The announcement of the probe comes after police detained and later released over a dozen relatives of the slain civilians during a sit-in late Wednesday in Srinagar. India to investigate disputed raid that killed 4 in Kashmir 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Dozens of them were arrested at a sit-in at the Interior Department. Biden to Bar New Drilling Around a Major Native American Cultural Site 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Security forces killed at least 900 people while dispersing a sit-in in support of the Muslim Brotherhood, according to human rights groups. How a Cairo bookshop beat the odds to write its own story 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z A teachers’ union said security forces used tear gas at the education ministry building for Khartoum State to break up a sit-in staged to oppose any handover to military appointees. Sudan internet cuts complicate civil disobedience campaign against coup 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Militia supporters have pitched tents near the entrance to Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone in an ongoing sit-in, threatening violence unless their grievances are addressed. In Iraq, election fraud claims fuel uncertainty, divisions 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z June 3, 2019 - Security forces raid a sit-in protest outside the defence ministry in Khartoum. Sudan's political turmoil 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z “I am both disappointed to hear the concerns of students at #HowardUniversity & proud of them for their bravery throughout this peaceful sit-in,” Martin Luther King III wrote Monday on Twitter. During annual week of celebration at Howard University, student protests gain momentum 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Protest routes were planned in other areas of the city to avoid a confrontation with the sit-in. Mass protests held in Sudan against prospect of military rule 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Students staged a sit-in Monday at their New Jersey high school to protest administrators’ involvement in the election of the homecoming king and queen. N.J. high school students protest officials over homecoming election 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The sit-in, outside the usually off-limits gates of the Presidential Palace, began on Saturday following a demonstration against the civilian government. Sit-in calling for Sudanese government dissolution grows into thousands 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z The Capitol protest followed a sit-in Thursday at the Interior Department in downtown Washington. Climate activists resume weeklong protest at Capitol 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z In one of the most violent incidents, in October 2011, military armored vehicles ran over protesters participating in a sit-in in front of the state television headquarters, killing several beneath their wheels. Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, Egyptian general and placeholder for military rule, dies at 85 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z In 2016, when Republicans refused to consider any gun legislation after the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Democrats took over the House floor and staged a marathon sit-in and broadcast their speeches from their phones. Analysis | Balk! Congressional Baseball Game comes across as tone deaf as Congress comes close to whiffing on its big deadlines 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Before the Woolworth lunch counter sit-in in Greensboro in 1960, there were Murray and peers from Howard University leading a direct action to forcefully desegregate the Little Palace Cafeteria in 1943. Review: 'My Name Is Pauli Murray' recounts a groundbreaking life 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z At Thursday’s sit-in, patients said they were reaching out to whoever could help them get a second chance at life. Clock ticking for Lebanese cancer patients as shortages bite 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z What about someone who stages a sit-in and forces police to remove them from a hearing? Lead felony charge against Jan. 6 defendants could be unconstitutionally vague, U.S. judge warns 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z The Daughters of Mother Jones as they were known, named after the legendary mineworkers' organizer, conducted a sit-in at the Pittston headquarters in Virginia. In Richard Trumka, the U.S. labor movement loses one of its best leaders 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z The sit-in ended the next afternoon, in part because Democrats needed to get to Nats Park for the baseball game — the only loss Richmond suffered. Analysis | Balk! Congressional Baseball Game comes across as tone deaf as Congress comes close to whiffing on its big deadlines 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Shishov's group staged rallies and were involved in opposition events like a sit-in outside the Belarusian embassy and an event to commemorate Belarusian post-Soviet independence. Belarus activist found dead in Kyiv was critic of gov't, organised protests 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z The sport now is essentially defined by images of outraged boxers protesting their perceived injustices, from Byun’s Seoul ring sit-in to Conlan’s middle fingers to the Rio judges. EXPLAINER: Why is there so much drama in Olympic boxing? 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z The same is true for a sit-in protester or shouter, Pearce said. Lead felony charge against Jan. 6 defendants could be unconstitutionally vague, U.S. judge warns 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Finally, 98 miners and one minister conducted a sit-in at a Pittston mill. In Richard Trumka, the U.S. labor movement loses one of its best leaders 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z The speaker of parliament, Rached Ghannouchi, was denied access to parliament and began a sit-in outside alongside supporters after troops sealed off the building. Tunisia: Key moments as political turmoil unfolds 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z But a turning point for the 25-year-old Mr. Moses was reading news accounts of the nascent sit-in protests in the South. Bob Moses, 1960s civil rights leader who saw math as road to equality, dies at 86 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z In the hallway, a poster depicts a 1960 sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, a nod to the city’s history as a catalyst for the civil rights movement across the South. The Pandemic Ruined Third Grade. Can Summer School Make Up for It? 