Student activism or campus activism is work by students to cause political, environmental, economic, or social change. In addition to education, student groups often play central roles in democratization and winning civil rights .
124-593: March for Our Lives ( MFOL ) is a student-led organization which leads demonstrations in support of gun control legislation. The first demonstration took place in Washington, D.C. , on March 24, 2018, with over 880 sibling events throughout the United States and around the world, and was planned by Never Again MSD in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Everytown for Gun Safety . The event followed
248-478: A protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos . His suicide greatly embarrassed the junta, and caused a sensation in Greece and abroad as it was the first tangible manifestation of the depth of resistance against the junta. The junta delayed the arrival of his remains to Corfu for four months citing security reasons and fearing demonstrations while presenting bureaucratic obstacles through
372-466: A University of Saskatchewan conference. While CUCND had focused on protest marches, SUPA sought to change Canadian society as a whole. The scope expanded to grass-roots politics in disadvantaged communities and 'consciousness raising' to radicalize and raise awareness of the 'generation gap' experienced by Canadian youth. SUPA was a decentralized organization, rooted in local university campuses. SUPA however disintegrated in late 1967 over debates concerning
496-839: A blanket gun ban was not called for by the protests. Former Republican senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum criticized the Parkland activists, suggesting during an interview with CNN that students should be learning ways to respond to a shooter rather than asking lawmakers "to solve their problem"; Santorum advised students to take classes in CPR rather than marching in Washington. The Washington Post quoted several doctors responding to Santorum that CPR would not be at all effective on gunshot victims as they were suffering from blood loss. A report in The New Yorker praised
620-427: A collaboration with Michelle Obama and Melinda French Gates supporting the education and empowerment of adolescent girls. Professor of Clinical Law Margaret Satterthwaite ’99, UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, says that CFJ is doing “crucial work…to make sure brave justice advocates can continue to advance human rights despite threats, criminalization, and harassment.” She partnered with
744-679: A demonstration. The global reverberations from the French uprising of 1968 continued into 1969 and even into the 1970s. In 1815 in Jena ( Germany ) the "Urburschenschaft" was founded. That was a Studentenverbindung that was concentrated on national and democratic ideas. In 1817, inspired by liberal and patriotic ideas of a united Germany, student organisations gathered for the Wartburg festival at Wartburg Castle , at Eisenach in Thuringia , on
868-634: A foreign terrorist organization. She was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Clooney previously represented 126 victims of the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, in a case at the International Criminal Court against Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, who was a senior leader of the pro-government "Janjaweed" fighters. In December 2023, Clooney filed a civil case on behalf of over 800 Yazidi-American plaintiffs against French cement manufacturer Lafarge for conspiring to provide material support to
992-633: A high school student from Los Angeles, and Zion Kelly, whose twin brother was shot and killed during an armed robbery. Yolanda Renee King , granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr. , also made an appearance along with Mya Middleton, a student from Chicago representing After School Matters , Matt Post, a senior from Montgomery County, Christopher Underwood, an 11-year old from New York, Alex King and D'Angelo McDade from Chicago, and Matthew Soto, brother of Sandy Hook victim Victoria Soto , and Parkland parents Lori Alhadeff, who lost her daughter Alyssa in
1116-708: A key role in Suharto's 1998 fall by initiating large demonstrations that gave voice to widespread popular discontent with the president in the aftermath of the May 1998 riots . High school and university students in Jakarta , Yogyakarta , Medan , and elsewhere were some of the first groups willing to speak out publicly against the military government. Student groups were a key part of the political scene during this period. Upon taking office after Suharto stepped down, B. J. Habibie made numerous mostly unsuccessful overtures to placate
1240-650: A long history of being active in political debates. This is particularly true in the newer universities that have been established in suburban areas. For much of the 20th century, the major campus organizing group across Australia was the Australian Union of Students , which was founded in 1937 as the Union of Australian University Students. The AUS folded in 1984. It was replaced by the National Union of Students in 1987. Student politics of Bangladesh
1364-552: A major protest against the occupation. Student-dominated youth movements have also played a central role in the " color revolutions " seen in post-communist societies in recent years. Of the color revolutions, the Velvet Revolution of 1989 in the Czechoslovak capital of Prague was one of them. Though the Velvet Revolution began as a celebration of International Students' Day , the single event quickly turned into
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#17327837607401488-405: A million times bigger than the guns". The Washington Post reported that there were many Democrats encouraging the marchers, and many of them, including candidates for office, participated from the sidelines in the march, but few Republicans did similarly. The White House said in a response that they "applaud the many courageous young Americans exercising their first amendment rights." On
1612-421: A nationwide ordeal aimed at the dissolution of communism. The demonstration had turned violent when police intervened. However, the police attacks garnered nationwide sympathy for the student protesters. Soon enough multiple other protests unraveled in an effort to breakdown the one party communist regime of Czechoslovakia. The series of protests were successful; they broke down the communist regime and implemented
1736-527: A school shooting right now..." Twitter allowed others around the world to suddenly be aware of what was happening in real time and showing the raw emotion of these students. Twitter supported greater two-way communication between the organization and the audience than traditional news media outlets. The March For Our Lives Twitter started in February 2018, with the Twitter handle, @AMarch4OurLives. Up to date,
1860-537: A survivor of the Bataclan terrorist attack , called the march "pathetic", but after being criticized for his comment, later apologized saying, "I was not attempting to impugn the youth of America and this beautiful thing that they accomplished. I truly am sorry, I did not mean to hurt anyone or cause any harm." In anticipation and planning of the day's events, many streets in the nation's capital were closed to vehicle traffic. Several blocks of streets encompassing much of
1984-574: A video monitor during the Washington March. On March 21, NRATV host Grant Stinchfield stated that "March for Our Lives is backed by radicals with a history of violent threats, language and actions"; fact-checker PolitiFact has rated this statement as being "without merit" and " Pants on Fire " indicating that it is a "ridiculous claim". While the march was occurring, the NRA posted a membership drive video on their Facebook page, declaring that
2108-739: A visiting faculty member as well as a senior fellow at Columbia Law School 's Human Rights Institute , where she co-teaches the Human Rights Course with Professor Sarah H. Cleveland . Clooney has also lectured students on international criminal law at the SOAS School of Law in London, The New School in New York City, The Hague Academy of International Law , and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Clooney
2232-691: Is a practising barrister at Doughty Street Chambers . She has also practised at international courts in The Hague , including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court . She worked at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City for three years as part of the Criminal Defense and Investigations Group, where her clients included Enron and Arthur Andersen . In 2024, Clooney
2356-606: Is an Honorary Fellow of St Hugh's. Speaking in 2023, Clooney commented "St Hugh’s took a chance on me and it really opened my eyes; it opened my mind; and it has opened so many doors. I have always been so grateful to St Hugh’s for giving me my shot and my legal compass." The following year, she enrolled at the New York University School of Law to study for an LLM degree . She received the Jack J. Katz Memorial Award for excellence in entertainment law. While at
2480-497: Is most often associated with left-wing politics. Student activism at the university level is nearly as old as the university itself. Students in Paris and Bologna staged collective actions as early as the 13th century, chiefly over town and gown issues. Student protests over broader political issues also have a long pedigree. In Joseon Dynasty Korea, 150 Sungkyunkwan students staged an unprecedented demonstration against
2604-608: Is part of a larger company that specialises in celebrity guest bookings, publicity photography, and event promotion. Clooney attended Dr Challoner's High School , a girls' grammar school located in Buckinghamshire's Little Chalfont . She then studied at St Hugh's College, Oxford , where she received an exhibition grant and the Shrigley Award. In 2000, she graduated with a BA degree in Jurisprudence and
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#17327837607402728-485: Is reactive, confrontational and violent. Student organizations act as the armament of the political parties they are part of. Over the years, political clashes and factional feuds in the educational institutes killed many, seriously hampering the academic atmosphere. To check those hitches, universities have no options but go to lengthy and unexpected closures. Therefore, classes are not completed on time and there are session jams. The student wings of ruling parties dominate
2852-622: Is regarded as an essential step of the democratic revolution in China, and it had also given birth to Chinese Communism. During the 1927–1937 Nanjing decade , student activism played an outsized role. While nationalist Anti-American movements led by some students and intellectuals during the Chinese Civil War were instrumental in winning enough support for the CCP in urban areas to prevail, there remained lots of polarization on campuses in
2976-475: Is the co-founder of the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ), which she co-founded with her husband, George Clooney, in 2016. The foundation works to create a world where human rights are protected and nobody is above the law . CFJ provides free legal support to victims of human rights abuses in over 40 countries. It wages justice to create a world where human rights are protected and no one is above
3100-519: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution was started by peaceful student demonstrations in the streets of Budapest , later attracting workers and other Hungarians. In Czechoslovakia , one of the most known faces of the protests following the Soviet -led invasion that ended the Prague Spring was Jan Palach , a student who committed suicide by setting fire to himself on January 16, 1969. The act triggered
3224-761: The 2011 Tucson shooting and marching and paying tribute for the six victims who died at her Congressional Rally back then in 2011. Celebs who took part in the rally in Los Angeles included Laura Dern , Reese Witherspoon , Olivia Wilde with Jason Sudeikis , Mason Cook , Jaden & Willow Smith , Yara Shahidi , Meg Donnelly , Roots Drummer Questlove , Amy Schumer , Lady Gaga , Charlie Puth , Mae Whitman , Connie Britton , Rita Ora , Ta'Rhonda Jones , Miles Heizer , Kendall & Kylie Jenner , Hailey Baldwin , Leona Lewis , Anjelica Huston , and singer and music executive Diane Warren along with city's mayor Eric Garcetti and Senator Kamala Harris . During
3348-785: The American University of Beirut and returned to Lebanon in 1991, one year after the Lebanese Civil War ended. Her mother Baria (née Miknass)'s father is from Tripoli in the North Governorate . She was a political journalist and foreign editor of the London -based newspaper al-Hayat , which is owned by Saudi Arabian prince Khalid bin Sultan Al Saud . She is a founder of the public relations company International Communication Experts, which
3472-522: The Armenian genocide . In November 2021, Clooney was co-plaintiff's and victims' counsel in the first case in which Islamic State member, Taha al-Jumailly , was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity. Al-Jumailly was sentenced to life in prison. Clooney was also co-plaintiff's counsel in the case against Al-Jumailly's ex-wife, German-born Islamic State member Jennifer Wenisch, for her role in crimes against humanity, war crimes and membership in
3596-470: The Indian government to identify and expel illegal, (mostly Bangladeshi ), immigrants and protect and provide constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to the indigenous Assamese people . The Jadavpur University of Kolkata have played an important role to contribute to the student activism of India. The Hokkolorob Movement (2014) stirred many around the world. It took place after
3720-761: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains unresolved, it continues to be a key issue driving student activism in Canada. From 2011 to 2013, Chile was rocked by a series of student-led nationwide protests across Chile , demanding a new framework for education in the country , including more direct state participation in secondary education and an end to the existence of profit in higher education. Currently in Chile, only 45% of high school students study in traditional public schools and most universities are also private. No new public universities have been built since
