The Westboro Baptist Church out of Topeka, Kansas announced Monday representatives would show up to protest New Life Church Wednesday.
The first line reads "Thank god for sending this tragedy,” going on to include, "God hates New Life Church," before including Biblical references and anti-gay language. picked by Steffanie 2 years ago

The graffiti artist Banksy has pulled off one of his most audacious stunts - an enormous protest against Britain's surveillance society painted just feet from a CCTV camera. picked by topofall 2 years ago

A woman pierced her skin with giant fish hooks and hung herself from the ceiling of a boutique in Paris on Thursday in a radical protest at the threat of extinction facing the world's sharks. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The Rev. Al Sharpton was among dozens arrested Wednesday as demonstrators blocked traffic at the height of the evening rush hour to protest the acquittal of three detectives in the 50-bullet shooting of an unarmed black man on his wedding day. picked by JoshSF49 2 years ago

A collection of the funniest protest signs that have been going around the internet. picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

About 15 models braved near-freezing temperatures to strip outside the city's cultural affairs bureau Monday to protest a new municipal order that again bans the age-old practice of tipping those who pose nude. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Kebe Peinda Gotha set herself on fire at Rome's city hall on Friday in an apparent protest over a visit to Italy by Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade. Here is a auto-translated article from an Italian paper picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Kyodo News agency said Tanjo mailed his severed left pinky finger, a DVD showing the finger being chopped, and a protest statement... picked by kxmk 2 years ago

LAPD making sure the protestors do not hurt themselves at the Hollywood Anonymous Scientology protest picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

First Britain denied Phelps and his group from entering England, then the planned "mass" protest that they were organizing failed when only one person showed. Ha Ha! picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Voters Protest Mainstream Media Hate Speech Against Senator Hillary Clinton - Friday, April 11, 2008 8 AM Rockefeller Plaza and 48th Street

“We’re mad as hell, and we’re not gonna take it anymore!” picked by ImNotBlue 2 years ago

A Decatur woman clung to a wooden cross set atop a backyard fence for hours in the summer heat to protest what she called the mistreatment of her son, who is being held in the city jail.

A poster placed on the fence in Maria Thornton's yard during Wednesday's protest declared she wouldn't eat, drink or come down from the cross until her son received help. picked by bingo 1 year ago

A Serbian union official who chopped off his finger and ate it in a protest over wages that in some cases have not been paid in years, said Monday he did it to show how desperate he and other workers were. picked by kakana 7 months ago

Because they're engaged in a First Amendment-protected protest, the homeless people are exempt from Portland, Oregon's new sit-lie law, and the police are therefore powerless to move them on during the day.

Favorite quote from the article:

"This isn't camping, this is a protest." picked by Daftgretel 2 years ago

Members from Westboro baptist church attempt to protest a memorial service for a Continental Flight 3407 crash victim. They are surrounded by counterdemonstrators wearing white plastic angel wings, blocking their signs from view.
Small video of the incident is worth a view, it is quite impressive how they just surrounded them and got them to leave without even confronting them. picked by theclansman 9 months ago

A fatal shooting by a state trooper that helped inspire the march from Selma in 1965 and the “Bloody Sunday” protest that preceded it will get a fresh look next week by a special grand jury. picked by suebe 3 years ago

A California man set himself and a Christmas tree on fire to protest the local school board’s changing the names of Winter and Spring Vacation to Christmas and Easter Vacation. (pics & video at site)

As someone points out, very odd (lucky?) that they had cameras ready and were able to put it out within 30 seconds. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

World Naked Bike Ride is now in its 4th year as "the world's largest naked protest against oil dependency and car culture in the history of humanity." Events in Washington D.C., Miami, Seattle, Paris, London and others. picked by dudewhereami 3 years ago

This is a unique way to look at peace protests. A fabulous photographer I am blessed to know took photos at a peace protest and put them together with the audio. If you are interested you can find more of his work here: picked by readingitall 3 years ago

A 'Bums for Bush' protest involving around 50 bare-bottomed activists spilled onto Sydney, AU, streets today, stalling an APEC motorcade and triggering scuffles with police. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago