Around 500 Nigerian youth marched in Lagos yesterday to protest widespread government corruption and insecurity. The marchers demanded a reduction in the amount of kidnappings and assassinations as well as electoral reform before next year’s elections.
Somali radio stations played animal noises yesterday in response to a ban on music set by Islamic extremists. The lighthearted appearance of the protest contrasts with the severe punishments radio hosts could expect if they broadcasted music.
People in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province rallied earlier this week after the government announced it would change the province’s name. While demonstrators protested peacefully, saying a name change would polarize the area, police killed eight.
Students in Long Island, New York marched and staged a sit-in on Monday in response to drastic cuts to the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University.
On Sunday in Zhengzhou, China, zoo workers—and their animals—staged a sit-in in a cycling field protesting the use of zoo land for sports facilities. Zoo officials say they need more space to best care for the animals.
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Movements can still find people on social media. But the real organizing has to happen somewhere else — and getting people there is the part we keep skipping.
Reflecting on decades of organizing — from Occupy to Mamdani’s campaign — Yotam Marom’s book “For Louder Days” offers a powerful guide to making hard choices.
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