3844-504: The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting a month earlier, which was described by several media outlets as a possible tipping point for gun control legislation. Protesters urged for universal background checks on all gun sales , closing of the gun show loophole , a restoration of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban , and a ban on the sale of high-capacity magazines and bump stocks in
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3968-636: The October Crisis . This was the only peacetime use of the War Measures Act. Since the 1970s, PIRGs ( Public Interest Research Groups ) have been created as a result of Student Union referendums across Canada in individual provinces. Like their American counterparts, Canadian PIRGs are student directed, run, and funded. Most operate on a consensus decision making model. Despite efforts at collaboration, Canadian PIRGs are independent of each other. Anti-Bullying Day (a.k.a. Pink Shirt Day)
4092-621: The Pro-Beijing camp would not have opportunities to be nominated. The Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism led a strike against the NPCSC's decision beginning on 22 September 2014, and started protesting outside the government headquarters on 26 September 2014. On 28 September, the Occupy Central with Love and Peace movement announced that the beginning of their civil disobedience campaign. Students and other members of
4216-820: The Rose Revolution , and PORA in Ukraine , which was key in organising the demonstrations that led to the Orange Revolution . Like Otpor, these organisations have consequently practiced non-violent resistance and used ridiculing humor in opposing authoritarian leaders. Similar movements include KelKel in Kyrgyzstan , Zubr in Belarus and MJAFT! in Albania . Student movements in Ethiopia in
4340-498: The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the city of London . Two days after their high-profile wedding ceremony, the duo married on 27 September 2014 at Ca' Farsetti in the city of Venice ; they were married by Clooney's friend Walter Veltroni , an Italian politician who served as the country's deputy prime minister between 1996 and 1998 and as the mayor of Rome between 2001 and 2008. In October 2014, it
4464-571: The Salafi jihadist group Islamic State. The lawsuit seeks to hold Lafarge accountable for its admitted criminal conspiracy with ISIS and obtain compensation for the Yazidi people. Clooney's long time client Nadia Murad is the lead plaintiff in the case. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Clooney and other prominent international human rights lawyers led a legal task force created at
4588-637: The United Nations and the Government of the United Kingdom . She is also an adjunct law professor at Columbia Law School . In 2016, she and her husband, American actor George Clooney , co-founded the Clooney Foundation for Justice. Clooney was born Amal Alamuddin ( أمل علم الدين ) in Beirut , Lebanon , on 3 February 1978. Her father is Druze and her mother is Sunni Muslim . When she
4712-468: The "protests aren't spontaneous. Gun-hating billionaires and Hollywood elites are manipulating and exploiting children as part of their plan to DESTROY the Second Amendment ". Another video dubbed "A March for Their Lies" was uploaded to YouTube featuring Colion Noir , in which he described the planned rally as a "carnival of a march". Noir also said in the video that there is an "agenda that's
4836-506: The 'Get Her There' campaign that seeks to catalyse educating and empowering teenage females. Clooney is a dual Lebanese-British citizen. She is fluent in English, French , Italian, and Arabic . On 28 April 2014, she became engaged to American actor George Clooney , whom she had first met through a mutual friend in July 2013. On 7 August 2014, the couple obtained marriage licences in
4960-614: The 300th anniversary of Martin Luther's 95 theses . In May 1832 the Hambacher Fest was celebrated at Hambach Castle near Neustadt an der Weinstraße with about 30,000 participants, amongst them many students. Together with the Frankfurter Wachensturm in 1833 planned to free students held in prison at Frankfurt and Georg Büchner 's revolutionary pamphlet Der Hessische Landbote that were events that led to
5084-645: The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative in beginning the Amal Clooney Scholarship, which was created to send one female student from Lebanon to the United World College Dilijan each year, to enroll in a two-year International Baccalaureate (IB) programme. Clooney and her husband sponsored a Yazidi student, Hazim Avdal, whom she met via her work with Nadia Murad as Avdal worked at Yazda . Avdal
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5208-611: The Clooney Foundation for Justice, to help migrant children who were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Amal and George Clooney donated $ 100,000 to three Lebanese charities, the Lebanese Red Cross, Impact Lebanon, and Baytna Baytak, who helped provide aid to those affected by the 2020 explosion in Beirut . In 2020, the Clooneys donated $ 1 million to coronavirus relief efforts. This included money for
5332-704: The Facebook page frequently employs popular hashtags such as #MarchForOurLives and #NeverAgain in its posts. Although other social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram often make posts to increase awareness, Facebook is more often used to organize people in nearby marches or demonstrations in major cities, and this has seen great success. For example, Facebook played a role in the March 24, 2018, March For Our Lives and Never Again collaboration gathering in Washington, D.C., where more than 47,000 people marked themselves as "going," and where more than 90,000 people from across
5456-478: The Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar , two other Hamas leaders and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant . In her statement, Clooney said there were "reasonable grounds to believe" that all five individuals committed war crimes and crimes against humanity . On 20 May 2024, Financial Times published an op-ed article written by Clooney and the other panel experts. Since 2015, Clooney has been
5580-543: The Greek consulate and the junta government. Hong Kong Student activist group Scholarism began an occupation of the Hong Kong government headquarters on 30 August 2012. The goal of the protest was, expressly, to force the government to retract its plans to introduce Moral and National Education as a compulsory subject. On 1 September, an open concert was held as part of the protest, with an attendance of 40,000. At last,
5704-672: The March For Our Lives protest, whom many younger adults attributed to the big social media presence. The hashtag #MarchForOurLives was used 3.6 million times, and over 7.5 thousand tweets were directed at the NRA social media account. The movement originated after the Parkland shooting in Florida, where 17 individuals died. During the shooting, multiple students used Twitter , including freshman Aidan Minoff, who tweeted, "I am in
5828-443: The NHS to help provide assistance to frontline workers and to The Lebanese Food Bank which helps single mothers, the elderly and vulnerable people who could not work due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The couple also made a donation to The Mill at Sonning Theatre, located close to their Berkshire home, which helped ensure its survival through the pandemic. In 2022, Clooney, along with Michelle Obama and Melinda French Gates , launched
5952-634: The National Mall, stretching from the Washington Monument to the United States Capitol and from Independence Avenue to E Street, were closed to vehicle traffic. Some of the rally-goers grouped at Trump Hotel , expressing displeasure that the Trump administration has not addressed school safety nor gun control in a meaningful way. In Connecticut , marches took place in Hartford , East Haddam , Enfield , Guilford , Middlebury , New Haven , Old Saybrook , Pawcatuck , Roxbury , Salisbury , Shelton , Stamford and Westport . In Maine , demonstrations took place in at least fifteen communities throughout
6076-411: The NeverAgain movement by banning all images of firearms on their dating application. John Cena and Millie Bobby Brown applauded the March for Our Lives event at the Kids Choice Awards . The founding members of MFOL were awarded Smithsonian magazine 's 2018 American Ingenuity Award in the Youth category. In Washington, D.C., a prayer and vigil was held at the Washington National Cathedral on
6200-405: The Stoneman Douglas shooting. It involved students walking out from their classes for exactly 17 minutes (one for each of the victims of the massacre) and involved more than 3,000 schools across the United States and nearly one million students. Thousands of students also gathered and staged a rally in Washington, D.C., after observing 17 minutes of silence with their backs to the White House . After
6324-426: The Twitter account has 450,000 followers and are a student-run organization with a large social media presence. The March For Our Lives Twitter has real time, up to date tweets about the movement. It includes tweets about the red flag bill being signed in from other March For Our Lives accounts based in different locations, such as NYC. In addition, the March For Our Lives Twitter account also alerts their followers about
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#17327837607406448-445: The United States , such as the 2015 Charleston church shooting , but never had they amassed more than several hundred participants. With social media, more information was relayed to a larger audience in quicker time, giving more people awareness of what was happening across the nation. By National Walkout Day on April 20, 2018, the social medias had followings over 1.3 million people and in Washington, D.C., alone, 200,000 people attended
6572-412: The United States. Cameron Kasky , a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida , and his classmates, announced the march on February 18, four days after the shooting at the school . Also joining the march efforts were Alex Wind of Stoneman Douglas High School, who along with four friends created the " Never Again" campaign . X González and David Hogg , also survivors of
6696-405: The United States. Turnout was estimated to be between 1.2 and 2 million people in the United States, making it one of the largest protests in American history . After the Robb Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas , MFOL Action Fund organized another nationwide protest on June 11, 2022. The main protest took place in Washington, D.C. , with hundreds of sibling events taking place across
6820-414: The Youth Pledge ( Sumpah Pemuda ) helped to give voice to anti-colonial sentiments. During the political turmoil of the 1960s, right-wing student groups staged demonstrations calling for then-President Sukarno to eliminate alleged Communists from his government, and later demanding that he resign. Sukarno did step down in 1967, and was replaced by Army general Suharto . Student groups also played
6944-420: The administration. In protest of the closure and the expulsion of Nanterre students, students of the Sorbonne in Paris began their own demonstration. The situation escalated into a nationwide insurrection . The events in Paris were followed by student protests throughout the world. The German student movement participated in major demonstrations against proposed emergency legislation . In many countries,
7068-404: The alleged police attack over unarmed students inside the campus demanding the fair justice of a student who was molested inside the campus. The Movement finally led to the expulsion of the contemporary Vice Chancellor of the university, Mr. Abhijit Chakraborty, who allegedly ordered the police to do open lathicharge over the students. Some anti-social goons were also involved in the harassment of
7192-446: The campaign. Justin Timberlake , Will Smith , Cher and Amy Poehler also participated in the march. James Corden promoted the March for Our Lives event. John Zimmer and Logan Green , the co-founders of Lyft , announced their support of the rallies and stated that their company would provide free rides for those attending demonstrations. Dating app Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd subsequently announced that they were supporting
7316-447: The campuses and residential halls through crime and violence to enjoy various unauthorized facilities. They control the residential halls to manage seats in favor of their party members and loyal pupils. They eat and buy for free from the restaurants and shops nearby. They extort and grab tenders to earn illicit money. They take money from the freshmen candidates and put pressure on teachers to get an acceptance for them. They take money from
7440-439: The case against five people, who were members of Hezbollah, accused of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri and others in 2005. Clooney regularly represents journalists. In March 2018, Clooney joined the international legal team that represent the Pulitzer Prize-winning Burmese journalists for Reuters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were sentenced to seven years in prison by the Government of Myanmar for reporting on
7564-409: The day of the protests, Florida Republican senator Marco Rubio responded by stating: "However, many other Americans do not support a gun ban" and "view banning guns as an infringement on the Second Amendment rights of law abiding citizens that ultimately will not prevent these tragedies." He called for protesters to find "common ground with those who hold opposing views" for change to happen. However,
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#17327837607407688-402: The democratisation of society and opposing the Vietnam War , but also stressed more nationally specific issues such as coming to terms with the legacy of the Nazi regime and opposing the German Emergency Acts . Student activism in Greece has a long and intense history. Student activism in the 1960s was one of the reasons cited to justify the imposition of the dictatorship in 1967 . Following
7812-860: The demonstration. In New Hampshire , marches took place in Concord and Portsmouth and Jackson . The Concord event was organized by Eve Caplan, a sophomore at John Stark Regional High School , and another high school student in Plymouth, New Hampshire . Portsmouth had a demonstration in Market Square, and was organized Sarah Mae Brown, a leader of The Resistance Seacoast. In New Jersey , demonstrations took place in Trenton , Newark , Asbury Park , Hackensack , Haddon Heights , Hoboken , Jersey City , Montclair , Morristown , Ocean City , Somerset County Somerville , Union and Westfield . In New York , demonstrations were held in Albany , Binghamton , Buffalo , Cobleskill , Ithaca , Oneonta , Rochester (Washington Square Park), and White Plains . In New York City , where an estimated 200,000 people marched,
