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Viewfinder: Climate Activists and Police Clash in Westminster

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Nov 15, 2018

A climate activist is arrested after spray-painting on the gates outside the Houses of Parliament on November 14th, 2018, in London, England. Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion held a series of coordinated direct actions in Westminster, including writing "VEGAN SAVES US ALL" and "LOVE EACH OTHER" on the gates.
(Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

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Swedish environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg addresses politicians, media, and guests with the Houses of Parliament on April 23rd, 2019, in London, England.

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LGBTQ activists from the National Center for Transgender Equality, partner organizations, and their supporters hold a "We Will Not Be Erased" rally in front of the White House on October 22nd, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Members of the LGBTQ community and their supporters across the country mobilized quickly to show support for transgender rights after the New York Times published news of an unreleased Trump administration memo that proposes a strict definition of gender based on a person's genitalia at birth.

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