protest

(noun)

A protest is an expression of objection, by words or by actions, to particular events, policies, or situations. Protests can take many different forms, from individual statements to mass demonstrations. Protesters may organize a protest as a way of publicly making their opinions heard in an attempt to influence public opinion or government policy.

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Examples of protest in the following topics:

  • Impact of the Protestant Reformation

    • The Protestant Reformation was a religious movement that occurred in Western Europe during the 16th century that resulted in the theological divide between Roman Catholics and Protestants.
    • Reformation art embraced Protestant values, although the amount of religious art produced in Protestant countries was hugely reduced (largely because a huge patron for the arts—the Catholic Church—was no longer active in these countries).
    • The Protestant Reformation also capitalized on the popularity of printmaking in northern Europe.
    • Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, attacked in the Protestant iconoclasm in 1572.
    • Describe the Protestant Reformation and its effects on Western European art of the 16th century

  • Louis XIV and the Huguenots

    • Responding to petitions, Louis initially excluded Protestants from office, constrained the meeting of synods, closed churches outside Edict-stipulated areas, banned Protestant outdoor preachers, and prohibited domestic Protestant migration.
    • He also disallowed Protestant-Catholic intermarriages where third parties objected, encouraged missions to the Protestants, and rewarded converts to Catholicism.
    • An enforced yet steady conversion of Protestants followed, especially among the noble elites.
    • In 1681, Louis dramatically increased the persecution of Protestants.
    • Protestants across Europe were horrified at the treatment of their fellow believers and Louis' public image in most of Europe, especially in Protestant regions, suffered greatly.

  • Tax Protests

    • Beginning in 1765 the British Parliament asserted its supreme authority to lay taxes, and a series of American protests began that led directly to the American Revolution.
    • The first wave of protests attacked the Stamp Act of 1765, and marked the first time Americans from each of the thirteen colonies met together and planned a common front against illegal taxes.
    • This also began the rise of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, who staged public protests over the taxes.
    • During the Boston Tea Party of 1773, Americans dumped British tea into Boston Harbor in protest of a hidden tax.

  • Bohemian Period

    • In 1609, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia (1576–1612), increased Protestant rights.
    • They preferred the Protestant Frederick V, elector of the Palatinate (successor of Frederick IV, the creator of the Protestant Union).
    • Moravia was already embroiled in a conflict between Catholics and Protestants.
    • Immediately after the Defenestration, the Protestant estates and Catholic Habsburgs started gathering allies for war.
    • This was a serious blow to Protestant ambitions in the region.

  • Political Art

    • Political art in the nineties was a form of protest for the feminist movement against patriarchy and women's exclusion in the arts.
    • Throughout their existence the Guerrilla Girls have utilized protest art to express their ideals, opinions, concerns, and to bring revenue into the group.
    • Their posters, which now are in the collection of the museum they originally protested against, the Museum of Modern Art, among others, are known for their bold statements such as, "When racism and sexism are no longer fashionable, what will your art collection be worth?
    • Similarly, in 1998, Guerrilla Girls West protested at the San Jose Museum of Art, over low representation of women artists.
    • Guerrilla Girls billboard in Los Angeles protests white male dominance at the Oscars in 2009.

  • Coxey's Army

    • Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by Ohio businessman Jacob Coxey.
    • Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by Ohio businessman Jacob Coxey.
    • It was the first significant popular protest march on Washington, and the expression "Enough food to feed Coxey's Army" originates from this march.
    • Interest in the march and protest rapidly dwindled.
    • Many of these protesters were unemployed railroad workers who blamed railroad companies, President Cleveland's monetary policies, and excessive freight rates for their plight.

  • Religious Divide in the Holy Roman Empire

    • The northern Protestant states, angered by the violation of their rights to choose granted in the Peace of Augsburg, banded together to form the Protestant Union.
    • After the Protestant Reformation, these independent states became divided between Catholic and Protestant rulership, giving rise to conflict.
    • This made him highly unpopular in Protestant Bohemia.
    • The Protestant cause seemed to wax toward a quick overall victory.
    • Blues indicate Catholic regions and Red/Orange indicate Protestant (included Lutheran, Calvinist, Hussite, and Reform).

  • The Stimulus Package and the Occupy Movement

    • While Obama initiated a stimulus package to pump money into the weakened economy, protesters voiced their dissatisfaction with the growing income gap.
    • The protest received global attention, spawning the Occupy movement against social and economic inequality worldwide.
    • Early on the protesters were mostly young; as the protests grew, however, older activists also became involved.
    • The average age of the protesters was 33, with people in their 20s balanced by people in their 40s.
    • The protesters were forced out of Zuccotti Park on November 15, 2011.

  • Discontent with the Roman Catholic Church

    • The Protestant Reformation was the schism within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin, and other early Protestants.
    • The Protestant Reformation, often referred to simply as the Reformation, was a schism from the Roman Catholic Church initiated by Martin Luther and continued by other early Protestant Reformers in Europe in the 16th century.
    • The Protestant position, however, would come to incorporate doctrinal changes such as sola scriptura (by the scripture alone) and sola fide (by faith alone).
    • The Reformation led to the creation of new national Protestant churches.
    • In general, Northern Europe, with the exception of most of Ireland, turned Protestant.

  • Protestant Work Ethic and Weber

    • Weber observed that, after the Reformation, Protestant countries such as the Netherlands, England, Scotland, and Germany gained economic prominence over Catholic countries such as France, Spain, and Italy.
    • Furthermore, in societies with different religions, the most successful business leaders tended to be Protestant.
    • To explain these observations, Weber argued that Protestantism, and especially the ascetic Protestant or Calvinist denominations, had redefined the connection between work and piety .
    • Furthermore, the Protestant ethic, while promoting the pursuit of economic gain, eschewed hedonistic pleasure.
    • Protestant believers thus reconciled, even encouraged, the pursuit of profit with religion.