The phrase "about the protests is" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a statement or opinion regarding the protests, often followed by additional information or context.
Example: "What I find most interesting about the protests is the diverse range of voices that are being heard."
Alternatives: "concerning the protests is" or "regarding the protests is".
What is most striking about the protests is how broad-based, nonpartisan and diverse they are, by almost every measure.
Conrad Hepworth Dixon, the squad's first chief, when ordered by his superiors to do something about the protests, is said to have replied, "Give me a million pounds and ten men, and I can deal with the problem for you".
My feeling about the protests is that they're a fair reaction to the policy changes that have been happening in the UK, in higher education and in other areas.
What is new and striking about the protests is their intensity and geographic breadth -- almost daily in college towns all across the country -- as well as the students' success in gaining middle-class support, their increasing willingness to clash with the police and simply their ambitions.
"The ironic thing about the protests is that those who oppose this project for environmental reasons ignore the fact that the environmental benefits of natural gas is exactly what is driving this project," said Chris Stockton, a spokesman for Williams Transco, the company building the pipeline.
Information about the protests was pieced together from international news outlets and social media.
There have also been reports that the hashtag "iranelection" - which is being used by Twitter users to help people to find information about the protests - was being blocked.
Faculty and students at both Yale and the University of Missouri who spoke to me about the protests were careful to point out that they were the culmination of long-simmering concerns.
Twitter posts about the protests were swamped by pro-government comments, the BBC reported, quoting Internet security experts who said that many of the messages appeared to come from a network of hijacked computers, or a botnet.
Workers for Deliveroo and the parcel firm Hermes have used closed social media groups to exchange information about things they are unhappy about, and messages about the protests were spread on open Facebook group pages and on Twitter.
My conclusion: almost everything the media told me about the protest is wrong.
