Defend Our Juries, the group which has been organising the protests in London, said it intended to go ahead with its action on Saturday, and it urged the police to focus on protecting those communities fearing reprisals or follow-up terror attacks. We urge you to choose to prioritise protecting the community, rather than arresting those peacefully holding signs in opposition to the absurd and draconian ban of a domestic direct action group, Defend Our Juries told the Metropolitan police in a letter of reply.
The "Let Kids Be Kids" rally, organized by the Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA), called for an end to gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy and genital surgery some of which isn't currently available for people under 18 in Canada. "We believe we need to let kids be, to grow and develop naturally without medical gender transitions," said Daniel Zekveld, a policy analyst with ARPA.
Parents who are fearful about the government's plans to overhaul special needs education in England took their fight to parliament on Monday, where the Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, warned the prime minister: Get this wrong and you are out. Up to 700 parents, many carrying colourful, homemade banners, took part in the Westminster day of protest. Failed, said one poster in blood-red paint, dripping over a list of children's names.
A man was fatally shot during a vehicle stop on the outskirts of Chicago by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers after attempting to flee the scene, according to officials, and another officer was injured during the altercation. The incident occurred during a daylong protest unfolding outside the Ice processing center in Broadview, Illinois, where demonstrators clashed with federal government agents Friday morning.
Stephen Colbert might be off CBS's late-night schedule, but he won't be off New Yorkers' radar anytime soon. Today, September 8, MoveOn is staging a very New York protest-slash-celebration to mark the 10th anniversary of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert -and to rail against CBS's sudden cancellation of the top-rated late-night show. The hook is a Colbert lookalike contest where bespectacled superfans compete to see who can best channel the host's trademark arched eyebrow and deadpan delivery. Judges include a few surprise celebrity names, and prizes will be doled out alongside plenty of Colbert-inspired swag.
A protester carrying a dog scaled the clock tower at King's Cross station in London to unfurl a banner calling for freedom in Iran. Footage taken on Tuesday (2 August) shows the demonstrator, who wore a black t-shirt displaying no to war, standing on the edge of the building as a poster which reads Iran belongs to its people hangs below him.
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton led thousands from across the country Thursday for March on Wall Street in protest of the Trump administration's withdrawal from Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs three values that the president and his followers have eschewed. The massive Lower Manhattan march, coinciding with the 62nd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous March on Washington in 1963, kicked off from Foley Square on the 62nd anniversary of the March on Washington.
Collier stated, 'I will not agree to be in DPS custody. I am not a criminal. I am exercising my right to resist and oppose the decisions of our government.'
The protest comes after a leaked version of the EHRC's finalised guidance - published by The Times - will allegedly urge service providers to ban trans people from all single-sex facilities and services.
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