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Rival Protests Flood Times Square Amid Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

October 9, 2023 by Viktoria Ivanova

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 […]

Filed Under: News, Politics, Uncategorized Tagged With: Conflict, Israel, NYC, Palestine, protest, Times Square

‘No genocide of ethnic minorities!’: Russian Kalmyks say Putin’s military draft is targeting them disproportionally

September 23, 2022 by Alyona Uvarova

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 […]

Filed Under: Multimedia, News, Social Justice, The World, Ukraine, Video Tagged With: NYC life, politics, protest, Russia, United Nations

Russian International Students Caught in the Economic Crossfire of the War in Ukraine

March 22, 2022 by Nathan Burke

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 […]

Filed Under: News, The World, Ukraine Tagged With: New York City, NYU, nyu students, protest, Russia, Sanctions, students, Ukraine, Washington Square Park

Ukrainians watch from afar: What will happen to their country?

March 21, 2022 by Alyona Uvarova

A protest in support of Ukraine at Times Square, New York, on Mar 5, 2022. Photo credit: Alyona Uvarova

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 […]

Filed Under: Multimedia, News, The World, Ukraine Tagged With: NYC life, politics, protest, Times Square, Ukraine

Black Lives Matter: Children’s Protest

July 31, 2020 by Andrea Pineda-Salgado

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New York City’s youngest raised their voice to protest against police brutality, Andrea Pineda-Salgado reports.

Filed Under: Multimedia, Social Justice, Video Tagged With: adorable, blacklivesmatter, blm, children, kids, New York City, protest, race

The Pandemic of Anti-Lockdown Protests

March 28, 2020 by Cecilia Hua

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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 […]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Health, Multimedia, News, Video Tagged With: covid, pandemic, protest

Henry Kissinger’s NYU visit met by protests

October 17, 2018 by Sarah Patt

  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 […]

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Postal workers protest government’s push towards privatization

October 10, 2018 by Lachlan Hyatt

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 […]

Filed Under: The Word Tagged With: Flushing, Postal workers, privatization, protest, Queens, United States Postal Service

Museum of Natural History greeted by protest on Columbus Day

October 9, 2018 by Mikaela Gegelys

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 […]

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Anti-Columbus Day Protests Take Over The American Museum Of Natural History

October 9, 2018 by Sarah Patt

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 […]

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