Tag: protests
-
CUNY student protestors face additional risks
After CUNY students faced higher charges than their private school peers during last May’s protests, a disparity between student backgrounds proves more potential risks to student protestors.
By
-
Demonstration for Reproductive Justice Held at St Patrick’s Cathedral
With the recent passing of the Texas abortion law, reproductive rights advocates in New York City want unrestricted access to abortions.
By
-
CUNY adjuncts demand higher wages
Pushing for higher adjunct salaries, CUNY’s union disagrees over whether to strike.
By
-
A bus trip to stop Kavanaugh and start a better future
A group of 34 New York women signed up for a last-minute bus trip to Washington, D.C. to protest Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination — and, they say, to help empower women everywhere.
By
-
Prayer and protest: LGBT synagogue resists Trump
Members of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, a Chelsea LGBT synagogue, gather weekly to call and write their representatives.
By
-
Whitney Museum examines protest with new exhibit
The Whitney Museum showcases protest, including of itself.
By
-
On the outside: protest at the debate
Photos tell the story of various groups who took to the streets to protest outside the presidential debates at Hofstra University.
By
-
Topless protesters march for equal rights in Midtown
Over 100 topless women and men marched in Midtown, and asked this question: If men can go topless in public, why can’t women?
By
-
Street Vendor Project elects new board, promises to fight license cap
A new study showing the economic benefits of street vendors may be the extra ammunition needed to get the city to reform restrictive licensing laws.
By
-
One year later: Does New York still recognize the yellow umbrella?
New Yorkers for Hong Kong gathered in Union Square on Sept. 27 to recognize the first anniversary of the Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution, a pro-democracy movement.
By
-
College Group Pushes for Justice in Palestine, Others Push Back
Justice for Palestine Student Groups, aims at raising awareness for Palestinian concerns among American students, amidst controversy about its message.
By
-
Activists Mark Anniversary of Afghanistan Intervention
Activist group “The World Can’t Wait” demonstrated in Times Square to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the United States intervention in Afghanistan.
By
-
Inside the OWS Eviction
The Midtown Gazette reports from the street on the night Occupy Wall Street protesters were forced from their home base at Zuccotti Park.
By
-
Wall Street Protesters March Through Midtown
SLIDESHOW: Thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters chanted slogans in Times Square Saturday night, then marched to Washington Square Park where they gathered until a midnight curfew, when most vacated after a show of police force.
By