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z Awawdeh said he and a colleague arrived at the sit-in and began filming. Palestinians shaken but steadfast as PA suppresses dissent 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z In the early hours of June 3, he headed for a sit-in outside the military headquarters. As Sudan Stumbles Toward Peace, a Standoff Over Corpses Is the Latest Obstacle 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z And one of these protests in north-east Delhi - the sit-in which Ms Narwal and Ms Kalita attended - sparked a political rally in favour of the law the following day. Delhi riots: India court grants bail to activists held over citizenship law protests 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Egypt's highest civilian court on Monday upheld death sentences against 12 senior Muslim Brotherhood figures over a 2013 sit-in which ended with security forces killing hundreds of protesters, judicial sources said. Egypt upholds death sentence for 12 senior Muslim Brotherhood figures 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z It started with a sit-in — and sparked a movement to bring alternative medicine to struggling communities of color. Film recounts the birth of a radical Bronx clinic that used acupuncture to help people break drug dependence 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Demonstrators gathered in Ramallah again last Sunday, days after the attack on the sit-in. Palestinians shaken but steadfast as PA suppresses dissent 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z On Saturday, she was covering a Palestinian sit-in at the site. Al Jazeera: Reporter forcefully detained by Israel 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z Earlier in the day, residents held a rally, march and a silent sit-in, reported the Oregonian/OregonLive. Police declare riot in Portland 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Police heavily outnumbered the small group of activists who tried to gather for a sit-in in front of parliament, pushing them from the area with their riot shields. Morocco police halt protest in support of jailed activists 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Social media postings showed a group of protesters holding a sit-in under a bridge in the northern city of Sohar. Job-seeking Omanis protest again, press cash-strapped government 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z On Friday armed police in Beni dispersed students who were staging an eight-day sit-in at the town hall to draw attention to the worsening security situation. DR Congo declares state of siege over eastern bloodshed 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z On Friday armed police in North Kivu’s regional hub of Beni dispersed students who were staging an eight-day sit-in at the town hall to draw attention to the worsening security situation. Congo declares state of siege over eastern bloodshed 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Franklin McCain frequently spoke of the sit-in as a personal choice. Mac McCain, grandson of a civil rights icon, wants to take his family legacy to the NFL 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Hundreds of demonstrators staged a sit-in at Ohio State University’s student union Wednesday and then marched through town in protest. Fatal police shooting of Black teenager in Columbus sparks new outcry 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z The protest was not the first lunch counter sit-in, but garnered national attention and spurred dozens more sit-ins throughout the country. VP Harris sits at counter where Greensboro Four made history 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Last month, some held a sit-in at LSU's football operations building. LSU reeling amid protracted reviews of sexual assault cases 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Last month, some held a sit-in at LSU’s football operations building. LSU reeling amid protracted reviews of sexual assault cases 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Within two months, 54 cities in nine states saw sit-in protests. Mac McCain, grandson of a civil rights icon, wants to take his family legacy to the NFL 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z They also staged a sit-in in the capital, Islamabad, and blocked a key road from Monday to Wednesday when police launched a nationwide crackdown, triggering clashes that killed two policemen and wounded 340 others. France asks citizens to leave Pakistan amid violent protests 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z She and others held a two-hour sit-in on a Capitol stairway after Cannon said it was improper that a police officer led her away while Democrats were protesting voting bills. Attorney for Georgia lawmaker calls charges ‘overreach’ 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “I’ve lost a lot of faith in the district,” said Ms. Walker, who participated in a recent sit-in outside her 7-year-old son’s elementary school. ‘I’ve Lost a Lot of Faith’: Suburban Parents Push Schools to Reopen Faster 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Five people were shot dead and several injured when police opened fire on a sit-in protest in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-biggest city, witnesses told Reuters. Myanmar civilian leader says people should defend themselves as toll mounts 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z The act of poised defiance and unflinching courage launched the sit-in movement and, in short time, changed the world. Mac McCain, grandson of a civil rights icon, wants to take his family legacy to the NFL 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Dozens participated in a sit-in at the football building, news outlets reported. Sit-in targets LSU handling of sexual misconduct cases 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z Known as the “freshman four,” the activists staged sit-in protests at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in the fall of 1960. Exhibit in Jackson honors 4 civil rights pioneers 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Japanese media reported that the five women would be allowed to sit-in as observers on decision-making board meetings but would not be allowed to speak. Japan's ruling party invites women to 'look not talk' at key meetings 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z She had been on a month-long hunger strike and sit-in, as authorities had barred her and some other independent candidates from standing for election to the Moscow city assembly. Alexei Navalny: The women fighting against Russian corruption 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z The McCains withheld their grandfather’s role in the sit-in movement from their children when they were young, wanting to avoid burdening them with expectations and allowing them to discover it on their own. Mac McCain, grandson of a civil rights icon, wants to take his family legacy to the NFL 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Cristina Chi, another student at the sit-in protest, agreed that it was no time to remain silent and described the decision to overturn the accord as an act of intimidation. Duterte’s Forces Have a New Target: University Students 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z During Thursday’s gathering, ministers took turns praying for peace, unity and understanding near the sit-in monument, designed by sculptor Thomas Jay Warren. High Point’s Woolworth sit-in helped move a country 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z But he continued to press for the publication of the list of dead and wounded from the 2011 uprising, and in December began a hunger strike and sit-in with about a dozen other people. He lost his leg protesting for freedom in Tunisia. A decade