The Protest Handbook by Emily Ruopp

ACKNOWLEDGMENT: I acknowledge that I am white, but I am taking seriously the commitment to unlearn whiteness. I acknowledge that I am privileged to attend an ivy league institution, but I am using that privilege to dismantle corrupt power structures. I acknowledge that some protests, actors, and tools will inevitably be excluded, but this is a working document that will build over time and work to be more inclusive. I acknowledge that this handbook can be co-opted by violent extremist groups, but I am confident that ordinary people who seek to correct injustices and support the most vulnerable people will prevail.

STATEMENT OF INTENT THE PROTEST HANDBOOK:

The Protest Handbook is a Taxonomy

A HOW-TO GUIDE

that catalogues forms of activism throughout history and the tools they used to resist.

The book is used as:

an inspiration guide to facilitate future protests a guideline to co-opt tools for future use a reference to past issues still occuring today

The tools of protest are organized under most common use, including:

- attention grabber - offense mechanism - enable mobility

- communication device - defense mechanism - disable mobility

A distinction between charity vs. mutual aid is made to expose how charities participate in corrpution and create false separation of politics and injustice. Instead, a mutual aid network is preferred because they are more active and capable of providing relief to the most vulnerable populations.

TOOLS OF PROTEST: Objects of everyday life can and do contain social, economic, and political properties. Artifacts embody power, authority, and politics, such as socialclass, racism, sexism, repression, and discrimination. Indeed, there are intended and unintended consequences that result from technologies, but there are also instances where technical development itself is so thoroughly biased that it consistently creates advantages for some people and crushing setbacks for others. It is clear that the relationship of knowledge, technology, and corporate profit are so entangled that objects do, in fact, having meaning, significance, and value. It is important to remember, however, that it is people who gave them this ability as a result of structural human associations. In order to undo this underlying significance, we must understand how these tools are being used and for whom do they support. This book catalogues forms of activism, the tools they used to resist, and how they are used in order to reclaim them and support their cause. Whether a tool is being used to grab attention or disguise action, to communicate or hinder communication, to be offensive or defensive, or to enable or disable mobility, this taxonomy can facilitate future protests, guide the cooptation of tools, and reference past issues still occurring today.

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COMMUNICATION

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INFLATABLES

PHONE BANNER

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PLYWOOD

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WATER

UMBRELLA

CLUB

CAMERA FIRE BOOGIE EXTINGUISHER TRAFFIC BOARD CONE

PETROL BOMB

CAR CART

DRONE

SLING SHOT

IMMOBILITY

MOBILITY BICYCLE

MACE, TEAR GAS, PEPPER SPRAY

GLOW STICKS

METAL WHEEL RAILINGS BARROW

ZIP TIES BRICKS

DUCT TAPE

ROPE

ADVOCACY FOR MUTUAL AID: It is important to distinguish the differences between mutual aid and charities, nonprofit organizations, and government aid. We need to expose how charities participate in corruption and a false separation of politics and injustice. Mutual aid networks, on the other hand, are preferred because they are more active and capable of providing relief to the most vulnerable populations. Charities use expertise-based social services that are inherently coercive, hierarchical, and authoritarian because they strengthen the legitimacy of capitalist, colonialist, and unequal systems of power. Being conditioned to these systems, we bring learned behaviors of dominance with us and mutual aid can be an opportunity to unlearn that conditioning. This can also be extended to unlearning biases, control, societal norms, stigmas, etc. In that way, mutual aid is as much a collective solidarity as it is an individual rebirth. There is also a difference in scale between charities and mutual aid programs. How do we scale up mutual aid without reverting back to hierarchical systems inherent in large charities? It is both about sharing knowledge, solidarity, and resources at larger scales but also about maintaining small, local groups where the people who are making decisions are the ones that are being directly affected. It is not about creating bigger groups, but about creating more groups.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

(CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

1917 SILENT PARADE

1919 HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS PARADE

1930 GHANDI’S SALT MA

1969 STONEWALL RIOTS

1989 TIANANMEN SQUARE

2003 WOMEN OF LIBERIA

2013 BLACK LIVES MATTER

2017 WOMEN’S MARCH

2019 HONG KONG PROTE

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ARCH

1960 BLACK PANTHER PARTY

1965 SELMA MARCH

A SEX STRIKE

2011 OCCUPY WALL STREET

2011 SLUT WALK

2020 NYC STREET RIDERS

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2020 BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER

SILENT PARADE - 1917

15,000+ People Nationwide | 0 Killed | 0 Injured | 0 Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- Mobs of white metal ore workers on strike brutally attacked and murdered black workers in East St. Louis - Recent lynchings in Waco and Memphis - Migration of blacks fleeing the South - Lynchings, Murders, and other anti-black violence - Jim Crow segregation

- Promote black life and value - Implement anti-lynching legislation - Inspire the media to express support of blacks - Call-to-action for black communities across the nation to march in solidarity

Tactics: - Parade, march, public demonstration (the first of its kind in NYC) - Participants to be silent - Women wear white dresses and men wear black suits - Marching band, primarily drums lead the parade - Organizers (NAACP, church, and community leaders) make all signs and banners - Organizers only let black people march to highlight that they were the victims of the recent St. Louis riots

TOOLS USED

BANNERS

HAT

SIGNS

HAT SILENCE DRUMS

SILENCE HAT SILENCE

WHITE DRESS BLACK SUIT

WHITE DRESS

HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS PARADE - 1919

1,200+ People NYC | 0 Killed | 0 Injured | 0 Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- The all-black 369th Infantry Regiment was sent to fight in WWI in the name of democracy and were some of the most decorated soldiers - 13 black soldiers were lynched in Texas - Had problems acquiring guns before leaving for war - Denied participation in the farewell parade - Were treated with respect abroad, but like slaves at home

- Break segregation in the military - Be recognized for their contributions in WWI after returning home from war - Equality with whites on the battlefield and at home - Receive the democracy they fought for in the war - Recognition by their NYC community - Promote Jazz Music that they played in the war, led by James Reese Europe

Tactics: - In battle, the French and Germans called them the “Black Rattlers,” Men of Bronze,” and “Harlem Hellfighters” - Marching band, led by James Reese Europe, played Jazz music - The regiment wore their full uniforms and marched in military fashion - Marchers included flag bearers -Those who could not walk, followed in cars

TOOLS USED

MARCHING BAND

HAT

HELMET

FLAG RIFLE

UNIFORM

CAR

GANDHI’S SALT MARCH - 1930

100,000+ People Nationwide | 0 Killed | 0 Injured | 60,000+ Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- The 1882 British Salt Tax prohibited Indians from collecting, making, or selling salt - All Indians required salt, but the tax hurt the poorest Indians the most - The British monopolized the manufacture and sale of salt

- Gandhi promoted Satyagraha (non-violent protests and civil disobedience) - Boycott buying salt from the British illegally produce salt from salt water - Boycott British textiles and practice khadi (homespun cloth) - Refuse to pay British taxes - Indian Independence and Autonomy

Tactics: - March 240 miles in 24 days from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in all-white traditional Indian cloth - Gandhi promoted the march beforehand through regular prayers and direct contact with the press - Illegally produced salt by boiling salt water, defying the 1882 British Salt Tax - Salt is a necessity of life that every Indian citizen could resonate with - India Independence Movement included: hunger strikes, labor strikes, sit-ins, boycotts, civil disobedience, marches, etc.

TOOLS USED

WALKING STICK

VESSELS TO BOIL SALT

SALT

TRADITIONAL CLOTHING

CLOTH SPINNING WHEEL

BLACK PANTHER PARTY - 1960s

10,000+ People | 14+ Killed | 200+ Injured | 1,200+ Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- Racial injustice towards black communities - The 2nd Great Migration of blacks to the north and west and white flight to the suburbs concentrated blacks in poor urban ghettos - The nonviolent civil disobedience groups such as SNCC and CORE were in decline - Recent implementation of the Mulford Act to prohibit the public carry of loaded firearms after a BPP rally

- Ant-fascism, anit-capitalist, anti-racism - Black Pride, Gun rights, socialism - Protect the community from racist cops and brutality - Implement “Community Survival Programs” or mutual aid programs: Free Breakfast Program for Children - Freedom, Autonomy, employment, decent housing, education, military exemptions, justice, peace, land, etc. - Free Huey Newton, a founder, from jail after implementation of the Mulford Act

Tactics:

- “Copwatching” with open carry armed citizens to monitor police brutality and behavior - Community social programs and mutual aid groups: Free Breakfast Program for Children, community health clinics, and health education - Demonstrations, rallies, protests, and campaigns - Investigated the murders of blacks from the police when county officials refused to investigate - Published The Black Panther newspaper

TOOLS USED

BANNERS PROTEST SIGNS NEWS SERVICE SPEAKERS FLAGS

BUTTONS BERET

POSTERS

MICROPHONE T-SHIRTS

MUTUAL AID PROGRAMS

LEATHER JACKET

CARRY OPEN ARMS

SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCHES - 1965 25,000+ People | 4 Killed | 50 Injured | 3,000+ Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- Murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson - Obstructed from registering to vote - Failed voter registration campaign - Jim Crow laws and segregation - Reverend James Reeb killed by KKK members after Turnaround Tuesday March

- Defiance of segregation and Jim Crow Laws - Voting rights and registration for black communities - Education and literacy - Pass legislation to protect voters from harassment

Tactics: - March 54 miles along the highway from Selma to Montgomery - Nonviolent march walking arm-in-arm and hand-in-hand - The march consisted of: a 1st March (Bloody Sunday), a 2nd March (Turnaround Tuesday), and a 3rd March (Stars for Freedom) - A rally was held after the Stars for Freedom march where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the “Ho long, Not Long” speach with music performances from Nina Simone, Tony Bennet, Sammy Davis Jr., and Harry Belafonte

TOOLS USED

FLAGS

PROTEST SIGNS

BANNERS

MARCH ARM-IN-ARM / HOLDING HANDS

MICROPHONES

STONEWALL RIOTS - 1969

1,000+ People Worldwide | 0 Killed | 10+ Injured | 20+ Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- Police raids on gay bars were routine in the 1960s - Mayor Robert Wagner Jr. ordered a campaign to rid NYC of all gay bars in the early 1960s - A violent police raid at the Stonewall Inn - Discrimination against the LGBTQ - Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder by the American Psychiatric Association - The wearing of opposite gender clothing was outlawed

- End violence against the LGBTQ people - Assimilation into society - Non-confrontational education for the LGBTQ community and straight people alike - Remember the Stonewall Riots in an annual global Pride Parade - Eliminate fear of being arrested - An annual Gay Pride March making the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots

Tactics:

- Resist police raids and violence through protests and spontaneous demonstrations throughout NYC - Two gay activist organizations were formed and three newspapers were established to promote gay rights - Held “sip-ins” at Julius bar in Greenwich Village to illustrate homosexual harrassment

TOOLS USED

BANNERS

MICROPHONE

PROTEST SIGNS

BANNERS

TIANANMEN SQUARE PROTESTS - 1989

1 Million+ People | 300-3,000 Killed | 7,000+ Injured | 10,000+ Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- Death of pro-reform Communist general secretary, Hu Yaobang - Rapid economic reform in post-Mao China that benefited some and disadvantaged others - Inflation, political corruption, limits on political participation, and poor preparedness for new economy - Nepotism - Third Wave Democracy

- End corruption in the Communist Part - Democratic reforms - Freedom of the press, speech, and association - Greater political accountability - Increase funding for education and raise pay - End restrictions on demonstrations - Provide objective, unbiased coverage in the media - Affirm that Hu Yaobang’s views on democracy and freedom were correct

Tactics:

- Student led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square included hunger strike, sit-in, occupation of public square - Protests started on April 15th and ended on June 4th when the government declared Martial Law - Highly disorganized and opinions varied, but the goals and objectives were aligned - Speakers from various backgrounds were featured, various patriotic songs were sung, pamphlets, and student-run papers were distributed, and state propaganda was burned in a bonfire

TOOLS USED VIDEO RECORDER

CAMERA

SIGNS

HEAD WRAPS

MICROPHONE & SPEAKER

FLAGS

PAMPHLETS BONFIRES

PAPERS

BANNERS

MEGAPHONE

TENTS

UMBRELLAS

BICYCLES

TRACTOR

CARS

WOMEN OF LIBERIA MASS ACTION FOR PEACE (WIPNET) - 2003 1,200+ People | 0 Killed | 0 Injured | 0 Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- A 14-year long, bloody civil war where the indigenous and poor were unable to flee Liberia - Young sons are forcibly recruited into the military - Rape used as a weapon of war - Women were mutilated, abducted, abused as forced laborers, or forced to marry the rebels

- Mass Action Call for Peace - End the Second Liberian Civil War - An immediate, unconditional ceasefire - Peace talks between governement and rebel forces - International intervention forces be deployed to Liberia - Educate women on peace building theories and skills - Allow for more women to hold office

Tactics: - Non-violence protests that included a sex strike and the threat of a curse - Staged a sit-in outside the Presidential Palace to facilitate peace negotiations - Women prayed and sang in a fish market for months - They wore white to symbolize peace

TOOLS USED

PROTEST SIGNS POSTERS WHITE HEADSCARF MEGAPHONE

WHITE T-SHIRT

TENTS

BANNERS COLORFUL LAPPA SKIRTS

OCCUPY WALL STREET - 2011

100,000+ People Worldwide | 2 Killed | 2,600+ Injured | 700+ Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- Social and economic inequality, greed, corruption, and corporate influence on government - The political process was unable to enact serious reforms to address the economic crisis - The U.S. federal government bought out the banks after the 2008 financial crisis - Increase in inflation with no increase in pay - Elimination of the middle class

- More balanced income and wealth inequality - More and better jobs - Student loan forgiveness - Bank reforms and curtail speculative trading - Eliminate corporate influence on politics

Tactics: - Civil disobedience, picketing, demonstrations, internet activism, and occupation of NYC’s Wall Street in the Financial District - Slogans: “We are the 99%” and “People before profits” - Acted on consensus-based decisions that focused on direct action rather than petitions to autorities - After being forced out of Zuccotti Park, protesters occupied banks, corporate headquarters, board meetings, foreclosed homes, and university campuses

TOOLS USED

PROTEST SIGNS

BANNERS FAKE BIG CHECK

MONEY FACE MASK

ANONYMOUS MASK

MEGAPHONE CAMERA

DRUMS GUITAR FLAGS

CHARGING BULL REPLICA

TENTS

SLUT WALK - 2011

3,000+ People | 0 Killed | 0 Injured | 0 Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- A Toronto police office suggested that “women should avoid dressing like sluts” to avoid sexual assault - A city council member raped a woman beside a road and was sentenced to 2 years of house arrest - Equate enjoying sex with attracting sexual assault - The myth of linking style of dress to sexual assault - Women often do not report sexual assault because of fear of being victimized again by the justice system

- End to rape culture, victim blaming, and slut shaming - Reject excusing rape by referring to any aspect of a woman’s appearance - Reclaiming of the word “slut” - End corruption of sexual assault in the justice system - Advocate for the rights of sex workers - End boys-will-be-boys culture

Tactics: - Women dress as “sluts,” wear body paint, and march in solidarity to end rape culture - Events include speaker meetings, workshops, live music, sign-making sessions, leafleting, open microphones, chanting, dances, and self-defense classes - Slogans: “Still not asking for it” and “My clothes are not my consent”