7936-474: The end of the Chilean transition to democracy in 1990, even though the number of university students has swelled. Beyond the specific demands regarding education, the protests reflected a "deep discontent" among some parts of society with Chile's high level of inequality . Protests have included massive non-violent marches, but also a considerable amount of violence on the part of a side of protestors as well as riot police. The first clear government response to
8060-410: The eve of the rally, as a memorial for the victims of gun violence, and to declare the church's belief, "This work is rooted in our commitment to Jesus' command to love our neighbors as ourselves... We gather out of a conviction that the right to bear arms does not trump the right to life." The litany also included the following refrain: From so many heartbreaks comes forth a united commitment to go into
8184-400: The event in Boston , Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren , who snapped a few selfies during a march in Springfield , and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo during the New York City event along with Mayor Bill De Blasio and Black Lives Matter President, Hawk Newsome as well as TV Host Nick Cannon . Other advocates/activists included Malala Yousafzai , who gave a warm introduction via
8308-544: The events that are happening, such as meetings at Town Halls or when certain protests are happening. In March 2018, Selena Gomez shared the march's hashtag #MarchForOurLives with the message: "Protect kids, not guns!" and this post had received 2 million likes. Lady Gaga also documented the march, releasing a series of Instagram videos calling for action from politicians to enforce stricter gun laws. The march has drawn support from Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, and they have pledged to join and perform at
8432-402: The government de facto struck down the Moral and National Education. Student organizations made important roles during the Umbrella Movement . Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) made decisions on the Hong Kong political reform on 31 August 2014, which the Nominating Committee would tightly control the nomination of the Chief Executive candidate, candidates outside
8556-492: The imposition of the dictatorship, the Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 triggered a series of events that led to the abrupt end of the regime's attempted "liberalisation" process under Spiros Markezinis , and, after that, to the eventual collapse of the Greek junta during Metapolitefsi and the return of democracy in Greece. Kostas Georgakis was a Greek student of geology , who, in the early hours of 19 September 1970, set himself ablaze in Matteotti square in Genoa as
8680-507: The job seekers and put pressures on university administrations to appoint them. On August 11, 1937, the União Nacional dos Estudantes (UNE) was formed as a platform for students to create change in Brazil. The organization tried to unite students from all over Brazil. However, in the 1940s the group had aligned more with socialism. Then in the 1950s the group changed alignment again, this time aligning with more conservative values. The União Metropolitana dos Estudantes rose up in replacement of
8804-562: The king in 1519 over the Kimyo purge . In Argentina , as elsewhere in Latin America , the tradition of student activism dates back to at least the 19th century, but it was not until after 1900 that it became a major political force. In 1918 student activism triggered a general modernization of the universities especially tending towards democratization, called the University Revolution (Spanish: revolución universitaria ). The events started in Córdoba and were accompanied by similar uprisings across Latin America. Australian students have
8928-537: The late 1940's with a wide range of views. Ironically, America's influence in post-war China, designed to prevent Soviet influence appears to have backfired for the United States as some Chinese students were sensitive to any overt foreign influence after the Japanese occupation. In 1989, the Tiananmen Square protests , led by students, inspired ended in a brutal government massacre of thousands, damaging
9052-401: The late 1960s, during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie , included debates about the social sciences and social change and played a significant role in political opposition to Haile Selassie , which led to the 1974 Ethiopian Revolution . Student activism played a role in both socially progressive aspects of the revolution and in human rights violations. Student activism and their use of
9176-519: The law. CFJ focuses on three initiatives: TrialWatch, which monitors criminal trials against journalists and other vulnerable groups and has prevailed in every case taken to an international body; the Docket, whose participants investigate mass atrocities to trigger prosecutions and represent victims; and Waging Justice for Women, which litigates against discriminatory laws and gender-based abuse. The last initiative includes legal aid clinics across Africa and
9300-412: The leaders of the march for their "extraordinary inclusiveness" in that they expanded the locus of concern from suburban schools to those of urban neighborhoods as well. Libertarian magazine Reason criticized the march, saying that "Gun violence has declined precipitously over the past 25 years, and most Americans are much safer today than they were a generation ago." and that "mass shootings are not
9424-485: The length of the Parkland shooting. González ended their speech saying, Since the time that I came out here, it has been 6 minutes and 20 seconds. The shooter has ceased shooting, and will soon abandon his rifle, blend in with the students as they escape, and walk free for an hour before arrest. Fight for your lives before it's someone else's job. then walked off stage as the entire crowd along Pennsylvania Avenue applauded loudly. Their speech and emotional moment of silence
9548-422: The main march in Washington, D.C. , was reportedly already booked for March 24; the application, filed by an unidentified local student group, claimed it was for a talent show. A permit was later obtained for Pennsylvania Avenue . The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced it would operate extra trains for the march. The Enough! National School Walkout was held on the one month anniversary of
9672-488: The march. The students who survived the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and millions of students worldwide participated in March for Our Lives, emerging as more influential on Instagram than celebrities on the gun control. One of the tools they used were the hashtags. Top hashtags such as #MarchForOurLives #NeverAgain, #GunControlNow, and #EnoughIsEnough are used to spread the word and call on
