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-17 posts tagged "Protests"
BridgeND | Wednesday, November 4, 2020
When my close friend told me that he was planning an anti-Amy Coney Barrett protest, I initially was impressed with his determination but skeptical about how the protest would actually go. I thought maybe 50 people would show up and at best the protest may raise a few eyebrows in the administration. I certainly did
Genevieve Coleman | Thursday, October 22, 2020
The Saint Mary’s Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) hosted Notre Dame gender studies professor Ashley Bohrer who spoke in a presentation titled “Disturbing the Peace: A Feminist Defense of Conflict in a Time of Rebellion“ on Wednesday as a part of International Education Week. The talk was co-sponsored by the gender and women’s studies
Hayden Adams | Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Editor’s Note: A version of this story was published online June 2. Outrage over the death of George Floyd — an African American man who was killed after a Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes — has spilled over into the sports world. Several prominent athletes and coaches from
Hayden Adams | Wednesday, July 8, 2020
A lot has happened in Notre Dame news in the past month or so. Here are some quick hitters to catch up on what went down. Irish football players speak on social justice on Juneteenth During the University’s Walk for Unity on June 19, Notre Dame football players and coaches — all clad in black
Mariah Rush and Serena Zacharias | Friday, June 19, 2020
Young people around the world have taken this moment to use their voices and speak out against racial injustice. The Observer spoke to students from across the nation to see how some of the tri-campus is using this moment to advocate for the Black community. While some are protesting, others have found different forms of
Observer Staff Report | Friday, June 12, 2020
Over the past two weeks, various organizations and student groups at Notre Dame have released statements in light of the killing of George Floyd and the subsequent protests and demonstrations that followed his death. Notre Dame Athletics issued a statement June 5, in which they committed to change and highlighted six broad areas to improve
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Social media has played a pivotal role in demanding attention from the general public; however, it has often failed in empowering users to be activists beyond their existence on the internet. Recent examples that come to mind are the Australian fires, Sudan crisis and calls for net neutrality. After a couple weeks, the interest and
Observer Editorial Board | Tuesday, June 2, 2020
We’ve heard their names with a rumble of outrage from the white and tri-campus communities for years: Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland — the list goes on and on. And now, George Floyd. For the Black community, outrage, activism and courage have been a permanent fixture. But now, it’s time
Gary Caruso | Wednesday, March 4, 2020
My classmates nearly burned the Golden Dome. My class is the unique anomaly in the Notre Dame annuals. During the chaotic Vietnam War era, not only did we attempt to set the Golden Dome ablaze, but we also initiated a strike from classes, which University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh supported. We wore white t-shirts
Christopher Parker | Tuesday, February 4, 2020
In mid-December, protests erupted in India over a law passed by the county’s parliament. In order to discuss these developments, the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies hosted a panel called “India’s Winter of Protest” in Jenkins-Nanovic Hall on Monday. The panel consisted of three professors with different viewpoints and focuses regarding the protests