#die-in

[mxjackparker]

Yesterday (December 17th) we held a die-in for International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers at Trafalgar Square in London whilst security tried to remove us. This happened within sight of the Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth where hundreds of casts of trans people's faces are displayed, of whom many were sex workers - a display inspired by a trans sex worker the artist knew years ago.

As members of THORN (Trans Hooker Resistance Network) spoke, security photographed sex workers as many tried to hide their faces for safety and complained to organizers about our presence.

We will not be silenced!

Learn about sex workers' issues worldwide from groups like ASWA (African Sex Worker Alliance), SWASH (Japanese group: Sex Workers And Sexual Health) and ESWA (European Sex Worker Alliance), SWARM (UK, Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement), Red Canary Song (US-based but organising transnationally), SWOP (Sex Worker Outreach Project, USA).

Sex workers are being killed globally as a result of stigma and violence and silence is complicity. Defend sex workers when you hear people disparaging us. Join us at events. Be a voice of change!

[yegactivist]

Die-In for Gaza by Paula Kirman

[sustainabiliteens-blog]

May 24 Vancouver Climate Strike

“Join us on May 24th in solidarity with youth around the world to demand climate justice. We will be doing a die-in outside the headquarters of Teck Resources, the second biggest company in BC, who have a horrible environmental track record. We want things to be as spontaneous as possible. Try to avoid looking suspicious or like you are waiting for something. Everyone should arrive in small groups, less than 5 minutes before 4:30. When you arrive, do not stand around in big groups, look busy, go for a walk around the block if you're early. At 4:30 there will be a signal and everyone will lie down on the ground in silence, blocking the sidewalk. We will lie down for a couple minutes with banners at either end of the blockage explaining who we are and what we are doing. Following the lead of the person with a megaphone, we will slowly stand up singing "People Gonna Rise". Afterwards we will march together to the Art Gallery Plaza for a community event.”

When? May 24th 2019 from 4:30PM to 6:30PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Where? Headquarters of Teck Resources (550 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2B5, Canada)

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[windandwater]

There's a government whip cracked across your back Where the order of the day is don't listen, attack. See the blood run down in your bushwacked town Revolution is the gimmick of a jokerless clown.

--Flogging Molly, “Requiem for a Dying Song”

Sources: 2003 Iraq War Protest / 2014 Black Lives Matter Protest / 2019 Extinction Rebellion Protest

[42ndand5th]

120 Battements par Minute (BPM) 

dir. Robin Campillo

[bikedweeb]

(via TFL Die In | Daniel Gould | Flickr)

[anewyorktimesbestsellingauthor]

I went to a “die-in” yesterday to protest the healthcare monstrosity that just passed the House. We were at Steve Knight’s (R- Palmdale) office in Santa Clarita and someone got this shot of me. I love what I am fighting for and I love this picture.