later, he hopes his sacrifice wasn’t in vain. This is where four Black men from North Carolina State University took their seats at the segregated lunch counter and launched the student sit-in movement in 1960. A Black reporter's road trip to the inauguration — and a search for America's 'soul' 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z In 1960, four Black college students began a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, where they’d been refused service. Today in History 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z And the dissent culminated in a sit-in, on April 4, 1968, at the Maryland State House in Annapolis. Samuel L. Myers Sr., leader in Black higher education who oversaw Bowie State protests, dies at 101 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro 61 years ago, four teenagers began organizing their own sit-in - believed to be the first in the nation by high school students. High Point’s Woolworth sit-in helped move a country 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z In southwestern Maharashtra state, thousands of farmers joined a sit-in at a sports ground in Mumbai on Monday. Angry Indian farmers prepare for massive Republic Day rally 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Organizers can attack a problem from the "outside" — staging a sit-in, for example, or protesting a much-disliked political candidate — or from the "inside," through lobbying elected officials and joining political campaigns. What happens to the Resistance after the world’s loudest science denier leaves the White House? 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z Bates took the podium in a couture hat and cat-eyed shades: “We will kneel-in; we will sit-in until we can eat in any corner in the United States,” she intoned. The Black women who paved the way 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z The Quetta sit-in, which continued through freezing nights, sparked protests in other cities demanding that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visit the mourners. Slain Pakistani miners buried after protest 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Protesters staged a sit-in after the militant group captured and shot the miners last Sunday in Machh, an area some 30 miles east of Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s trouble Baluchistan province. Pakistani Shiites end protests, hold funeral for 11 miners 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z “I am opposed to these black laws introduced by Modi. They will spell doom for the farming community,” said K. Prakash, a farmer who joined the sit-in with his family. Angry Indian farmers prepare for massive Republic Day rally 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Rebecca Kling said she was arrested with 17 other Jewish activists in white T-shirts who held a brief sit-in in the Cannon Building in 2019. Arrested by Capitol Police at peaceful protests? You’re not alone. 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z A grant helped Brohmon stay afloat, and sit-in meals were eventually allowed again. Lockdown lessons: The firms adapting and thriving 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z They were planning to also hold a sit-in in the capital, Islamabad, where dozens of Shiites rallied on Friday night, denouncing Khan for calling the mourners blackmailers. Pakistani PM asks Shiites to bury coal miners killed by IS 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z The crowd of about 1,000 said it would hold the sit-in until their demands are met. Pakistani Shiites rally against killing of coal miners by IS 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Hezbollah and its allies maintain a sit-in protest against the Siniora government for the entire year. Timeline: Lebanon's ordeal from civil war to port blast 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z That summer, Pavlou approached leaders of the University of Queensland’s Hong Kong student association, offering to help stage a sit-in. An Australian student denounced his university's ties to China. Then he became a target 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z The crushing of the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamists included a brutal attack on a sit-in that left hundreds dead. After Arab Spring, a decade of upheaval and lost hopes 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Her parents had been civil rights activists in Cleveland in the 1960s, so she called her mother, Wanda, and said, “‘Today, we’re going to do a sit-in.’ How will fans feel years after dropping the Redskins nickname? Miami (Ohio) provides a clue. 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Two weeks into the protest, Judy and a delegation of some of the activists from the sit-in travelled to Washington DC to put even more pressure on Califano. The disabled activist who led a historic 24-day sit-in 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z In 1964, police arrested some 800 students at the University of California at Berkeley, one day after the students stormed the administration building and staged a massive sit-in. Today in History 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z The San Isidro Movement was galvanized to protest: first a poetry reading, then a sit-in and then a hunger strike this month. Opinion | Cuba’s raid on dissident creatives shows how much the government fears the power of art 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z They appeared ready for a long sit-in and refused to relocate to a designated protest site, raising fears of fresh clashes between security forces and protesters. Thousands of protesting farmers and police face-off at New Delhi border 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Rizvi led last Sunday thousands of his followers at a sit-in in the capital of Islamabad protesting the republishing in France of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, which he deemed blasphemous. Tens of thousands mourn radical cleric’s death in Pakistan 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z But the US law owes much to a group of disabled people who staged a sit-in more than a decade earlier - led by a determined young activist, Judy Heumann. The disabled activist who led a historic 24-day sit-in 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z Rizvi led last Sunday thousands of his supporters at a sit-in in the capital of Islamabad protesting the republishing in France of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, which he deemed blasphemous. Tens of thousands mourn radical cleric’s death in Pakistan 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z The sit-in at the edge of Islamabad was disbanded after the protesters got assurances from the government that their demand for cutting diplomatic ties with France would be discussed in Parliament in three months. Pakistani Islamists’ anti-France sit-in ends peacefully 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z A sit-in Monday by supporters of Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan at an important intersection connecting the garrison city of Rawalpindi with the capital Islamabad started spontaneously. Islamist sit-in outside Pakistani capital targets France 