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"I’ve heard versions of “no one cares”, “no one is doing anything” and “nothing came of it” for all my activist life. ... #Change happens in complex, sometimes unpredictable ways, that it often unfolds with slow and indirect consequences, and that what ends up in the centres of power often begins in the margins and shadows."

Rebecca Solnit about #protests and why "playing the long play" can lead to success: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/03/protest-can-shape-the-world-rebecca-solnit-on-the-fight-back-against-trump

#activism #resist #democracy #50501movement

Serbia targets journalists in a crackdown on independent media.

Press freedom is under threat in Serbia as President Aleksandar Vučić’s government is increasingly targeting independent journalists and "anti-Serbian" media.

The country is swept by mass protests for the last six months with demonstrators accusing Vučić and his government of corruption.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250503-serbia-targets-journalists-in-a-crackdown-on-independent-media?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Serbia #Journalism #Media #PressFreedom #Press #Corruption #Protests

May Day Protests Demand Change: Power to the people!

#TheContrarian #MayDay #protests
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/may-day-protests-demand-change

There's a serious lesson for everyone who participated in the post-2008 #Occupy #WallStreet #protests around the #USA:

Refusing to set a platform, build a party with internal rules & internally elected leaders leaves you wide open to co-opting by the #Democrats.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUFLW8t2sntX_Lf_qg4tVxJH26lrpjnS

#Politics #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #Trump #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #US #Musk #Fascism #BernieSanders #AOC #FraudSquad #Progressive

Get your feet in the street, Pittsburgh!
Rally - Hosted by Indivisible Pittsburgh.

Saturday May 3
12:30-2pm

414 Grant St (Downtown)
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

#Rally #protest #protests #resist #resistance #nokings #Pittsburgh #mayday #maydayprotest #indivisible

A Mobilize website event page with a crowd picture of protesters and signs.
The page reads:
Feet in the street: MayDay Pittsburgh!
Rally - Hosted by Indivisible Pittsburgh.

Saturday May 3
12:30-2pm

City-County Building
414 Grant St
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ICYMI: Turkish Police Detain Over 400 in Istanbul May Day Clashes https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/05/turkish-police-detain-over-400-in.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Follow, Like & Share #MayDay #Protests #Istanbul #TurkishPolice #WorkersRights

New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:

May Day #Protests

comics.lucentinian.com/7411
#FunnyNews #NewsLaughs #AILaughs #VisitNow #DailyJokes

Sounds like someone is getting nervous. Now if only the #protests would focus more on #impeachment as opposed to vague #resistance...

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5279136-donald-trump-democrats-articles-of-impeachment/

#NYC continues to rise to the occasion.

#MayDay #protests #50501movement

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJIrinwRz0p/

May Day protest (2025-05-01)

#canon #canonphotography #canonphoto #canonphotographers #houston #canonr5 #photography #protest #protests #protestphoto #protestphotography #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentaryphotography #darktable #darktableprocessed #madewithdarktable #fossphotography #socialism #communism #mayday #immigration

After helping with the #Raleigh #NorthCarolina protests, comedian Cliff Cash is holding another protest tonight about the GOP's attempt to steal the judicial election!

#WeAreTheFlood #protests #50501movement

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJIf8W1Imcb/

#Arkansas antifascists are holding events all over the state this weekend and this month. Red state resisters kick ass!

#protests #50501movement

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJJqpnoue6Z/