Indigenous Protesters Force Brazil To Back Down From River Privatization

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Activism is the Antidote to Fear

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The empire's violence abroad will always come home. So if not for the rest of the world, don't stop protesting until the deranged war monger is out!

https://www.reuters.com/pictures/scenes-minneapolis-protests-flare-after-fatal-ice-shooting-2026-01-08/
#FuckTrump #protestWorks #FuckICE #StandUpToFascists

Power fears protest because it works. From civil rights to today, people in streets force change when leaders fail. Corruption hates numbers, dictators hate voices, and injustice hates unity. Protest is not noise, it is accountability. #ProtestWorks #PeoplePower #HumanRights https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/25/protests-effective-history-impact
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very

From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history

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#ProtestWorks 13/n And now also Toronto Metropolitan University!

https://mstdn.ca/@dbattistella/112396847492295521

DB πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ 🌎🌏🌍 (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image BDS motion passes at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto! πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ

Mastodon Canada

#ProtestWorks 🧡 12/n

Adding this on Glasgow. Still need to find out more about current divestment status, but interesting history and context here

https://mastodon.green/@pvonhellermannn/112387050796334720

Pauline von Hellermann (@[email protected])

Interesting. Abu Sitta ⬆️ mentions that Glasgow University had substantial arms investments when he was appointed rector. I was trying to find out whether this has ended now - not sure - but saw that a) Glasgow U has one of the longest standing divestment campaigns (GAAF) - banned foos fuel inv in 2014 b) this is because BAE (as well as oil industry) are all right there! And there are ongoing protests against BAE and its arms exports right now in Glasgow https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/24290551.ongoing-protest-causes-travel-chaos-glasgows-southside/

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#Palestine #Gaza #Studentprotests
#ProtestWorks 🧡 10/n

adding this on Rutgers here again just in case it’s easier to find

https://dftba.club/@poppamunz/112381404650959533

Poppamunz :tua: (@[email protected])

@[email protected] Rutgers University has agreed to the majority of protestors' demands, but the big ones regarding divestment etc are still being worked on. Here's an article about it from our school newspaper https://dailytargum.com/article/2024/05/encampment-ends-peacefully-despite-police-presence-students-reach-deal-with

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