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Pubs, restaurants and cafes across Northern Ireland closed their doors to sit-in customers on Friday 17 October under stricter Covid-19 restrictions. Coronavirus: Cafes and restaurants 'to reopen with no alcohol' 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Judy was among 150 who staged a sit-in at the Health, Education and Welfare building in San Francisco, refusing to leave until Califano signed the regulations. The disabled activist who led a historic 24-day sit-in 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z South African authorities say they have begun deporting 20 refugees and asylum seekers who were part of a months-long sit-in protest against xenophobia. South Africa deports African migrants after protests 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z After the violence died down, the protesters staged a sit-in at the intersection, demanding the government recall Pakistan’s ambassador to France and expel the French ambassador from Islamabad. Pakistani Islamists’ anti-France sit-in ends peacefully 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z In November 2017 they staged a 21-day protest and sit-in after a reference to the sanctity of the Prophet was removed from a government form. Islamist sit-in outside Pakistani capital targets France 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z In Poznan, where protesters staged a sit-in at a cathedral, one protester was badly beaten by nationalists who confronted the group, according to the local news website TenPoznan. Polish Women Lead Strike Over Abortion Ruling Amid Threats of Crackdown 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Pubs, restaurants and cafes across NI closed their doors to sit-in customers, while hair and beauty salons were also shut and gyms face additional measures. Coronavirus: Six further Covid-related deaths in NI 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z Student protesters staged a sit-in at the dean’s office in 2017 and held up signs stating: “U of M Upholds White Supremacy as Usual.” ‘White Supremacy’ Once Meant David Duke and the Klan. Now It Refers to Much More. 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z In November 2017, its followers staged a 21-day protest and sit-in after a reference to the sanctity of the Prophet Muhammad was removed from the text of a government form. Pakistani Islamists’ anti-France sit-in ends peacefully 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z The latest is a sit-in outside City Hall to demand transparency after police shot a man on Friday. Rockford’s most polarizing protester will not be deterred 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z She attended apartheid demonstrations “almost every weekend” and was also involved in a campus sit-in after a student newspaper editor was expelled following a slate of stories about sex discrimination. What Kamala Harris Learned About Power at Howard 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Meeting housing discrimination at Kansas University that he protested against in a sit-in. Perspective | Gale Sayers was artistry in motion, but his vulnerability was just as powerful 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z “The restitution portion is one part,” said Tamika Mallory, a Black Lives Matter activist who was arrested here after leading a sit-in on the lawn of the Kentucky attorney general’s home. Breonna Taylor’s Family to Receive $12 Million Settlement From City of Louisville 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z Hours later, protesters staged a sit-in at the condominium building where Wheeler lives. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler viewed negatively by two-thirds of city’s voters: report 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z That same year in New Orleans, Black activists were arrested for staging a sit-in at a Whites-only lunch counter, leading to a Supreme Court decision in 1963 in favor of the protesters. Review | A civil rights case from Louisiana that changed America’s justice system 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z While at Santa Ana College, Cortes joined an immigrants rights group and helped organize a 2014 sit-in at the Washington D.C. office of then-Rep. Santa Ana embraced a 'defund the police' movement. Then came the police union backlash 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z It will end at the MU Columns, with a sit-in and speeches, The Columbia Missourian reported. Missouri athletes organizing social justice march on campus 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z On Friday, there was a sit-in protest in the lobby of his condo. Portland protesters serenade mayor with altered ‘Happy Birthday’ song: Report 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z “Last night was a sit-in but I will call a strike” this week, with storekeepers shuttering shops for a day on the island, which lives off tourism and fishing, Martello said. Migrants overwhelm Italian island; islanders launch protest 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z The commotion followed a sit-in in the lobby of the Portland mayor’s condominium building Friday night. Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland; 1 killed 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z The commotion followed a sit-in in the lobby of the Portland mayor’s condo building Friday night. Caravan of Trump supporters rallies in Oregon’s biggest city 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z On Friday evening, demonstrators staged a sit-in inside the lobby of Wheeler’s condominium building while others held a loud concert outside. Portland mayor sends open letter to Trump: 'No thanks' 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z A group of Portland, Ore. protesters staged a sit-in inside the lobby of Mayor Ted Wheeler’s condominium building Friday evening while others held a loud concert outside. Portland protesters stage sit-in at mayor's home -- after he and Trump trade barbs 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z As a young Black man in the 1960s Clarence Henderson was a civil rights activist, joining a sit-in at a Woolworth lunch counter in North Carolina. Pence makes case for Trump as ‘law and order’ president while Blake shooting continues to reverberate 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Henderson was hailed as a hero nearly 60 years ago when, as a young Black man, he participated in a sit-in at a segregated North Carolina lunch counter. RNC speakers: What to know about Clarence Henderson 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Interim Louisville police chief Robert Schroeder characterized the protests as “largely peaceful” but said 64 protesters had been arrested during the sit-in. ‘My son matters’: Jacob Blake’s family calls for officer’s arrest, peaceful protest 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The protesters planned to stage the sit-in for an hour but police arrived quickly, she said. Kentucky: Elderly whites protest for slain Black woman 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Although the 2015 sit-in didn’t convince Princeton’s trustees to wipe Wilson’s name, this year’s wave of demonstrations against racism prompted action. Universities scrub names of racist leaders 