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The Taxpayer March on Washington (also known as the 9/12 Tea Party) was a Tea Party protest march from Freedom Plaza to the United States Capitol held on September 12, 2009, in Washington, D.C. [1] [2] The event coincided with similar protests organized in various cities across the nation. [3]
2009 – January 10, ANSWER Coalition protest against Israeli bombing of civilians of Gaza. 2009 – March 19, Funk the War 7. Sponsored by the DC chapter of Students for a Democratic Society. 2009 – March 21, March 21, 2009 anti-war protest. A march on the Pentagon and Crystal City, Virginia sponsored by ANSWER. 2009 – April 15, Tea Party ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. 2020 civil unrest after the murder of George Floyd This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (September 2021) George Floyd protests in ...
The right to assemble is recognized as a human right and protected in the First Amendment of the US Constitution under the clause, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of ...
A Tea Party protest in Hartford, Connecticut, on April 15, 2009 Tea Party protesters on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall on September 12, 2009. The Tea Party protests were a series of protests throughout the United States that began in early 2009. The protests were part of the larger political Tea Party movement. [1]
Parallel marches consisting pro- and anti-government unions and organizations took place around the country. An opposition protest of a few thousand in the capital was dispersed with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons, after organizers expressed their intentions to pass through the barricades, set up several blocks away from the National Assembly -the opposition's intended destination ...
20 January 2009 1.8 million Political rally Washington, DC USA [126] Rally for Catalan independence: 11 September 2014 1.8 million Political rally Barcelona Spain Protestors drew an 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) V-shaped Catalan flag with their red and yellow T-shirts. [127] Madonna's Celebration Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro 4 May 2024 1.6 million ...
Demonstrators holding a gay pride flag. March organizers agreed upon seven primary demands, each with further secondary demands. The primary demands were: [7] We demand passage of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights bill and an end to discrimination by state and federal governments including the military; repeal of all sodomy laws and other laws that criminalize private ...