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This page is about protests. For alternate uses see Demonstration (disambiguation)
General demonstrations A demonstration is the public display of the common opinion of an activist group, often economically, political, or socially, by gathering in a crowd, usually at a symbolic place or date, associated with that opinion. The purpose of a demonstration is to show that a significant amount of people are for or against a certain issue, person, law, etc. Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ...
 a GroenLinks activist in a demonstration, October 2004 A demonstration is usually considered more successful the more people participate. A growing trend in the United States has been the implementation of "free speech zones," a fenced-in area which is often far-removed from the event which is being protested; critics of free-speech zones argue that they are unconstitutional by their very nature and that they lessen the impact the demonstration might have otherwise had. Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 582 KB)a Dutch Green Left activist in a demonstration, 2004-10-02. ...
Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 582 KB)a Dutch Green Left activist in a demonstration, 2004-10-02. ...
GroenLinks (GL, GreenLeft) is a political party in the Netherlands. ...
Some demonstrations and riots turn, at least partially, into violence against things (like cars and shops), bystanders and the police. These acts of destruction against private property -- which are not thought to be acts of "violence" by some, since they do not hurt people -- are targeted toward major corporations and chain stores, and rarely affect independently-owned businesses. Police often use "less than lethal" weapons, such as Tasers, rubber-bullets and pepper spay against the crowd; it is believed by some that they use agent provocateurs to rile the crowd, thereby justifying the use of violence against demonstrators. Categories: Stub | Riots ...
Violence is a general term to describe actions, usually deliberate, that cause or intend to cause injury to people, animals, or non-living objects. ...
MPD officers man a police-line in the District of Columbia A car of the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, England Police forces are government organisations ostensibly charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order. ...
An electroshock gun or stun gun, is a weapon used for subduing a person by administering an electric shock. ...
Agent Provocateur is a concept album, their sixth by American/British rock band Foreigner, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). ...
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Non-lethal force is force which is not inherently likely to kill or cause great bodily injury to a living target. ...
Non-lethal force is force which is not inherently likely to kill or cause great bodily injury to a living target. ...
History of demonstrations On May 1, 1886, the American Federation of Labor declared a national strike to demand an 8-hour workday and 350,000 workers across the country participated. On top of the 8-hour workday, they demanded unity against racism, national chauvinism, and imperialistic war.On may 3rd in Haymarket Square, Chicago a bomb exploded on the scene and a policeman was killed instantly. Shots were fired in all directions by who knows whom exactly and the end result was injuries to over 60 people and death to seven officers.By 1889, the Socialist International had declared May 1 as an International Working Class Holiday and a day of demonstrations by various labor movements in commemoration of the Haymarket martyrs. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...
1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was one of the first federations of United States. ...
On May 1, 1886 (on May Day), labor unions organized a strike for an eight hour work day in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ...
Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...
The Socialist International (SI) is an international organisation for social democratic parties. ...
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