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What would the world look like if we couldn't express outrage against the things we disagree with or support the changes we seek?
Rivers that don't catch fire. The choice to marry who we love. Clean air and water. Even weekends off. Peaceful protest—which, in the U.S. as in many other countries around the world, is protected as a crucial part of an inclusive, thriving participatory democracy - helped bring about each of these victories. Free speech, dissent, and public mobilization are essential tools for advancing so many causes, including environmental protection, workers' rights, human rights, self-determination, and climate, social, and racial justice.
Though protest has brought so much progress — or maybe because of it — the right to speak freely, dissent, and even do basic public outreach and organizing, is increasingly under attack. We have come to expect crackdowns in authoritarian countries, but anti-protest sentiment is spreading in established democracies as well. Activists are being vilified, retaliated against, and even criminalized. In the U.S., anti-protest laws have been enacted in 49 states. SLAPP suits - meritless legal action taken to silence dissent -- are on the rise. New legal concepts, such as "negligent protest," are being used to hold organizers liable for damages. At the same time, violent actions taken by anti-democratic forces have been reframed and pardoned.
Our right to peaceful protest is under attack, and we must act now!
Protest! Respect It * Use It * Defend It presents a clear understanding and appreciation of the critical role peaceful activism has always played in advancing public good, and to spotlight the need to safeguard this democratic right. The book describes more than 40 iconic, inspiring campaigns from around the world. Photos, artifacts, inspiring quotes, and more make this a compelling testament to the power of public dissent. Guest essays from leaders such as Jane Fonda, Tennessee Representative Justin Pearson, Dolores Huerta, Nemonte Nenquino, and others reveal the role that protest has played in their commitment to fight for change. This book, through storytelling and first-hand reflection, encourages readers to themselves engage in peaceful activism — right here, right now.
Contents
PROTEST: Table of Contents
GV=Guest Voice
Foreword: Defending Democracy (Robert Reich)
The Right to Protest Under Threat (Annie Leonard)
The Long Arc of Protest (Andre Carothers)
Protests
1 The Trailblazing Abolitionist (Philadelphia, PA, United States, 1738)
2 Boston Tea Party (Boston, MA, United States, 1773)
3 The Jerry Rescue (Syracuse, NY, United States, 1851)
GV: Rebecca Solnit
4. Women's Suffrage Procession (Washington, DC, United States, 1913)
5. Gandhi's Salt March (India, 1930)
6. The Flint Sit-Down Strike (Michigan, United States, 1936-37)
GV: Rev Yearwood
7. Rosa Parks' Bus Protest (Montgomery, AL, United States, 1955)
GV: Jane Fonda
8. The Fort Hood Three (United States, 1966)
9. The First Earth Day (United States, 1970)
GV: Sandra Steingraber
10. Greenpeace vs. Nuclear Testing (Moruroa, French Polynesia, 1973)
11. Section 504 Sit-In (San Francisco, CA, United States, 1977)
12. Franklin River Blockade (Tasmania, Australia, 1982-83)
GV: Favianna Rodriguez
13. Daily Protests Against Apartheid (South African Embassy, Washington, DC, United States, 1984-85)
14. Save The Narmada River Protests (India, 1989)
GV: Peter Staley
15. A Giant Condom on Senator Jesse Helms's House (Virginia, United States, 1991)
16. Shutting Down the WTO (Seattle, WA, United States, 1999)
17. The Winter of Love: Same-Sex Marriage (San Francisco, California, US, 2004)
GV: Dolores Huerta
18. A Day Without Immigrants (United States, 2006)
19. The Fight for $15 and a Union (New York, NY, United States, 2012)
20. SOPA PIPA Protests (United States, 2012)
21. The Lobster Boat Blockade (Somerset, MA, United States, 2013)
GV: Nemonte Nenquimo
22. Si Yasuní (Quito, Ecuador, 2014)
23. The Flag Comes Down (Columbia, SC, United States, 2015)
24. Kayaktivists Confront Shell Oil (Seattle, WA, US, 2015)
25. Ghosts in the Machine (Madrid, Spain, 2015)\
GV: Maurice Mitchell
26. Colin Kaepernick Takes a Knee (United States, 2016)
27. Water Protectors at Standing Rock (Standing Rock Reservation, ND, United States, 2016)
28. RESIST Over the White House (Washington, DC, United States, 2017)
GV: Isra Hirsi
29. Greta and the Youth Climate Strikes (Sweden, then global, 2018)
30. The Protest Village in the Trees (Hambach Forest, Germany, 2012-20)
31. Funeral for a Glacier (Iceland, 2019)
32. Fire Drill Fridays (Washington, DC, 2019-20)
33. Honoring George Floyd (Houston, TX, United States, 2020)
GV: Justin Pearson
34. The Lost Class (Las Vegas, NV, United States, 2021)
35. Shell No! Protesting Shell's Offshore Oil Drilling (South Africa, 2021)
36. Women, Life, Freedom (Iran, 2022)
37. Pipeline to Peril (Uganda and Tanzania, 2023-present)
GV: Nnimmo Bassey
38. The Rocking Chair Rebellion (United States, 2023)
39. Climbers for Palestine (Yosemite National Park, CA, United States, 2024)
40. Paddle Out Protest (United Kingdom, 2024)
41. Faith in Action (San Diego, CA, United States, 2025)
Afterword/Call To Action
ONLINE RESOURCES:
• Sources for each chapter and case study
• Additional Resources to learn about protest: recommended reading, watching and training
