Protests all over the world in 2014 tinyurl/lw6bxfh From the racially polarized streets of Ferguson to the violent transfer of power in Burkina Faso, the world was rocked this past year by old-fashioned political protest. In the U.S., race, class and the fate of our country¹s climate motivated thousands to make their voices heard. The police-related deaths of unarmed black men Eric Garner and Michael Brown galvanized the nation and led to months of largely peaceful, but occasionally combative, action from the summer through the fall. The rallying cry of activists ³Black Lives Matter² became one of the most enduring phrases of 2014. Meanwhile, an estimated 400,000 citizens troubled by the lack of legislative activity on the climate change front, united for a historic climate march in New York City. The Big Apple was also one of several sites where fast-food workers made their case for raising in the minimum wage. ³Now, it¹s not just about fast food workers,² said Kendall Fells, organizing director for Fast Food Forward, in an interview with msnbc. ³Just about every low-wage service sector industry is getting involved, which is pretty much the heart of the American economy.² Continued...
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 21:30:42 +0000
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