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For more than a century, activists in the United States have tried to reform the police. From community policing initiatives to increasing diversity, none of it has stopped the police from killing about three people a day. Millions of people continue to protest police violence because these “solutions” do not match the problem: The police cannot be reformed. In Becoming Abolitionists, Purnell draws from her experiences as a lawyer, writer, and organizer initially skeptical about police abolition.

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER ""A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future."" –Howard Fast Historian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United...

Labour has shifted from the New Left, to New Labour, to Corbynista Labour. Now, it may see power again with a most unlikely group of activists from the 1970s becoming the fourth generation to win power since 1945. Only Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson and Tony Blair have won power from a sitting Conservative government. Of the 10 general elections since 1979, Labour has won three, all under Blair. This record of failure, if applied to any other walk of life, would raise the fundamental question of why continue to fight a losing battle?

Times of great change did not occur by man's desire for change, but through protest and persistence. Across the globe, it seems we are in an era of protest and drive. Not since the '60s have we seen political divides and awareness of this magnitude, and it is shaping all aspects of our day to day life. While some feel lost in despair and fear, we can look to the past and rise up ourselves. Protest changes the world like nothing else has to date. What change do you want to fight for?

Exploring 500 years of resistance movements in US history—and how lasting change results from diverse forms of sustained protest In this timely new book in Beacon’s successful ReVisioning History series, professor Gloria Browne-Marshall delves into the history of protest movements and...

From the Women's March in DC to #BlackLivesMatter rallies across the country, there has been a rising wave of protests and social activism. These events have been an important part of the battle to combat racism, authoritarianism, and xenophobia in Trump's America. However, the struggle for social justice continues long after the posters and megaphones have been packed away. After the protests are heard, how can we continue to work toward lasting change?

The Body Protest is a podcast hoping to uncover the hidden journey of the relationship you have with yourself. Exploring the individual obstacles that makes everyone’s journey of self-love complicated and occasionally treacherous, we hope to unify people with the common understanding that the struggle to love ones self, is very real. We hope to explore themes of race, toxic masculinity, eating disorders and general pressures put on us by the media and how these factors altered the journeys of individual guests. With Nadia Craddock, Body Image Researcher, and Honey Ross, plus sized writer and...

De minister van Justitie en Veiligheid, David van Weel, kondigde in augustus aan dat hij de grenzen binnen het demonstratierecht wil laten onderzoeken, wat mogelijk kan leiden tot een inperking van het grondrecht. HUB Utrecht onderzoekt naar aanleiding van dit nieuws wat het demonstratierecht in Utrecht betekent en gaat in een podcast in gesprek met betrokkenen en experts.

Welcome to 2 Protest or 2 Riot — the unapologetic news and politics podcast where we don’t just ask what happened… we ask how mad should we be about it?Hosted by two Black voices with too many opinions and not enough patience for propaganda, this show cuts through the noise with raw commentary, unfiltered debates, and satirical side-eyes at the people and systems failing us daily. Whether we’re dissecting political stunts, calling out performative allies, or asking if a peaceful protest is even worth it this time—we’re here to unpack the headlines, the harm, and the hypocrisy.This ...

A major new history of one of the seminal years in the postwar world, when rebellion and disaffection broke out on an extraordinary scale. The year 1968 saw an extraordinary range of protests across much of the western world. Some of these were genuinely revolutionary—around ten million French...

Warum protestieren in Russland nicht mehr Menschen gegen die Politik des autoritären Regimes und den Krieg gegen die Ukraine? Warum trägt die Mehrheit ein System mit, das nach innen und nach außen zerstörerisch wirkt? Und gibt es überhaupt noch eine Zivilgesellschaft, die bereit ist sich für Demokratie und Menschenrechte zu engagieren? Um diese Fragen geht es im Podcast „Protest und Propaganda. Wo ist Russlands Zivilgesellschaft?“. Die Podcaster Anastasia Gorokhova und Erik Albrecht haben dafür mit Menschenrechtsaktivisten, Journalisten, Künstlern, Vertretern von NGOs, Soziologen ...

The “From Protest to Power” podcasts, produced by the SNCC Legacy Project, are envisioned as a series with each episode telling a part of the continuing Freedom struggle. The central theme of the visual podcasts is the ongoing effort of the Black community to achieve the power to define its existence in America. Viewers of the podcast should know that most of the stories being told and the history being shared are based on the lived experiences of those who are engaging in the fight for human and civil rights.

"An Indian Protest for Everyone" is from the November 27, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by David Treuer and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post comes a meticulously detailed, insightful report on the killing that brought the nation's attention to a city coming apart at the seams.

Three minutes in middle America shook a nation to its foundation. To many, it shone a spotlight on the frequently violent, often deadly interactions between young men of color and police departments. It highlighted the racial disparity in policing techniques, in response to crime, and in how race relations are perceived in an America where many incorrectly pride the country on being "post-racial."

Renowned journalist Wesley Lowery has pulled together a vast and troubling panorama of reportage on the Ferguson slaying, and the aftermath--the marches, the clashes, and the slow, painful process of building trust between a devastated community and a police department tasked with serving and protecting it.

Challenging and necessary, Ferguson engages America in a frank and necessary dialogue about race relations, about legacies of bigotry that continue to this day, and about a path forward as one nation, equal under the law.

Contributors include: Joel Achenbach, Mark Berman, Lindsey Bever, Jeremy Borden, Amy Brittain, DeNeen L. Brown, Philip Bump, Jessica Contrera, Jahi Chikwendiu, Niraj Chokshi, Robert Costa, Alice Crites, David A. Fahrenthold, Darryl Fears, Marc Fisher, J. Freedom du Lac, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Chico Harlan, Dana Hedgpeth, Peter Hermann, Scott Higham, Peter Holley, Sari Horwitz, Greg Jaffe, Sarah Kaplan, Kimbriell Kelly, Kimberly Kindy, Sarah Larimer, Carol D. Leonnig, Jerry Markon, Michael E. Miller, David Montgomery, Brian Murphy, David Nakamura, Abby Phillip, Steven Rich, Manuel Roig-Franzia, Robert Samuels, Sandhya Somashekhar, John Sullivan, Julie Tate, Krissah Thompson, Neely Tucker.

A riveting true story of a young woman’s days stripping in grunge-era San Francisco where a radical group of dancers banded together to unionize and run the club on their own terms. When graduate student Jenny Worley needed a fast way to earn more money, she found herself at the door of the...

"In Paris, a Protest Movement Awakens" is from the April 14, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mira Kamdar and narrated by Caroline Miller.

An AudioFile Best Audiobook of 2020 The first in-depth biography of the legendary singer and “Voice of the Civil Rights Movement,” who combatted racism and prejudice through her music. Odetta channeled her anger and despair into some of the most powerful folk music the world has ever heard...

"Protest Turns Violent at Donald Trump Rally in California" is from the April 29, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Steve Kenny and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Protests Erupt in Charlotte after Police Kill a Black Man" is from the September 21, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Iraq War critic Cindy Sheehan and renowned playwright Eve Ensler discuss the power of protests and their impact on policies and public opinion. They explain the ways in which petitions, rallies, and marches can capture the attention of lawmakers, voters, and the news media. Ms. Sheehan recounts taking her anti-war message to the president's doorstep.