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Silent protest
Silent
protest
is an organized
effort
where the
participants
stay
quiet to demonstrate disapproval. It is used as a form of
civil disobedience
and
nonviolent resistance
.
Examples
On
July 28
,
1917
, a
Silent Parade
took place in
New York City
to protest
lynching
.
1968 Olympics Black Power salute
1968
Summer Olympics
– Czech
gymnast
Věra Čáslavská
looked
away
when the
Soviet anthem
was
playing
NOH8 Campaign
2011 Belarusian protests