Festive Protesters The scenes on Saturday night were less chaotic than festive, as crowds lined the streets to watch a spontaneous protest celebrating the freedom of the few prisoners released.
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True to form, around 15,000 people gathered in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin yesterday to either protest, celebrate, or celebrate protest.
POC at IC, the group that led the fall protests, celebrated Monday's announcement on Facebook.
20Minutes.fr reports that the Ukrainian feminist organization FEMEN, famous for its bare-chested protests, celebrated the set-up of its new training camp in Paris on Tuesday.
Indigenous leaders and environmental protesters celebrated the announcement as a win for on-the-ground protest.
"The Federal building is typically where all the protesting happens, so this isn't so much protesting as celebrating that we're Americans and talking about how we can be better citizens," said Astin, who added he's proud to pay his taxes because he wants to support the nation, "but I'd like to know that that money is being used responsibly, and I think a lot of other people feel that way".
Australia Day, also referred to as Invasion Day or Survival Day, routinely attracts protests against celebrating the arrival of the first fleet – the beginning of Indigenous dispossession, colonisation and massacres.
In my past travels on three national Tea Party Express bus tours, numerous musicians have approached me with CDs of their original songs, protesting Obama, celebrating the greatness of America, honouring our military and defending our values; all eager to hop on the bus and be involved in the infectious Tea Party movement.
Movies, as evidenced by a chorus of protesting and celebrating Americans, influence broader trends.
Will they protest or celebrate the convention?
