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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protestors gathered at Times Square on Sunday, October 8, amid the deadliest escalation of the decades-long conflict with Israel. Tensions ran high as dozens of counter-protestors in support of Israel also turned out, with verbal clashes between both sides continuing until the late afternoon. While one side demanded freedom from the occupation […]
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‘No genocide of ethnic minorities!’: Russian Kalmyks say Putin’s military draft is targeting them disproportionally
On Sept. 23, a group of Kalmyks — an Asian ethnic minority in Russia — called for the end of partial mobilization (military draft) in Russia, which was announced by Vladimir Putin two days prior. They claimed that the process targets the ethnic population in disproportionately large numbers. The protest took place outside of the […]
Russian International Students Caught in the Economic Crossfire of the War in Ukraine
Blue and yellow clothes dotted the hundred-strong crowd at Washington Square Park for the second Sunday in a row. Ukraine’s azure and gold banner waved in the air as its bearers paraded around the park’s iconic fountain at the heart of New York University. Activists hoisted signs with calls for peace and demands for an […]
Ukrainians watch from afar: What will happen to their country?
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, thousands have protested every weekend on the streets of New York City calling for the support of Ukraine. In this video are the stories of some who attended the March 5 protest in Times Square. A protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine […]
Black Lives Matter: Children’s Protest
New York City’s youngest raised their voice to protest against police brutality, Andrea Pineda-Salgado reports.
The Pandemic of Anti-Lockdown Protests
Produced and shot in March 2020. People throughout North America are sick of staying in their homes and are demanding their government officials to open the economy back up and let people be free. Some are worried about not getting enough money to provide for their families, while others are more concerned about their freedom […]
Henry Kissinger’s NYU visit met by protests
A crowd of over 200 filled NYU’s Gould Plaza yesterday, to protest the university’s decision to host former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Stern School of Business. Students and activists screamed chants of “War and occupation will never bring liberation,” and “Hey, Kissinger, what do you say? How many kids have you […]
Postal workers protest government’s push towards privatization
Postal workers unleashed their outrage at the White House’s push towards privatization of the U.S. Postal Service during a protest in Flushing, Queens, yesterday “U.S. mail is not for sale,” dozens of postal workers at the protest chanted. “Whose post office? The peoples’ post office.” In May, President Donald Trump created a taskforce to evaluate […]
Museum of Natural History greeted by protest on Columbus Day
Protests erupted outside of the American Museum of Natural History, yesterday as hundreds fought against racism and discrimination towards Indigenous people on Columbus Day. “We are on occupied territory, we are on indigenous land, we are on Lenni Lenape land,” said protestor, Lorena Ambrosio. “That’s why we come out here on Indigenous Peoples Day to […]
Anti-Columbus Day Protests Take Over The American Museum Of Natural History
Over a thousand protestors gathered outside the American Museum of Natural History yesterday, to show their frustration with the museum’s legacy of celebrating colonialism. The anti-Columbus Day protest was designed to bring to light the misrepresentation of Native Americans and other people of color in the museum. Activists want the museum to hire more indigenous curators […]