Human chain demonstrating for independence, Ukraine, 1990

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1885311/human-chain-demonstrating-for-independence-ukraine-1990

Hmm, that's one way to move books.

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cj45yl5dy42o

#humanchain

Today in Labor History February 28, 2004: Over 2 million Taiwanese formed a 500-kilometer human chain to commemorate the February 28 Incident and massacre.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #taiwan #February28 #civilian #massacre #kuomintang #HumanChain

Amanhã 14:30 frente ao Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa. Passando depois pela embaixada dos EUA e na de Israel, terminando frente à Maternidade Alfredo da Costa

Tomorrow in front of Santa Maria Hospital, Lisbon. Passing by the US embassy, the Israel embassy, ending in front of Alfredo da Costa Maternity.

#Palestine
#HumanChain

Protesters demand that #Japan save 1000s of #trees by revising a design plan for a popular #Tokyo park

Story by Mari Yamaguchi, September 17, 2023

"#Protesters in Tokyo formed a #HumanChain Sunday to demand the government save thousands of trees by revising its plan to redevelop a popular downtown park.

"Demonstrators, many wearing green shirts and holding up signs saying, 'Save Jingu Gaien,' demanded the Education Ministry take action even though the landowner is one of its agencies.

"#Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike approved the plan in February, a move that would allow #developers — real estate company Mitsui Fudosan, Meiji Jingu shrine, Itochu Corp. and the ministry-affiliate Japan Sports Council — to build a pair of 200-meter (650-foot) #skyscrapers and an 80-meter (260-foot) tower.

"That would require cutting down nearly 3,000 trees at #JinguGaien, one of Tokyo's most historic and beloved #green areas. The plan would also raze and rebuild a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and change a rugby field to one with artificial grass.

"Also at stake are the well-known 150 #gingko trees lining a century-old promenade built to commemorate Emperor Meiji, the great-grandfather of Emperor Naruhito. Critics and environmental activists say the gingko trees will be under threat from any construction right next to them.

"'I just had to come and do something to stop tree-cutting that could start this month,' said Nahoko Shirakawa, holding a handmade sign. 'I cannot just sit around and see the demise of 100-year-old gingko trees.'

"Rochelle Kopp, a movement leader who operates a Tokyo management consulting company, said the ministry should protect the Gaien as a #NaturalCulturalHeritage site. She said the ministry also should designate the area as a scenic site as a way of protecting it."

Source:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/protesters-demand-that-japan-save-1000s-of-trees-by-revising-a-design-plan-for-a-popular-tokyo-park/ar-AA1gQua4

#GreenSpaces #Urbanization #SpeakForTheTrees #Japan #Protests

#Queer #Irish #people and #allies form #humanchain to #protect #library from #antiLGBTQ #book #protest

The #HumanShield enabled it to remain open despite a #Farrigh #rally taking place on the street outside.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ireland #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Transphobia #ExportingHate

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/05/cork-city-library-protest-lgbtq/

Today in Labor History February 28, 2004: Over 2 million Taiwanese formed a 500-kilometer human chain to commemorate the February 28 Incident and massacre.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #taiwan #February28 #civilian #massacre #kuomintang #HumanChain