2020-08-12T04:00:00Z Scuffles ensued as protesters pushed the metal barricade and said they plan to set up a sit-in at the ministry. Lebanese try to storm Energy Ministry amid power cuts 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Though the sit-in received only sporadic coverage by the mainstream news media, the Black Panther’s newspaper followed it closely, with Lomax acting as a go-between for reporters. Overlooked No More: Brad Lomax, a Bridge Between Civil Rights Movements 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z At a bridge above railroad tracks in front of the University of Louisville’s mammoth football stadium, protesters held a sit-in and refused to move despite police orders. ‘My son matters’: Jacob Blake’s family calls for officer’s arrest, peaceful protest 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Several dozen protesters conducted a sit-in at the office of Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater on Monday to demand that he drop the terrorism charges and resign. Oklahoma DA slaps teens with terrorism charges, accuses BLM of intimidating officers, protecting criminals 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Those conducting the sit-in were arrested on trespassing complaints after they refused to leave when the building closed at 5 p.m., said Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Charles Avery. Protesters arrested outside Oklahoma County DA’s office 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z "It's not like a sit-in, where we can be arrested. It's not like a protest, where there's a beginning and an end. We control the beginning, the end and the entire narrative." Hunger strike begins amid US racism protests 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z In 2016, after a massacre at an Orlando, Fla., nightclub left 49 people dead, he led a sit-in on the House floor to protest federal inaction on gun control. John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Rev. Vivian participated in a 1947 lunch-counter sit-in protest in Peoria, Ill., more than a dozen years before such confrontations at segregated cafeterias became a mainstream tactic of the civil rights struggle. C.T. Vivian, King aide bloodied on the front lines of civil rights protest, dies at 95 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Those conducting the sit-in were arrested on trespassing complaints after they refused to leave when the building closed at 5 p.m., said Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department Capt. Charles Avery. Oklahoma DA slaps teens with terrorism charges, accuses BLM of intimidating officers, protecting criminals 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Activists and rights groups accuse the army of blocking investigations into the killing of scores of protesters on June 3 last year when security forces broke up a sit-in outside the defence ministry. Sudan's army launches legal action against 'insulting' activists 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Returning to a tactic he first learned nearly 60 years earlier, Lewis led a sit-in on the House floor in 2016 to protest the failure of gun-control measures. Religious faith was a lifelong constant for Rep. John Lewis 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z He first worked with the local sit-in movement, and in 1961, he was one of the original 13 activists who participated in the Freedom Rides. John Lewis, civil rights icon, congressman for 33 years, dead at 80 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z “The Nashville sit-ins became the first mass arrest in the sit-in movement, and I was taken to jail,” Lewis said. John Lewis, U.S. congressman and sharecropper's son, was civil rights hero 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z June 22, 2016: Lewis leads a Democratic sit-in on the House floor to protest inaction on gun control measures. A timeline of events in the life of Rep. John Lewis 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z He began organizing sit-in demonstrations at whites-only lunch counters and volunteering as a Freedom Rider, enduring beatings and arrests while traveling around the South to challenge segregation. US Rep. John Lewis, civil rights icon, dead at 80 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z The social justice organization Until Freedom led the sit-in at Cameron’s house. Felony charge against Breonna Taylor protesters dropped 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Lewis even relied on old non-violent, sit-in tactics in the House. John Lewis, civil rights icon, congressman for 33 years, dead at 80 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Protesters with the social justice organization Until Freedom gathered for a sit-in on the front yard of a Louisville home owned by Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Tuesday afternoon, news outlets reported. 87 protesters arrested at Kentucky attorney general’s home 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z On Sunday, security forces forcibly dispersed a sit-in in Darfur, which some took as an indication that the military retains the balance of real power. Sudan Will Scrap Alcohol and Apostasy Laws, and End Flogging 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Yacoub Abdallah, coordinator of displacement and refugee camps in Darfur, said police attacked the protesters after they chanted against military and police officials who were visiting the sit-in area to meet with the protesters. Sudanese forces break up protest camp in Darfur, killing 1 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z They said police used excessive force to dismantle the sit-in while opposition politicians decried the move as a restriction of free expression. Israeli police break up anti-Netanyahu protest in Jerusalem 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Still, there are moving sites to be seen and history to be discovered, even if you’re just looking at explanatory markers outside the public library where a sit-in took place in 1939. The region’s history comes alive in these immersive guided tours 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z In 2019, activists staged a sit-in protest at the Johns Hopkins administration building. At some U.S. universities, a time to rethink cops on campus 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z A tea room in Crossgar posted on Facebook that its sit-in area would be closed for a number of weeks due to the outbreak. 