TOOLS USED FACE MASK BANNERS

RED ROSES MOUTH PIECE

DUCT TAPED NIPPLES BUTTONS

BRAS

BODY PAINT

LEATHER BOOTS

MICROPHONE

PROTEST SIGNS

BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS - 2013-PRESENT

20 Million+ People | 19+ Killed | 1,300+ Injured | 15,000+ Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- The acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer - More than 500 years of racism: slavery, Black codes, Jim Crow laws, policing, and incarceration - Exposure of white supremacy, the Far-Right, and KKK - Suppression of Black imagination, innovation, and education - The spread of misinformation and racist propaganda

- Convict and ban Trump from future political office - Ban Trump from all digital media platforms - Expel congress members who incite white supremacy - Full investigation into ties between white supremacy, law enforcement, and the military - Defund the Police - Prevent black and brown crackdowns - Pass the BREATHE Act

Tactics: - Say their names: Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice, George Floyd, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, Dana Martin, Terence Crutcher, Michael Brown, Akai Gurley, Alton Sterling, Amber Monroe, Ahmaud Arbery - Hashtag activism through social media platforms - Protests include sit-ins, demonstrations, marches, occupations, civil disobedience, moral purchasing, existence as protest, performance art, music, and mutual aid groups - Very few protests included vandalism, looting, and arson, but only after police violence escalated

TOOLS USED

PHONES

CAMERA

MEGAPHONE PROTEST ART / MURALS

FACE MASKS

BANNERS MICROPHONE BLACK POWER FIST

T-SHIRTS

FLAGS

BICYCLES

SPRAY PAINT

GRAFFITI

LYING DOWN / KNEELING FOR 8 min. 46 sec. STREET PAINT

PROTEST SIGNS

BURN POLICE CARS

WOMEN’S MARCH - 2017

7 Million+ People Worldwide | 0 Killed | 0 Injured | 0 Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- Opposition to President Trump and his administration the day after his inauguration - Rape culture, sexual assault, and harassment that led to the Me Too Movement - Gender inequality, racial inequality, the gender pay wage gap, recent healthcare reform of abortion - Trump’s recording of “locker-room talk”

- Annual global marches to advocate for women’s rights - Adhere to the nonviolent ideology of the Civil Rights Movement - Protection of rights, safety, health, education, and families - More admittance than Trump’s inaugural attendance the previous day

Tactics: - Hunger strike, sit-in, occupation of public square - Clothing themes, such as the Pussy Hat Project, vagina costumes, and buttons - Slogans: “Proud Nasty Woman,” “Pussy grabs back,” and “My body, my choice” - Planned Parenthood partnered with the march by providing staff and knowledge for large-scale event planning - Prepared speeches by Gloria Steinem, Madonna, Scarlett Johansson, Ashley Judd, Janelle Monae, Kamala Harris - Shepard Fairey, Ernesto Yerena, and Jessica Sobogal created “We the People” art available for public download

TOOLS USED

PROTEST ART

PROTEST SIGNS BANNERS

PUSSY HAT MICROPHONE

BALLOONS

BUTTONS

PROPS COSTUMES INFLATABLES

HONG KONG PROTESTS - 2019-2020

2 Million+ People | 2 Killed | 2,600+ Injured | 10,200+ Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- Proposal of the Fugitive Offenders Amendment Bill by the Hong Kong Government - Bill allowed extradition to mainland China, undermined Hong Kong autonomy, and infringed civil liberties - Failures of the 2014 Umbrella Revolution

- Full withdrawal of the extradition bill - Retraction of June 12, 2019 Protests as “riots” - Release and exonerate arrested protesters - Third party Investigation into police brutality - Resignation of Carrie Lam - Introduction of universal suffrage

Tactics: - Protests began with sit-ins, demonstrations, marches, occupations, civil disobedience, and road blockades - As police violence escalated, standoffs against the police, vandalism, riots, and arson became more frequent - Local media coverage and independent reporters made the protests the most live-streamed social unrest in history - Co-opt everyday materials and objects for physical protection against rubber bullets, tear gas, and pepper spray - Blow tear gas smoke away with leaf blowers, contain tear gas can by covering with a traffic cone and pouring water through the hole, and using saran wrap to protect exposed skin from burning and irritation - Conceal activities with umbrellas, spray painting surveillance cameras, and disorienting police with laser pointers - Create blockades that prevent police mobility with zip tying metal railings, ganging dumpsters, and stacking bricks

