Word: protesters
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Crosetto also underestimates the importance of non-violent social protest. He warns that public demonstrations such as Harvard's gathering on National Coming Out Day only "hurt [homosexuals'] chances for public acceptance." But people's prejudices don't go away on their own. Throughout our history, most notably during the Civil Rights movement, public demonstrations have been the catalyst for the promotion of equality and the breakdown of discrimination...
Wear all black for a reason other than looking as pretentious as you sound. Join in the National day of Protest to "stop police brutality, repression and the criminalization of a generation." 4:30 p.m., Park Street, Boston, 492-5443. FREE...
Also, I must protest Mehta's gratuitous slap at the students of two of Harvard's graduate schools. While both the Kennedy School of Government and the Graduate School of Education have their share of "bleeding-heart liberals" (full disclosure: I'm proud to be a graduate of the Ed School), the vast majority of those graduate students are accomplished scholars and professionals from all over the United States and the world, with intellectual attainment that can stand up to any Harvard undergraduate...
...This precedent shows that the international community is no longer willing to overlook human rights violations simply because the people who committed them continue to have influence in their home countries," Myers said.ReutersUP IN ARMS: Supporters of General Augusto Pinochet display signs during a protest outside the residence of the Spanish ambassador in Santiago yesterday...
...homegrown supermodel Naomi Campbell modified her slogan from "I'd rather go naked than wear fur" to "I'd rather go naked than wear fur--until it becomes fashionable again," when she wore a huge bourbon-colored fur for Fendi last year. The public is also showing signs of protest fatigue. In the past, fur activists who freed minks from farms got sympathy. Now they are prosecuted...