Tag Archives: protest

• Education

  Knoxville students warned to stop disruptive protests

  Students who continue to protest the decision not to renew a teacher’s contract could now face disciplinary action.
• Education

  Video: Knoxville students protest teacher termination

  Knoxville Junior High students are protesting the contract termination of one of their math teachers.
• Politics

  Video: Protester interrupts Kerry confirmation hearing

  Cameras captured a woman shouting about the Middle East during secretary of state nominee Senator John Kerry’s testimony during his confirmation hearing.
• News

  Video: Demonstrators protest nudity ban

  San Francisco residents who like to relax around town naked will have to keep their pants on – and some don’t like it.
• News

  Protests planned for Occupy Wall Street’s 1-year anniversary

  Organizers plan to mark Monday’s anniversary of Occupy Wall Street with protests, primarily in New York.
• News / Politics

  DCFS workers protest Gov. Quinn in Milan

  A group of AFSCME union members protested at an event featuring Governor Pat Quinn in Milan, Illinois.
• News

  “Kiss” day held at Chick-fil-A restaurants

  Gay rights activists plan a “kiss day” at Chick-fil-A outlets nationwide Friday amid a controversy over a company official’s stance against same-sex marriages.
• News

  Chick-fil-A’s marriage stance causing a social storm

  Recent comments of Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy about gay marriage have ignited a social media wildfire.
• News

  NATO protests calm after rough Sunday

  Protesters chanted and tossed paper airplanes in Chicago Monday, in stark contrast to violent clashes that left protesters and police injured.
• News

  More protests promised for NATO summit in Chicago

  Protesters vowed to carry out disruptive demonstrations Monday in Chicago, a day after baton-wielding police clashed with demonstrators in a violent confrontation that left dozens injured.
• Entertainment

  Protests could force cancellation of Lady Gaga concert

  Lady Gaga may have to disappoint a lot of her “little monsters” after police recommended her sold-out June 3 show not be issued a permit due to security concerns.
• News

  Occupy movement plans protest day for May 1

  It’s not clear how many people will take part in the Occupy movement day of action planned for May 1, 2012.