TOOLS USED HARD HAT HELMET

GOGGLES PROTEST SIGNS MEGAPHONE

GAS MASK

COMPRESSION SLEEVE BLACK SHIRTS

SARAN WRAP TRAFFIC CONE GLOVES

LEAF BLOWER

BACKPACK PADS CARGO PANTS

UMBRELLA

WATER LASER

RACKET SPRAY PAINT ZIP TIES

MAKESHIFT SHIELDS

DUCT TAPE CINDER BLOCKS BRICKS

FIRE WALLS

WHEELBARROW

BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER - 2020

40,000+ People Nationwide | 0 Killed | 0 Injured | 0 Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- The BLM and George Floyd protests do not include intersectionality of the LGBTQ community - Domninique “Rem’Mie” Fells and Riah Milton were killed within 24 hours of starting to plan the event - Black transgender people are disproportionately the victims of police violence and attending protests against police brutality can put them in more danger - Trump erased health protections for trans patients

- Reverse rollbacks for Trans rights in the military, healthcare facilities, prison system, and legal rights - Actively and intentionally create space for trans people to be safe and well - Raise awareness of Black Trans violence and brutality - Reject corporate appropriation of the rainbow flag - Commemorate the Trans Lives that were lost

Tactics: - The first march was a silent march where attendees wore white, not only evoking the Silent Parade in 1917, but also taking a stand against corporate appropriation of the rainbow flag. - Subsequent marches incorporate more color and are held during Gay Pride month - Say their names: Domninique “Rem’Mie” Fells, Riah Milton, Tony McDade, Layleen Xtravaganza CubilettePolanco, Nina Pop, Dana Martin, Jazzaline Ware, Lorrissa Carmon, Claire Williams, Muhlaysia “Lay” Booker . . . . - One day later, the U.S. Supreme Court made it illegal to fire someone due to their sexual orientation or identity

TOOLS USED

BANNERS

FACE MASKS

T-SHIRTS

MEDICAL BAG

MEGAPHONE

MICROPHONE

BUTTONS

FLAGS

PROTEST SIGNS

TRUCK

NYC STREET RIDERS - 2020

20,000+ People Worldwide | 0 Killed | 0 Injured | 0 Arrested Caused by:

Objectives:

- Civil unrest surrounding the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery - Attacks on Asian communities - NYPD illegally swipes bikes from protesters - Cops use bikes to beat and intimidate protesters - Police can stop and arrest walking protesters easily

- Cyclists protect other protesters from arrest - Raise awareness of racism and police brutality - Criminal justice reform in the United States - Claim freedom over streets that support car culture - Provide an alternative protesting format to marching - Draw attention to lower income neighborhoods - Advocate for better bike infrastructure - Protests can request a bike crew for support

Tactics: - During protests aka “Justice Rides,” the group employ their own medics, mechanics, and traffic blockers - Aside from protests, they hold political and community initiatives: voter registration, consensus registration, food drives, and SafeWalks to escort vulnerable people throughout NYC - Riders lead protests, protect protesters on foot, barricade streets, and transport medical supplies - The fast speed of bikes makes it harder to stop protests, allows riders to setup a perimeter, and makes it easier to evade the police

TOOLS USED

AIR HORN

MEGAPHONE PROTEST SIGNS

BIKE LIGHT BELL

HELMET

FLAGS

BASKET FACE MASK

BICYCLES

INDEX: This section is meant to be a means to index the taxonomy based on the calculations surveyed at the time of the making of this book. For example, if you want to see which protest has the most participants, go to that index sheet, reference the order number on the bottom right of that image, then refer to the chronological table of contents at the beginning of this book with the matching order number to find the page number, and then go to that page in the book. Included: 1. 2. 3. 4.

# of Protesters # of People Killed # of People Injured # of People Arrested

# OF PROTESTER

1,000+ STONEWALL RIOTS

1,200+ HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS PARADE

1,200+ WOMEN OF LIBERIA

10,000+ BLACK PANTHER PARTY

15,000+ SILENT PARADE

20,000+ NYC STREET RIDER

100,000+ OCCUPY WALL STREET

1 MILLION+ TIANANMEN SQUARE

2 MILLION+ HONG KONG PROTE

RS:

A SEX STRIKE

3,000+ SLUT WALK

25,000+ SELMA MARCH

40,000+ BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER

100,000+ GHANDI’S SALT MARCH

STS

7 MILLION+ WOMEN’S MARCH

20 MILLION+ BLACK LIVES MATTER

# OF PEOPLE KILL

0 SILENT PARADE

0 HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS PARADE

0 GHANDI’S SALT MA

0 SLUT WALK

0 WOMEN’S MARCH

0 BLACK TRANS LIVE

2 HONG KONG PROTESTS

4 SELMA MARCH

14+ BLACK PANTHER P

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PARTY

0 STONEWALL RIOTS

0 NYC STREET RIDERS

19+ BLACK LIVES MATTER

0 WOMEN OF LIBERIA SEX STRIKE

2 OCCUPY WALL STREET

300 - 3,000 TIANANMEN SQUARE

# OF PEOPLE INJUR

0 SILENT PARADE

0 HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS PARADE

0 GHANDI’S SALT MA

0 WOMEN’S MARCH

0 BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER

0 NYC STREET RIDER

1,300+ BLACK LIVES MATTER

200+ BLACK PANTHER PARTY

2,600+ OCCUPY WALL STR

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0 WOMEN OF LIBERIA SEX STRIKE

0 SLUT WALK

10+ STONEWALL RIOTS

50+ SELMA MARCH

7,000+ TIANANMEN SQUARE

2,600+ HONG KONG PROTESTS

# OF PEOPLE ARRES

0 SILENT PARADE

0 HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS PARADE

0 WOMEN OF LIBERIA

0 BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER

0 NYC STREET RIDERS

20+ STONEWALL RIOTS

3,000+ SELMA MARCH

10,000+ TIANANMEN SQUARE

10,200+ HONG KONG PROTE

STED:

A SEX STRIKE

STS

0 SLUT WALK

700+ OCCUPY WALL STREET

15,000+ BLACK LIVES MATTER

0 WOMEN’S MARCH

1,200+ BLACK PANTHER PARTY

60,000+ GHANDI’S SALT MARCH

SEQUELS / ADDITIONS: Inevitably some protests, actors, and tools will be excluded, but this is a working document that will build over time and work to be more inclusive and comprehensive. Includes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Occupations Strikes / Boycotts Movements Art / Performances Propaganda Mutual Aid

TABLE OF CONTEN

1917 SILENT PARADE

1919 HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS PARADE

1930 GHANDI’S SALT MA

1969 STONEWALL RIOTS

1989 TIANANMEN SQUARE

2003 WOMEN OF LIBERIA

2013 BLACK LIVES MATTER

2017 WOMEN’S MARCH

2019 HONG KONG PROTE

NTS:

ARCH

1960 BLACK PANTHER PARTY

1965 SELMA MARCH

A SEX STRIKE

2011 OCCUPY WALL STREET

2011 SLUT WALK

2020 NYC STREET RIDERS

STS

2020 BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER

OCCUPATION:

1960 GREENSBORO SIT-INS

1964 CONGRESS FOR RA EQUALITY STALL-IN

1971 OCCUPATION OF ALCATRAZ

1972 DISABLED IN ACTION SIT-INS

1972 SYDNEY OPERA HO

2008 TAIWAN HUMAN RIGHTS SIT-IN

2017 I BIKE DUBLIN DIE-IN

2019 EXTINCTION REBEL

1955 ROSA PARKS BUS SEAT

CIAL N

1965 U. OF MICHIGAN TEACH-IN

1966 JULIUS BAR SIP-IN

OUSE WORK-IN

1987 ACT UP DIE-INS

1990 WILD LILY STUDENT SIT-IN

2020 CHOP - CAPITOL HILL OCCUPIED PROTEST

LLION DIE-IN

2019 QUEER LIBERATION DIE-IN

STRIKES / BOYCOT

1935 FLINT MICHIGAN AUTO STRIKE

1955 MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

1963 MLK SCHOOL BOYC

1970 US POSTAL STRIKE

1980 NYC TRANSIT STRIKE

1980 OLYMPIC GAMES B

2002 GUANTANAMO BAY

2003 WOMEN OF LIBERIA STRIKE

1997 UPS WORKERS STRIKE

TTS:

COTT

BOYCOTT

A SEX

1965 DELANO GRAPE STRIKE

1981 IRISH HUNGER STRIKE

2020 STRIKE FOR BLACK LIVES

1968 MEMPHIS SANITATION STRIKE

1986 WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE PRISON HUNGER STRIKE

2021 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE LABOR STRIKE

MOVEMENTS:

1848 WOMEN SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT

1940 CHICANO MOVEMENT

1948 ANTI-APARTHEID

1960 BLACK POWER MOVEMENT

1963 BUDDHIST CRISIS

1966 ANTI-VIETNAM WA

1972 LGBTQ RIGHTS MOVEMENT

2006 ME TOO MOVEMENT

2009 CLIMATE CRISIS

1949 FEMINIST MOVEMENT

1954 CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

1969 GAY LIBERATION MOVEMENT

1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM

2016 NO DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE

2014 UMBRELLA MOVEMENT

ART / PERFORMANC

1960 ALVIN AILEY REVELATIONS

1967 BOSTON MARATHON

1969 EL MUSEO DE BARR

1989 JANET JACKSON RHYTHM NATION

1990 BANKSY

1994 COMPLEXIONS DAN

2018 CHILDISH GAMBINO THIS IS AMERICA

2017 GESTALTEN Z OMBIE PROTEST

CES:

RIO

NCE COMPANY

1972 ASCO ART COLLECTIVE

1973 BATTLE OF THE SEXES

2014 EMMA SULKOQICZ CARRY THAT WEIGHT

2017 FEARLESS GIRL

2019 EXTINCTION REBELLION

2020 TANG JIE INFLATABLES

PROPAGANDA:

1933 THE HUMANIST MANIFESTO

1936 THE NEGRO MOTOR GREEN BOOK

1968 THE WHOLE EARTH CATALOGUE

1970 THE GAY MANIFESTO

1970 OUR BODIES OURSE

1974 THE COEVOLUTION QUARTERLY

1985 A CYBORG MANIFESTO

1848 COMMUNIST MANIFESTO

1987

A WOMEN’S HOUSIN

RIST

ELVES

NG MANIFESTO

1949 THE SECOND SEX

1971 GAY LIBERATION FRONT

1991

BEYOND RESISTANCE MANIFESTO

1966 BLACK PANTHER PARTY

WHAT WE WANT, WHAT WE BELIEVE

1973 THE NEW WOMAN’S S URVIVAL CATALOGUE

2006 WORLD CHANGING

MUTUAL AID:

1906 SUFFRAGETTES

1935 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

1966 BLACK PANTHER P

2002 SYLVIA RIVERA LAW PROJECT

2004 NO MORE DEATHS

2005 COMMON GROUND

2020 CORONA COURIER

2020 MUTUAL Ai D PARTNERS

2020 PANDEMIC OF LOVE

ARTY

1968 YOUNG LORDS PARTY

1980 FOOD NOT BOMBS

COLLECTIVE

2005 MUTUAL AID DISASTER RELIEF

2012 OCCUPY SANDY

2020

SOUTH BRONX MUTUAL AID GROUP

UPPER MANHATTAN MUTUAL AID