#studentprotests

What started out as a simple protest for road safety in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 29 has grown into a larger indictment of the political status quo after pro-government groups and police repeatedly attacked student protesters. Thousands of protesters took to the streets Sunday in a city of 18 million for the eighth-straight day to manage traffic, call on the government to improve road safety, and advocate for broader reforms. The protests started when two students were mowed down by speeding buses on July 29. Dhaka’s roads are notoriously dangerous and haphazard, with little road enforcement. The student protests in Bangladesh are a robust display of democratic values and they seek to put an end to widespread corruption. Go here to read more. 

அமெரிக்கா என்றவுடன் முதலில் நமக்கு நினைவில் வருவது அதன் செல்வச்செழிப்பும் உலகநாடுகளிடம் அதற்கு இருக்கும் அதிகாரப் பலமும் தான். உலகின் எந்த மூலையில் எந்தப் பிரச்சனை இருந்தாலும் அமெரிக்காவின் பெயர் அடிபடாமல் இருக்கவே முடியாது. ஊடகங்களுக்குத் தற்போதையச் சூடான செய்தி எதுவென்று பார்த்தால் மத்திய கிழக்கு நாடான பாலஸ்தீனத்தில் நடந்த இனவழிப்புப் போர்த் தான். இந்தப் பூமிப்பந்தில் இருக்கும் பெரிய திறந்த வெள…

'm so happy to say that some content is coming from my Student-Faculty Research at school.

I've spent the better half of this semester in the library searching through old newspaper archives from the early 1970s to collect information about student protests on campus.

I hope you enjoy this, as it's been something I've been quite passionate about for a long time.

Students Protest University of Florida Presidential Finalist Senator Ben Sasse

Students at the University of Florida protested the visit of Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska – the likely new president of the university – during his recent preliminary interview at Emerson Alumni Hall in Gainesville, Florida. Sasse was scheduled to host three open forums but left a forum about 15 minutes early as nearly 300 protesters chanted “Hey hey. Ho ho. Ben Sasse has got to go,” as they entered the ballroom where the interview was taking place.

In one of the three forums held, Sasse discussed his stance on LGBTQ+ rights after he condemned the US Supreme Court decision that guaranteed same-sex marriage at the federal level in 2015. The Independent Florida Alligator quoted him as saying that the decision was “the law of the land,” adding that it wasn’t going to change in the near future.

Documenting the Inquilab by Azaad India Collective--A student lead initiative

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Downloadable posters from Kadak Collective: