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Science for the People at 2017's March for Science.
science

Why a Radical 1970s Science Group Is More Relevant Than Ever

A second life for an organization of scientists who questioned how their work was being used.
Sarah Laskow January 22, 2018
Exterior of prison buildings.
Lorton, Virginia

Lucy Burns Museum

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.
The Venerable Thich Quảng Đức Monument.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The Venerable Thich Quảng Đức Monument

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.
An undercover photographer working for the Home Office captured Suffragettes in the yard of Holloway Prison.
museums

Untold Stories of England's Militant Suffragettes

An upcoming exhibition surfaces artifacts from the movement’s hidden history.
Vittoria Traverso November 29, 2017
The original Woolworth lunch counter is largely intact at the museum.
Greensboro, North Carolina

Site of the Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-in

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
The Red Fiat of Osijek monument.
Osijek, Croatia

The Red Fićo

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.
A sprinkle of pepper offsets salo's creaminess.
Gastro Obscura

Salo

Usually, the only heat that gets close to this raw pork fat is a sprinkle of pepper.
Nuclear Power? No Thanks.
Aarhus, Denmark

Smiling Sun Mural

A symbol for the opposition to nuclear power around the world.
A protest in Brazil in 2016.
politics

Mapping the Sounds of Political Protest Around the World

A new project is collecting recordings of public activism going back to 1991.
Sarah Laskow August 7, 2017
Main door of the Karachi Press Club.
Karachi, Pakistan

Karachi Press Club

The headquarters of Pakistan's first press club remains a haven for debate and discussion.
Olympic Black Power statue
San Jose, California

Olympic Black Power Statue

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.
Illustration of Draft Riots, Harper's Weekly, August 1, 1863 Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas by Rebecca Solnit and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, published by University of California Press
politics

New York City's History of Resistance, in One Riotous Map

New Yorkers rebelled dozens of times between 1712 and 2013.
Sarah Laskow November 28, 2016
spies

North Korean Officials Had No Idea What Their Hostages Were Signaling in This Photo

The story of 83 American captives and the "Digit Affair."
Andy Wright November 16, 2016
Marks from a chainsaw are still visible 40 years after the event.
Stockholm, Sweden

Battle of the Elms

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.
A tinted fountain in Zurich.
fountains

Blood-Red Fountains Haunt Commuters In Zurich

They've been dyed to raise awareness about menstruation.
Cara Giaimo October 4, 2016
Potty Garden at 28 Pierrepont Ave.
Potsdam, New York

Potty Gardens

Three gardens with toilets and urinals filled with bright flowers started as a protest against zoning rules.
Stamp Act riots in Boston before the Revolutionary War.
Boston, Massachusetts

Site of the Boston Tax Riot

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.
secret

From Frogs to Immigration, How the Secret Service Kept Tabs on Peaceful Protests

In 2011, no protest was too small.
JPat Brown July 27, 2016