'Up to 16 affected' in County Down Covid clusters 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, Richmond sheriff’s deputies wrestled two protesters to the ground after they entered the court building and attempted to stage a sit-in demonstration, NBC 12 reported. Court window smashed, at least 2 arrests in Virginia protest 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The demonstrators have staged a sit-in outside Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem for the past month, calling on him to resign while facing corruption charges. Israeli police break up anti-Netanyahu protest in Jerusalem 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Restaurants will be allowed to serve meals to sit-in customers, but only with limited numbers, Mutsvangwa said. Zimbabwe reopens wildlife parks, restaurants in relaxation 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Monday’s march followed more than a year of protests against the planned police force, the most notable being a month-long sit-in at the university’s administration building in spring 2019. Johns Hopkins protesters demand end to plan for private police force 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Demonstrators in Norfolk are planning a sit-in set for Monday night at City Hall to protest the police department’s refusal to release the records, news outlets said. Virginia protestors call for release of police force reports 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z From 15 July UK users will be able to order food and pay through the Deliveroo app when they have a sit-in meal at participating restaurants, cafes or pubs. Restaurants are 'hurting', says Deliveroo boss 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z When she was a young woman still living in Mississippi, she took part in a 1963 Woolworth lunch counter sit-in to protest segregated seating. Almost one-third of black Americans know someone who died of covid-19, survey shows 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z South Africa announced further easing of lockdown measures last week, allowing for the reopening of sit-in restaurants, movie theaters and hair salons. South Africa’s minibus taxis go on strike, hitting workers 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z The area sometimes felt more like a festival than a sit-in. After early morning shooting in CHOP, occupied area returns to its new normal 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z Milwaukee was hosting a sit-in and solidarity march. America marks Juneteenth as protests bring new attention 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z A sit-in and solidarity march were among a host of activities scheduled in Milwaukee. Wisconsin celebrates Juneteenth with protests, parties 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z There is no end in sight to the demonstrations, but some groups — like Freedom Fighters DC, which organized the Freedom Plaza sit-in that began Monday — have shifted their strategies. In D.C., some have been protesting for nearly three weeks. Hope is what keeps them coming back. 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z At Civic Center, a Buddhist sit-in called for complete silence. Protests held across California for third straight weekend 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z A mob of about 200 white people armed with ax handles and baseball bats attacked a group of demonstrators after they left a sit-in at a local whites-only lunch counter. Trump pushes fights over racist legacy while much of America moves in a different direction 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Wednesday’s sit-in attracted a diverse group of about 500 protesters who sat in front of a line of police officers. Floyd's death spurs 'Gen Z' activists to set up new DC rights group 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z “It was nothing like a riot. It was a sit-in,” she said. As Trump blames antifa, protest records show scant evidence 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z She was one of dozens who had spent the night in Freedom Plaza in a days-long sit-in meant to shine a light on the D.C. In D.C., some have been protesting for nearly three weeks. Hope is what keeps them coming back. 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Hundreds of people attended the event despite lingering social media threats of plans to burn down City Hall, which was supposed to be the final destination for a sit-in. Fargo’s George Floyd event remains peaceful, despite threats 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Some protesters in Oakland held a sit-in to defy the 8 p.m. curfew, and some had kits equipped with paper towels and vinegar in case police used tear gas, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. More than 100 charged with crimes but most protests peaceful 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Security forces in Sudan launched a violent crackdown against pro-democracy activists; protesters said at least 35 people were killed as the military cleared the main sit-in camp in the capital, Khartoum. Today in History 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z After the protest forced al-Bashir’s fall, the military took sole power — but the protesters refused to end their sit-in, demanding a civilian government. A year later, Sudanese raped in crackdown wait for justice 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Around 3 a.m. on June 3, they descended on the sit-in. A year later, Sudanese raped in crackdown wait for justice 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z The RSF and other security forces descended on the sit-in around 3 a.m. on June 3. Sudanese raped in crackdown wrestle with trauma a year later 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Three protesters said that, just after the curfew came into affect at 8 p.m., police fired tear gas at what had been a peaceful sit-in. Police turn more aggressive against protesters and bystanders alike, adding to disorder 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z A block from the White House, they held a moment of silence and brief sit-in. The Latest: L.A., S.F. under citywide curfews overnight 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z Two days later Layden was among several hundred students who conducted a sit-in strike inside the Student Union Building that lasted 48 hours. Bayoneting victims recall 50th anniversary of UNM bloodshed 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z In a rampage that day, fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and other troops tore apart a sit-in camp in Khartoum where protesters had been demanding for weeks that the military give up power. A year later, Sudanese raped in crackdown wait for justice 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Harroz led negotiations with students who were holding a sit-in outside the university’s administrative offices following two instances in which professors used racial slurs in their classrooms. Joseph Harroz Jr. named OU president after year as interim 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z “No reason for it — completely unprovoked attack on a completely peaceful sit-in protest.” Police turn more aggressive against protesters and bystanders alike, adding to disorder 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z King, leader of the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott, has been active in Southern sit-in demonstrations by Negro students. AP Was There: Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to chain gang 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z When they rejoined the sit-in strikers, “maybe 4:30 or 5 p.m., local police officers came in with a restraining order to have the SUB evacuated,” she said. Bayoneting victims recall 50th anniversary of UNM bloodshed 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z “At the sit-in, you would see the best of us.” A year later, Sudanese raped in crackdown wait for justice 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z About 1,200 students staged a sit-in at a street intersection Sunday night in defiance of an emergency order from Rhodes banning any outdoor meetings in the city or on the campus. AP Was There: National Guard kills 4 students at Kent State 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z Kassem was in Cairo to visit family in August 2013 when his lawyers say he was mistakenly swept up in a dragnet during the violent dispersal of an Islamist sit-in that killed hundreds of people. Lawyers: Egypt filmmaker who mocked president dies in prison 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z In Delhi, the odd plastic fork and tattered blanket are all that remain of the sit-in that once throttled one of the city’s busiest highways. ‘This Government Is Lucky’: Coronavirus Quiets Global Protest Movements 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z It’s where they eat, sleep, read and occasionally relieve themselves when they are on sit-in duty. In the redwoods, logging and tree sitting continue, even as the pandemic shuts mills 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z After the protest forced al-Bashir’s fall, the military took sole power - but the protesters refused to end their sit-in, demanding a civilian government. A year later, Sudanese raped in crackdown wait for justice 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z In India, for example, women protesting an anti-Muslim citizenship law trimmed their months-long landmark sit-in in New Delhi to just five participants. Coronavirus chills protests from Chile to Hong Kong to Iraq, forcing activists to innovate 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z A county prosecutor in Georgia said he will expunge Martin Luther King Jr.’s record for his trespassing arrest during a 1960 sit-in protesting the segregated dining rooms at an Atlanta department store. National Digest: Judge orders FBI and Justice Department to review FISA wiretap applications 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z “This government is lucky,” said Ms. Khan, who helped organize a sit-in that blocked a main Delhi highway. ‘This Government Is Lucky’: Coronavirus Quiets Global Protest Movements 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Marines and was doing a sit-in at the Lake County courtroom when he said he was inspired. Emma’s House offers women safe place to live, and stay sober 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Organizers say more women and children were now participating in the sit-in after authorities closed all primary schools in the capital because of the coronavirus. The new mask: Wave of global revolt replaced by virus fear 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z And later, a sit-in at the library stretched on until the early morning. Opinion | They shut down our college because of coronavirus. Will that help? 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z At another, officials pepper sprayed migrants who participated in a sit-in to demand freedom. The preventable death of an asylum seeker in a solitary cell 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Sudanese security forces systematically planned and coordinated a series of deadly attacks that killed 241 pro-democracy protesters and injured hundreds more at a Khartoum sit-in last year, an inquiry has found. Sudan accused of masterminding lethal attacks on Khartoum protesters 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Or about Gen. Joseph A. McNeil, who as a young college student organized the first “sit-in” in the South to desegregate lunchrooms. Editorial Roundup: North Carolina 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z “You haven’t seen anything yet,” sit-in leader Earl May told a Tennessean reporter that day. Kicked and spat on, Nashville’s sit-in protesters persevered 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z The proposed ordinance follows a sit-in outside Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office by protesters concerned about gentrification and neighborhood preservation and years of activism on the issue. City unveils plan to fix Obama Center site housing concerns 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z This week, those tensions boiled over, triggered by a politician in Modi’s party who threatened to remove protesters holding a sit-in in northeastern Delhi. Criticism of police grows after mob violence kills nearly 40 in India’s capital 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z The report echoed similar findings, published by Human Rights Watch in November, which concluded that “the number of forces deployed in the operation against the sit-in – estimated in the thousands – suggests official operational planning”. Sudan accused of masterminding lethal attacks on Khartoum protesters 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Thousands of women in the northern Indian city of Lucknow started their own sit-in in late January. Indian women protest new citizenship laws, joining a global fourth wave feminist movement 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Two days later, the students arrested during the weekend’s sit-in went on trial. Kicked and spat on, Nashville’s sit-in protesters persevered 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z One such leader, Kapil Mishra, helped trigger this week’s violence: He threatened to clear a sit-in conducted by Muslim women, sparking a clash between supporters and opponents of the citizenship law. Death toll passes 30 in Delhi violence as Modi issues plea for calm 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Students at the University of Oklahoma held a sit-in hunger strike Wednesday in response to two incidents this month in which professors said the N-word in class. OU students start hunger strike after second professor uses N-word in class 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z A student sit-in began on Feb. 25, 1960 at the Montgomery County Courthouse snack bar, where 35 black women and men asked to be served in defiance of the city’s segregation law. Event marks 60th anniversary of sit-in against segregation 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z With its economic critique, disavowal of caste oppression and solidarity across religious divides, India's Shaheen Bagh sit-in shares attributes with the women's uprisings in Chile, Lebanon, Hong Kong and beyond. Indian women protest new citizenship laws, joining a global fourth wave feminist movement 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z A student sit-in began on Feb. 25, 1960 at the Montgomery County Courthouse snack bar, where 35 black women and men asked to be served in defiance of the city’s segregation law. Event marks 60th anniversary of sit-in against segregation 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z As Syverud spoke Wednesday evening, a sit-in that began Monday continued inside the administration building on the central New York campus. Syracuse University lifts suspensions of racism protesters 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Shortly after 10 a.m., students made signs and staged a sit-in that clogged some of the school’s hallways. Sudden resignation of two Seattle-area Catholic school teachers stirs protests over church stance on same-sex relationships 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Erin Pizzey and her “battered wives” made sure the government could not ignore them, by staging a sit-in at Downing Street. Beyond Rebel Girls: In praise of difficult women 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Students held a sit-in at the school on Wednesday to protest what they called the school’s slow response to their complaint as well as to urge the teacher’s removal from the school. Chicago teacher removed during probe of ‘go back’ anthem row 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z The four students held a sit-in at the school on Wednesday to protest what they called the school’s slow response to their complaint as well as to urge the teacher’s removal from the school. Students: Teacher told classmate to leave US for anthem 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z I had been part of a sit-in at the University of Georgia because women had to be in at 11 o’clock at night, but men could stay out whenever. A story of art that is also a story of feminism and female friendship 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z In the city's central Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the protest movement, protesters took a moment to observe the snowfall and dusted the flakes off their sit-in tents. Iraq sees snow in Baghdad for first time in over a decade 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In the city’s central Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the protest movement, protesters took a moment to observe the snowfall and dusted the flakes off their sit-in tents. Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Last June, the RSF were accused of attacking peaceful protesters to disperse a sit-in in Khartoum calling for a handover to civilian rule. Militia strike gold to cast a shadow over Sudan's hopes of prosperity 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z According to activists, Sadr’s supporters stormed the sit-in site and torched protesters’ tents. World Digest: Feb. 5, 2020 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Protesters attempted to prevent followers from entering the sit-in site with sticks, and were wounded when shots were fired into the air. Iraqi officials: At least 6 shot dead in southern Iraq 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z They staged a sit-in to demand better living conditions and more clarity on their applications for resettlement. Sudan refugees forced to sleep in desert after clash with Niger security forces 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z But they withdrew from the main sit-in camps at his request earlier this month, and even attacked protesters in Tahrir Square, the main protest camp in the capital, hours before Allawi’s designation on Saturday. Iraqi cleric Sadr tells followers to clear sit-ins after PM appointed 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z A livestream by Al Jazeera Arabic showed the young men surrounded by their luggage, staging an impromptu all-night sit-in outside the embassy’s gates. Sudan accused of failing men who say they were duped into working in Libya 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Last week, dozens of women in the state of Uttar Pradesh were charged with sedition for staging a peaceful sit-in against CAA. Indian primary school faces sedition charge after play about citizenship law 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Residents, mostly Muslim women, have been staging a continuous sit-in on a public road for more than a month. The 'traitors' targeted by hardliners in poll battle 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z When the authorities arrived for the next sweep, they held a sit-in, refusing to move. As California's homeless people camp out on railroad tracks, train-related deaths are rising 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Police fired live rounds to disperse crowds from a central square in Nasiriyah where protesters were staging a sit-in, prompting demonstrators to flee. Nighttime rocket attack on US Embassy in Baghdad injured 1 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z On Saturday, hours after al-Sadr’s supporters left protest sites in Baghdad and some southern cities, including Basra, security forces swooped in to clear areas of demonstrators and torch their sit-in tents. Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z In the southern city of Basra, security forces raided the main anti-government sit-in overnight and deployed in force to stop protesters gathering there again, security sources said. Iraqi security forces raid Baghdad's main protest camp, shoot at demonstrators 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Jones organized a sit-in at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Charlotte. J. Charles Jones, civil rights activist who led protest walk around Beltway, dies at 82 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, hundreds of women continued with a sit-in on a road side in New Delhi, braving freezing temperatures and attempts of law enforcement agencies to break them up for almost a month. Protests against citizenship law continue unabated in India 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z His lawyers said he was at a shopping center near the sit-in trying to change money when he was detained by Egyptian officials. An American citizen dies in an Egyptian prison amid hunger strike 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Racist incidents including hateful graffiti led to a sit-in and student protests last semester, with one group calling for Syverud and other administrators to resign. Syracuse University chancellor outlines anti-racism plans 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z On Tuesday night, protesters set up tents outside the embassy in the Iraqi capital where they said they intended to stage a sit-in “until American troops leave Iraq and the embassy is closed.” Dan Hoffman: US embassy attack in Baghdad plays into Iran’s goal of getting American troops to leave Iraq 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z In solidarity, Mr. Jones and several other demonstrators were later arrested at a lunch-counter sit-in and held behind bars, serving a 30-day sentence of hard labor. J. Charles Jones, civil rights activist who led protest walk around Beltway, dies at 82 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z It was 2010 and she led a sit-in at a downtown Seattle federal building to protest the Obama administration’s deportation policies. From Paul Allen to Russell Wilson: 13 people who shaped the Seattle area 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z As of Tuesday night, protesters set up tents outside the embassy in the Iraqi capital where they said they intended to stage a sit-in "until American troops leave Iraq and the embassy is closed." Benghazi team member: Iraq's response to Baghdad embassy attack a 'slap in the face,' Iran must be punished 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z By early evening Tuesday, the mob had retreated from the compound but set up several tents outside for an intended sit-in. Attack on US Embassy in Iraq shows stark choices for Trump 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z |
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