We encourage all citizens to educate themselves, take peaceful and responsible action, and remember to vote on Nov. The collective actions have sparked conversations about police brutality and racial injustice — as well as how such collective actions are described.
Famous athletes such as LeBron James also used the phrase " boycott. But others, such as Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have pointed out that such actions may be more accurately described as a "strike.
Colvin continues, "What is confusing some people is that they are focusing on the object of the protest, rather than the type of action being taken. A strike could be focused on winning higher wages or it could be focused on making a political protest; either action would be a strike since they both involve workers stopping work to make a point.
According to AP Style , a boycott is "an organized refusal to buy a product or service, or to deal with a merchant or group of merchants. I am a long time NYRA member and thanks to my petitioning efforts, next month in Amherst Massachusetts voters will be able to vote on whether By an overwhelming majority vote of , on June 25 the U. Last week, U. Constitution that would lower the voting age to sixteen throughout A few weeks ago, I posted a thread on the NYRA forums about a curfew in a village near me for the nights of October Organizing a Protest, Walkout or Boycott.
Sit-ins involve peacefully occupying a public space by sitting for a designated period of time and are popular in schools and colleges. Sit-ins for student rights have taken place outside the offices of college presidents and in high school courtyards. Silent protests can be done as part of refusing to participate in a required activity. You can organize your protest on a specific day and include symbols of solidarity such as wearing a specific color.
In , 2, students at West High in Madison, Wisconsin gathered for a silent sit-in to protest a change in their curriculum. Walkouts are often used in schools and colleges where a group simply leaves at a designated time in an effort to express disapproval. They can often lead into a rally or march. They also can occur spontaneously, in response to some event.
Walkouts have a long history in the fight for student rights, including Barbara Johns who organized a walkout to protest poor school facilities and segregated schools in the s and Mexican-American students that protested unfair treatments and corporal punishment in the 60s.
Protest rallies involve people making speeches about an issue. You can invite someone to act as an emcee to lead protest chants and songs and other community members who support your issue. Rallies are often used at the beginning or end of protest marches, but can be used by themselves. Rallies should be creative to bring attention to your cause. In , dozens of students from the Providence Student Union in Providence, RI dressed up as zombies for a rally against standardized testing.
Picketing and protest marches are similar except a picket stays in one place, like in front of a business, and marches go from one location to another. Boycotts are refusals to buy a product or participate in an activity.
Boycotts can happen alongside a protest and are good to use as a last resort- just the threat of a boycott may be enough to make your opposition back down. Planning Your Protest Use your protest as part of a larger campaign. If you are protesting a law or policy, let the people responsible know your complaint and give them a chance to respond.
And since not everyone will be comfortable with protesting, make sure you are being inclusive by encouraging other ways for people to show their support, such as making phone calls, writing letters, or organizing a boycott.
Holding a protest where not enough people show up might not help your campaign as much as other tactics, so you should make sure you have enough people to participate. Decide on a time and place. Protests can happen anywhere, but you should arrange your protest where it will be seen by as many people as possible.
Some options include the sidewalk in front of a business, government offices, your school, or a park. Obtain a permit, if needed. Publicize your protest. Make brightly-colored flyers and posters about the protest and put them up around town and your school. Hand out pamphlets. Publicize in your school newspaper and on social media.
Make a press release and send it to local newspapers, to websites and blogs, and to other organizations that may support your message. Call local newspapers and radio stations and ask them to promote the protest. Be prepared to talk about your issue in case you are asked for an interview. Make a visual impact. Make brightly colored posters and banners with catchy slogans and bring some extra. Put the name of your chapter or group with your contact details so that people who are new to the issue will know who to contact to find out more.
You can use chalk to write messages on public sidewalks. Be vocal. Some examples include: What do we want?
Voting Rights! When do we want them? Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Curfew laws have got to go! So are boycott and strike synonyms that can be interchanged? It can also mean to make an attack , hit against something, or ignite fire. Synonyms for strike include hit and knock. As a noun, boycott refers to the act or practice of boycotting. For example: She organized a boycott of a popular beauty brand after finding out they tested products on animals.
Boycott originates from the name Charles C. Boycott —97 , who was an English estate manager in Ireland. In , when he attempted to evict some of his tenants during times of hardship, he was subject to ostracism and other nonviolent coercive tactics from the townspeople. Synonyms for boycott include avoid , blacklist , cut off , exclude , refuse , and reject. The key to remembering the difference between boycott and strike is to figure out who is taking action: the consumer or the employee?
Workers strike against their employers while consumers opt against financially or physically supporting something as a way of peacefully protesting against it. Consumers boycott.
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