demonstrations

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Vivien Li, now living in Washington, D.C., came to the world’s attention during the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Petrini, who was a journalist, set up the grassroots movement under the name Arcigola shortly after demonstrations against McDonald's opening a restaurant in Rome's Piazza di Spagna.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The demonstrations, organized under the banner “All Roads Lead to the South,” brought activists, clergy members, students, union organizers, and elected officials to the historic sites associated with the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The work fits into a broader push to move quantum communication and photonic quantum systems from delicate lab demonstrations toward more scalable platforms.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Students at that black school had been protesting since February 5 a segregated bowling alley in town, with demonstrations growing in size and intensity over the next few days.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson