Sentence examples for platform for protest from inspiring English sources

"Pageants are public cultural spectacles with huge built-in audiences, so they are a platform for protest," said Carol Hanisch, a feminist activist.

He described Mr Corbyn as the "Tory preference" and said the party could not regain power if it was simply a "platform for protest" against cuts.

Human rights and western liberties became the platform for protest and the conspirators began to form alliances with the Catholic church and patriotic conservatives.

Last year the festival, well known for engaging in political debate, became a platform for protest against the arrest of the Iranian director Jafar Panahi.

Blair described the veteran backbencher as the "Tory preference" and said the party could not regain power if it was simply a "platform for protest" against cuts.

"It could be a platform for protest, but it could also be a place of deep reflection or celebration or mourning.

Today the Secession still exists as an avant garde exhibition venue; when Jörg Haider's far-right Freedom party was brought into the government, Klimt's Secession building, in the heart of Vienna, became the natural platform for protests by artists.

One politically connected company in particular -- EnergyNet -- stands to profit from the shift away from in-person oral auctions for fossil fuel leases, which are open to the public and provide a more visible platform for protests. .

By weaving social issues into his music, he reimagined folk songs as platforms for protest, starting a creative tradition carried on by scores of other top artists.

But the local authorities negotiated with the leaders to give them a platform for their protest off the streets.

We were now diverse enough to be perceived as a platform for the protest.