9796-703: The march. Other people and organizations offering support have included Selena Gomez , Justin Bieber , Gabby Giffords , Lauren Jauregui , Alyssa Milano , Moms Demand Action , Amy Schumer , St. Vincent , Harry Styles , Hayley Williams , Paul McCartney , Kanye West , and Kim Kardashian . John Legend and Chrissy Teigen donated $ 25,000. Jimmy Fallon pledged to attend an event with his family. Samantha Bee interviewed kids. Jim Jefferies interviewed participants in San Diego. Other celebrities including Taylor Swift have donated an undisclosed amount of money toward
9920-631: The march. That's the inspiration for Color for Our Lives." The March For Our Lives movement employs Facebook as another social media platform to spread awareness of its campaigns and messages to people around the world. As of March 5, 2019, nineteen days before the one year anniversary of the protests, the MFOL Facebook page had garnered more than 300,000 followers. The page is mainly used to provide updates on national policies regarding gun laws, as well as coverage of various politicians who advocate for more gun safety. Similar to other media platforms,
10044-541: The modern Chinese history. Fueled mostly by Chinese nationalism , Chinese student activism strongly believes that young people are responsible for China's future. This strong nationalistic belief has been able to manifest in several forms such as pro-democracy , anti-Americanism and pro-communism . In 1919, the May Fourth Movement saw over 3,000 students of Peking University and other schools gather together in front of Tiananmen and demonstrate. It
10168-596: The murders of ten Rohingya men by the Buddhist villagers and Myanmar paramilitary police in the village of Inn Din in September 2017. They were released in May 2019. In July 2019, she and Irish barrister Caoilfhionn Gallagher became the leaders of the international legal team that represent Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa . Ressa faces a series of legal charges that could lead to about decades in prison. Ressa
10292-507: The musician Paul McCartney cited the murder of John Lennon as motivation for joining the protests when he told a CNN journalist, "One of my best friends was killed in gun violence, so it's important to me." Student activism Modern student activist movements span all ages, races, socio-economic backgrounds, and political perspectives. Some student protests focus on the internal affairs of an institution (like disinvestment ); others tackle wars or dictatorships . Student activism
10416-404: The nation and world marked themselves as "interested" on the Facebook events posting. The March For Our Lives movement leveraged Snapchat to gain momentum, spread the word and draw attention to what students and supporters were doing around the United States in response to recent shootings on school campuses . Unique from other social media platforms, Snapchat contains a map feature that allowed
10540-488: The norm, and kids don't need to be terrified of going to school." On social media, fake pictures and GIFs of X González tearing up a copy of the U.S. Constitution were circulated in an effort to discredit the march. The images were doctored from originals of González tearing up a shooting target sign. Actor and conservative commentator Adam Baldwin defended circulating the doctored images as "political satire." Previously, protests had occurred for multiple shootings in
10664-488: The once socialist UNE. However, it was not long until União Nacional dos Estudantes once again sided with socialism, thus joining forces with the União Metropolitana dos Estudantes. The União Nacional dos Estudantes was influential in the democratization of higher education. Their first significant feat occurred during World War II when they successfully pressured Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas to join
10788-522: The protests was a proposal for a new education fund and a cabinet shuffle which replaced Minister of Education Joaquín Lavín and was seen as not fundamentally addressing student movement concerns. Other government proposals were also rejected. Since the defeat of the Qing Dynasty during the First (1839–1842) and Second Opium Wars (1856–1860), student activism has played a significant role in
10912-455: The public demonstrated outside government headquarters, and some began to occupy several major city intersections. The Assam Movement (or Assam Agitation ) (1979–1985) was a popular movement against illegal immigrants in Assam . The movement, led by All Assam Students Union (AASU) and the 'All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad' (AAGSP), developed a program of protests and demonstration to compel
11036-446: The public's attention. Instagram becomes an 'informal' narrative platform that promoted a 'clicktivism' type of responses from the audience for the march. Besides, students collaborate with Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) to create the first Instagram coloring book. BBH L.A. executive creative director Zach Hilder said, "we wanted to give them tools to elevate their voices, create a way to unify their message and allow everyone to participate in
11160-572: The rally in Miami Beach, musicians Flo Rida and Gloria & Emilio Estefan's daughter Emily took part in a Miami Beach rally with Mayor Dan Gelber . Actor Matthew McConaughey took part in the march in Austin, Texas, and other singer-songwriters included Paul Simon , who performed " Sound of Silence " in Stamford, Connecticut, and Brandi Carlile who sung " Hold Out Your Hand ", following
11284-1087: The release of her sixth studio album " By the Way, I Forgive You ", which was released two days after the Parkland tragedy. (The song later became a music video on June 1, 2018, showing montage recap clips of protestors being guided by officers on motorcycle while Brandi is blending in with the crowd and is later seen performing on the front lawn of the Seattle Center .) Politicians included Andrew Yang , who took part in Annapolis along with Mayor Gavin Buckley , Maryland, Nashville Mayor David Briley , Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser , Georgia Congressman John Lewis (who took part in Atlanta and paid tribute for his colleague Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , John Fitzgerald and Robert Francis Kennedy , all of whom died from weapon violence), Representative Joseph Kennedy III in
11408-543: The reputation of the Chinese Communist Party as it moved towards a more repressive approach to speech and dissent. Jan Palach and Jan Zajíc 's protests against the end of the Prague Spring used self-immolation. Student activism played an important, yet understudied, role in Congo's crisis of decolonisation. Throughout the 1960s, students denounced the unfinished decolonisation of higher education and
11532-580: The request of the Government of Ukraine to provide legal advice on the potential avenues to secure criminal accountability for Russia in national jurisdictions, the ICC, and the United Nations. She was also appointed to a group of international legal experts by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy to advise on legal mechanisms for survivors of the conflict to claim compensation. In May 2024, it
11656-801: The revolutions in the German states in 1848 . The White Rose society in Nazi Germany lasted from 1942–1943, during which students mailed anti-nazi leaflets around the country until the leaders were caught and executed. In the 1960s, the worldwide upswing in student and youth radicalism manifested itself through the German student movement and organisations such as the German Socialist Student Union . The movement in Germany shared many concerns of similar groups elsewhere, such as
11780-539: The role of working class and 'Old Left'. Members moved to the CYC or became active leaders in CUS (Canadian Union of Students), leading the CUS to assume the mantle of New Left student agitation. In 1968, SDU (Students for a Democratic University) was formed at McGill and Simon Fraser Universities. SFU SDU, originally former SUPA members and New Democratic Youth, absorbed members from the campus Liberal Club and Young Socialists. SDU
11904-521: The scenes. Amal and George Clooney donated $ 500,000 to support the march and announced they would attend. Oprah Winfrey matched the Clooney donation to support the march. Jeffrey Katzenberg and his wife Marilyn also contributed $ 500,000. Film director and producer Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw Spielberg donated $ 500,000, also matching the donation of the Clooneys. On February 23, Gucci announced they were also donating $ 500,000 towards
12028-431: The school incident and Manuel & Patricia Oliver, whose lost their son Joaquin and launched a campaign titled "Change The Ref" to honor their son and push for new restrictions on any form of weapon violence. González, after speaking and naming the seventeen victims, stood silent for over four minutes, after which a cellphone alarm went off and they announced the six minute and twenty second point in their speech, equal to
12152-543: The shooting, have been vocal supporters of the march. The date was chosen in order to give students, families and others a chance to mourn first, and then on March 24, talk about gun control . Organizers filed a permit application with the National Park Service during the week of February 23, and expected as many as 500,000 people to attend. However, the National Mall , which was the planned site of
12276-688: The side of the Allies . In 1964, UNE was outlawed after elected leader João Goulart was disposed of power by a military coup . The military regime terrorized students in an effort to make them subservient. In 1966, students began protesting anyway despite the reality of further terror. All the protests led up to the March of the One Hundred Thousand in June 1968. Organized by the UNE, this protest
12400-460: The social sciences played a role in the 1991 fall of the following government, the Derg , and in the implementation of the rule of Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front during the following three decades. In France , student activists have been influential in shaping public debate. In May 1968 the University of Paris at Nanterre was closed due to problems between the students and
12524-609: The state, the largest demonstration occurring in the city of Portland , with smaller marches in the cities of Bangor , Orono , Lewiston and Presque Isle . In Massachusetts , demonstrations were held in Boston ( Boston Common ), Cape Ann and Martha's Vineyard . WGBH reported that marches took place in Beverly , Hyannis (1,500 participants), Worcester (1,000 participants), Springfield (several hundred), Falmouth (500 participants). Boston Police estimate 80,000 people joined
12648-413: The streets of our cities and towns and promote a way of peace and well-being for all people. With compassion sown from the threads of sadness and terror, we will mend a nation tattered by gun violence and weave a new cloth of hope and peace. Guest speakers included Philip and April Schentrup, parents of 16-year-old Carmen Schentrup, who was killed in the shooting in Parkland, Florida . March for Our Lives
12772-868: The student groups that had brought down his predecessor. When that failed, he sent a combined force of police and gangsters to evict protesters occupying a government building by force. The ensuing carnage left two students dead and 181 injured. Amal Clooney Amal Clooney ( née Alamuddin ; Arabic : أمل كلوني ; born ( 1978-02-03 ) 3 February 1978) is a British international human rights lawyer . She has represented several high-profile clients, including former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed , WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange , former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko , Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad , Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa , Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova , and Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy . She has also held various appointments with both
12896-640: The student protests caused authorities to respond with violence. In Spain , student demonstrations against Franco's dictatorship led to clashes with police. A student demonstration in Mexico City ended in a storm of bullets on the night of October 2, 1968, an event known as the Tlatelolco massacre . Even in Pakistan , students took to the streets to protest changes in education policy, and on November 7 two college students died after police opened fire on
13020-429: The students. Indonesia is often believed to have hosted "some of the most important acts of student resistance in the world's history". University student groups have repeatedly been the first groups to stage street demonstrations calling for governmental change at key points in the nation's history, and other organizations from across the political spectrum have sought to align themselves with student groups. In 1928,
13144-435: The success of the walkout, Hogg posted a tweet that included a provocative, NRA-style advertisement calling out lawmakers for their inaction on or opposition to gun control efforts, asking "What if our politicians weren't the bitch of the NRA?", and ending with a promotion for the upcoming March. George Clooney and Scooter Braun were major forces behind the organization of the march, and aided in fundraising efforts behind
13268-464: The tuition hike. Canadian universities have been active sites for debate and mobilization, with student groups advocating on both sides of the conflict. This activism has led to significant polarization on campuses, with heated debates, protests, and resolutions at institutions like McGill University and York University . The discussions often involve broader issues of academic freedom and concerns over rising antisemitism and Islamophobia . As
13392-742: The university, she worked for one semester in the office of American lawyer and jurist Sonia Sotomayor , who was then a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and an NYU Law faculty member. Clooney is qualified to practice law in the United States and England and Wales. She was admitted to the bar in New York in 2002. In 2010, Clooney was called to the Bar of England and Wales, Inner Temple . She
13516-579: The unrealised promises of national independence. The two issues crossed in the demonstration of June 4, 1969. Student activism continues and women such as Aline Mukovi Neema, winner of 100 Women BBC award, continue to campaign for political change in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During communist rule, students in Eastern Europe were the force behind several of the best-known instances of protest. The chain of events leading to
13640-846: The use of democratic elections in 1990, only a few months after the first protest. Another example of this was the Serbian Otpor! ("Resistance!" in Serbian ), formed in October 1998 as a response to repressive university and media laws that were introduced that year. In the presidential campaign in September 2000, the organisation engineered the "Gotov je" ("He's finished") campaign that galvanized Serbian discontent with Slobodan Milošević , ultimately resulting in his defeat. Otpor has inspired other youth movements in Eastern Europe , such as Kmara in Georgia , which played an important role in
13764-456: The world to see when and where activities by its users is taking place. This allowed the student walkouts to be easily tracked around the US. Video shows thousands of students and supporters walking the streets, protesting gun violence and current gun laws. Snapchat created a "March For Our Lives" Sticker that could be used by the platform's users to document the walkouts around the US. Jesse Hughes ,
13888-538: Was among the biggest youth-led protests since the Vietnam War era. Estimates of participation at the main event in Washington, D.C., range from 200,000 to 800,000. The speakers—all of whom were high schoolers or younger—included Marjory Stoneman Douglas students Cameron Kasky , David Hogg , Delaney Tarr , Sarah Chadwick , Alex Wind , Jaclyn Corin , Ryan Deitsch , Aalayah Eastmond , Samantha Fuentes, and X González . Hunter Pollack , brother of victim Meadow ,
14012-826: Was announced that Clooney had served on an advisory panel that reviewed the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court 's investigation into potential war crimes committed in the Israel–Hamas war . The panel was convened by the ICC in January 2024 at the request of ICC Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan . She and seven other legal and academic experts unanimously recommended that an application be made for arrest warrants against five individuals: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , Hamas leader in
14136-651: Was announced that the Clooneys had bought the Mill House on an island of the River Thames at Sonning Eye at a cost of around £10 million. In February 2017, it was reported by the American television talk show The Talk that Clooney was pregnant. American actor Matt Damon , a friend of the family, confirmed the pregnancy on the American television series Entertainment Tonight shortly thereafter. In June 2017, Clooney gave birth to fraternal twins :
14260-790: Was attending the University of Chicago . In 2017, the Clooneys awarded a $ 1 million grant to the Southern Poverty Law Center in Charlottesville, Virginia, to combat hate groups in America. In 2018, following the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting , the Clooneys pledged $ 500,000 to the March for Our Lives and said they would be in attendance. They also donated $ 100,000 to the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, through
14384-600: Was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 for her "courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines". Clooney represents victims of mass atrocities, including genocide and sexual violence. In January 2015, she became a member of a legal team that represent Armenia on an appeal before the European Court of Human Rights against Turkish politician Doğu Perinçek who was convicted of denying
14508-592: Was created by high school students David Shepherd, and Travis Price of Berwick, Nova Scotia, and is now celebrated annually across Canada. In 2012, the Quebec Student Movement arose due to an increase of tuition of 75%; that took students out of class and into the streets because that increase did not allow students to comfortably extend their education, because of fear of debt or not having money at all. Following elections that year, premier Jean Charest promised to repeal anti-assembly laws and cancel
14632-696: Was praised by media organizations as one of the "most memorable" and "powerful" moments in the day's events. Singers Ariana Grande , Lin-Manuel Miranda , Ben Platt , Miley Cyrus , Jennifer Hudson , Andra Day , Common , Demi Lovato and Vic Mensa joined student-led marchers in Washington, D.C. Throughout the nation, other participators who took to the stage or in the crowd in D.C. included Kanye West & Kim Kardashian , George & Amal Clooney , Glenn Close , Cher , Miley Cyrus' sister Noah , Steven Spielberg , Julianne Moore , and Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony in D.C. as well as Arizona Representative Gabby Giffords , who survived weapon violence in
14756-610: Was prominent in an Administration occupation in 1968, and a student strike in 1969. After the failure of the student strike, SDU broke up. Some members joined the IWW and Yippies (Youth International Party). Other members helped form the Vancouver Liberation Front in 1970. The FLQ (Quebec Liberation Front) was considered a terrorist organization, causing the use of the War Measures Act after 95 bombings in
14880-471: Was scheduled to speak, but did not attend due to a logistical issue, which he contended was a result of being misled by event officials. David Hogg tweeted out a video of Hunter's speech from a later event. Other participants included Naomi Wadler, who is an elementary school student in Alexandria, Virginia , Trevon Bosley from Chicago whose brother was shot and killed leaving church, Edna Lizbeth Chávez,
15004-651: Was subsequently based in The Hague working at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , where she was Judicial assistant to Judge Patrick Robinson, Presiding Judge. The case charged the former President of former Republic of Yugoslavia with crimes allegedly committed in Kosovo, Croatia, and Bosnia during the war in the former Yugoslavia. Clooney also worked as a Prosecutor at The Special Tribunal for Lebanon . She prosecuted
15128-542: Was the largest yet. A few months later the government passed Institutional Act Number Five which officially banned students from any further protest. In Canada , New Left student organizations from the late 1950s and 1960s became mainly two: SUPA ( Student Union for Peace Action ) and CYC (Company of Young Canadians). SUPA grew out of the CUCND (Combined Universities Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) in December 1964, at
15252-454: Was the recipient of a Legal 500 lawyer of the year award in recognition of her outstanding work and contributions in the field of international law. Clooney completed a judicial clerkship at the International Court of Justice in 2004, serving under Judge Vladlen S. Vereshchetin from Russia, Judge Nabil Elaraby from Egypt, and ad hoc Judge Sir Franklin Berman from the United Kingdom. She
15376-779: Was two years old, her family immigrated to the United Kingdom to escape the Lebanese Civil War , settling down in Gerrards Cross in Buckinghamshire . She has three siblings: one sister (Tala Alamuddin) and two half-brothers from her father's first marriage. Her father Ramzi Alamuddin is of the Alam al-Din dynasty and is from Baakleen in the Chouf District . He received his MBA degree at
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