Parents protest outside school after bars are put on toilets
“Toilets are a human right” Parents have held a protest outside a school in England after prison-like bars were placed on the toilets. Protestors gathered outside The Discovery Academy in Stoke-on-Trent on Thursday morning. Up to 70 pupils joined the protest this morning. The school has come under fire after they installed bars on the […]
3 years ago
Teenagers set to protest outside Facebook HQ tomorrow over harm caused by social media
They feel more could be done to protect young people like themselves. Over the years there has been much controversy regarding the role that social media plays in the mental health of young people. Many have argued that the filters and images displayed across different social media platforms are causing young people unnecessary anxiety, depression […]
5 years ago
Hundreds expected to join #MarchForMaternity protest at Dáil tomorrow
Will you be taking part? On Wednesday, hundreds of people will gather outside the Dáil, Wednesday 6th Oct at 1pm to call on Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to honour his commitment to end partner restrictions in maternity care. In the last year and a half many have voiced their outrage regarding mothers having to attend […]
5 years ago
Domestic violence protests continue after discovery of six-year-old girl’s body in Spain
The discovery of a child’s body has prompted protests against gender-based violence in Spain. Spain has seen nationwide protests against domestic violence after the body of six year-old Olivia Gimeno Zimmermann was found off the coast of Tenerife. A search for her younger sister, one year-old Anna, continues. The BBC reports that an investigating judge […]
5 years ago
Here’s why women in India are sharing ripped jeans selfies on social media
The movement started after a politician suggested that women who wear distressed denim set a “bad example”. Over the past week, Indian women have been sharing photos of themselves in ripped jeans online. The movement is a reaction to comments made by Tirath Singh Rawat, an Indian politician. He suggested that women who wear ripped […]
5 years ago
‘It’s a crisis for childcare providers, for parents, and for children’: Why Irish Early Years educators are protesting today
They provide one of the very most important and valuable jobs there is. Yet when it comes to those working as early years educators in creches and sessional services across Ireland today, they are facing a situation that would tell you that the very opposite is true. Underpaid, undervalued and, right now, under an enormous […]
7 years ago