The Protect the Protest coalition
@protecttheprotest.bsky.social
A task force of nonprofit organizations that have combined our expertise and collective power to fight back against SLAPPs and protect the free speech of public interest advocates in the United States. Shares ≠ endorsements. #StopSLAPPs #ProtectTheProtest
Land Back/Mount Rushmore (1868-ongoing)
#LandBack is rooted in the Lakota demand to return the Black Hills – land stolen and desecrated by Mount Rushmore. Since the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty was broken, people have marched, occupied, and reclaimed space to demand the land’s return.
#LandBack is rooted in the Lakota demand to return the Black Hills – land stolen and desecrated by Mount Rushmore. Since the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty was broken, people have marched, occupied, and reclaimed space to demand the land’s return.
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Land Back/Mount Rushmore (1868-ongoing)
#LandBack is rooted in the Lakota demand to return the Black Hills – land stolen and desecrated by Mount Rushmore. Since the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty was broken, people have marched, occupied, and reclaimed space to demand the land’s return.
#LandBack is rooted in the Lakota demand to return the Black Hills – land stolen and desecrated by Mount Rushmore. Since the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty was broken, people have marched, occupied, and reclaimed space to demand the land’s return.
Alcatraz Occupation (1969-1971)
The activist group Indians of All Tribes (IAT) reclaimed the abandoned Bay Area prison and held it for 19 months. Their action reawakened Indigenous activism, and reshaped the struggle for sovereignty across generations. #AlcatrazOccupation
The activist group Indians of All Tribes (IAT) reclaimed the abandoned Bay Area prison and held it for 19 months. Their action reawakened Indigenous activism, and reshaped the struggle for sovereignty across generations. #AlcatrazOccupation
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Alcatraz Occupation (1969-1971)
The activist group Indians of All Tribes (IAT) reclaimed the abandoned Bay Area prison and held it for 19 months. Their action reawakened Indigenous activism, and reshaped the struggle for sovereignty across generations. #AlcatrazOccupation
The activist group Indians of All Tribes (IAT) reclaimed the abandoned Bay Area prison and held it for 19 months. Their action reawakened Indigenous activism, and reshaped the struggle for sovereignty across generations. #AlcatrazOccupation
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls (1990s-ongoing)
This movement exposes the crisis of violence, disappearance, and murder of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit people, and relatives. The red handprint has become a universal symbol of grief, rage, and love because of #MMIWG.
This movement exposes the crisis of violence, disappearance, and murder of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit people, and relatives. The red handprint has become a universal symbol of grief, rage, and love because of #MMIWG.
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls (1990s-ongoing)
This movement exposes the crisis of violence, disappearance, and murder of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit people, and relatives. The red handprint has become a universal symbol of grief, rage, and love because of #MMIWG.
This movement exposes the crisis of violence, disappearance, and murder of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit people, and relatives. The red handprint has become a universal symbol of grief, rage, and love because of #MMIWG.
Idle No More (2012-2013)
Founded by three Indigenous women and one non-Native ally in so-called Canada, #IdleNoMore sparked a global movement.Through teach-ins, songs, and round dances, it called for sovereignty, protection of the land, and renewal of Indigenous law.
Founded by three Indigenous women and one non-Native ally in so-called Canada, #IdleNoMore sparked a global movement.Through teach-ins, songs, and round dances, it called for sovereignty, protection of the land, and renewal of Indigenous law.
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Idle No More (2012-2013)
Founded by three Indigenous women and one non-Native ally in so-called Canada, #IdleNoMore sparked a global movement.Through teach-ins, songs, and round dances, it called for sovereignty, protection of the land, and renewal of Indigenous law.
Founded by three Indigenous women and one non-Native ally in so-called Canada, #IdleNoMore sparked a global movement.Through teach-ins, songs, and round dances, it called for sovereignty, protection of the land, and renewal of Indigenous law.
Mauna Kea Protectors (2014-ongoing)
Kanaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiians) have resisted construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the sacred Mauna Kea volcano for over a decade. Their movement is a model for spiritual and ecological defense. #ProtectMaunaKea @kanaeokana.bsky.social
Kanaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiians) have resisted construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the sacred Mauna Kea volcano for over a decade. Their movement is a model for spiritual and ecological defense. #ProtectMaunaKea @kanaeokana.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mauna Kea Protectors (2014-ongoing)
Kanaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiians) have resisted construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the sacred Mauna Kea volcano for over a decade. Their movement is a model for spiritual and ecological defense. #ProtectMaunaKea @kanaeokana.bsky.social
Kanaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiians) have resisted construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the sacred Mauna Kea volcano for over a decade. Their movement is a model for spiritual and ecological defense. #ProtectMaunaKea @kanaeokana.bsky.social
Standing Rock/#NoDAPL (2016-ongoing)
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and thousands of Indigenous Water Protectors stood against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Their courage and solidarity shifted global consciousness and redefined the climate justice movement. #MniWiconi #WaterIsLife
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and thousands of Indigenous Water Protectors stood against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Their courage and solidarity shifted global consciousness and redefined the climate justice movement. #MniWiconi #WaterIsLife
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Standing Rock/#NoDAPL (2016-ongoing)
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and thousands of Indigenous Water Protectors stood against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Their courage and solidarity shifted global consciousness and redefined the climate justice movement. #MniWiconi #WaterIsLife
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and thousands of Indigenous Water Protectors stood against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Their courage and solidarity shifted global consciousness and redefined the climate justice movement. #MniWiconi #WaterIsLife
Line 3 Pipeline Resistance (2017-2021)
Anishinaabe women and Two-Spirit land defenders led the fight against the Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Their resistance linked climate justice to treaty rights, and showed what it means to protect water and future generations. #StopLine3
Anishinaabe women and Two-Spirit land defenders led the fight against the Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Their resistance linked climate justice to treaty rights, and showed what it means to protect water and future generations. #StopLine3
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Line 3 Pipeline Resistance (2017-2021)
Anishinaabe women and Two-Spirit land defenders led the fight against the Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Their resistance linked climate justice to treaty rights, and showed what it means to protect water and future generations. #StopLine3
Anishinaabe women and Two-Spirit land defenders led the fight against the Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Their resistance linked climate justice to treaty rights, and showed what it means to protect water and future generations. #StopLine3
Wet’suwet’en Resistance (2019-ongoing)
Hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation continue to oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline across unceded territory. Their defense of land and law sparked a wave of solidarity blockades across so-called Canada. #WetsuwetenStrong
Hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation continue to oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline across unceded territory. Their defense of land and law sparked a wave of solidarity blockades across so-called Canada. #WetsuwetenStrong
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Wet’suwet’en Resistance (2019-ongoing)
Hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation continue to oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline across unceded territory. Their defense of land and law sparked a wave of solidarity blockades across so-called Canada. #WetsuwetenStrong
Hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation continue to oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline across unceded territory. Their defense of land and law sparked a wave of solidarity blockades across so-called Canada. #WetsuwetenStrong
Red Hill Water Crisis (2021-ongoing)
When the US Navy’s Red Hill fuel tanks leaked into O’ahu’s aquifer, Kanaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian) organizers led the fight to protect the island’s water. They called it environmental violence and won a permanent shutdown. #WaterIsLife
When the US Navy’s Red Hill fuel tanks leaked into O’ahu’s aquifer, Kanaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian) organizers led the fight to protect the island’s water. They called it environmental violence and won a permanent shutdown. #WaterIsLife
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Red Hill Water Crisis (2021-ongoing)
When the US Navy’s Red Hill fuel tanks leaked into O’ahu’s aquifer, Kanaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian) organizers led the fight to protect the island’s water. They called it environmental violence and won a permanent shutdown. #WaterIsLife
When the US Navy’s Red Hill fuel tanks leaked into O’ahu’s aquifer, Kanaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian) organizers led the fight to protect the island’s water. They called it environmental violence and won a permanent shutdown. #WaterIsLife
Oak Flat/Apache Stronghold (2021-ongoing)
Chi’chil Biłdagoteel (Oak Flat) is land of ceremony and spirit for Apache, but it is under threat of a foreign mining company. The Apache Stronghold continues to defend this sacred land through prayer, direct action, and the courts. #SaveOakFlat
Chi’chil Biłdagoteel (Oak Flat) is land of ceremony and spirit for Apache, but it is under threat of a foreign mining company. The Apache Stronghold continues to defend this sacred land through prayer, direct action, and the courts. #SaveOakFlat
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Oak Flat/Apache Stronghold (2021-ongoing)
Chi’chil Biłdagoteel (Oak Flat) is land of ceremony and spirit for Apache, but it is under threat of a foreign mining company. The Apache Stronghold continues to defend this sacred land through prayer, direct action, and the courts. #SaveOakFlat
Chi’chil Biłdagoteel (Oak Flat) is land of ceremony and spirit for Apache, but it is under threat of a foreign mining company. The Apache Stronghold continues to defend this sacred land through prayer, direct action, and the courts. #SaveOakFlat
#TodayInProtestHistory: The March on Washington.
On August 28, 1963 more than 250,000 people gathered in D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was a turning point in the fight for civil rights, and proof that mass protest can shift public opinion and force political change.
On August 28, 1963 more than 250,000 people gathered in D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was a turning point in the fight for civil rights, and proof that mass protest can shift public opinion and force political change.
August 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
#TodayInProtestHistory: The March on Washington.
On August 28, 1963 more than 250,000 people gathered in D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was a turning point in the fight for civil rights, and proof that mass protest can shift public opinion and force political change.
On August 28, 1963 more than 250,000 people gathered in D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was a turning point in the fight for civil rights, and proof that mass protest can shift public opinion and force political change.
#TodayInProtestHistory: Kenosha Unrest
On August 25, 2020, Kenosha, WI, became a flashpoint in the national uprising for racial justice as protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake entered a third night. What unfolded showed the power & peril of protest in an era of rising authoritarianism.
On August 25, 2020, Kenosha, WI, became a flashpoint in the national uprising for racial justice as protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake entered a third night. What unfolded showed the power & peril of protest in an era of rising authoritarianism.
August 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
#TodayInProtestHistory: Kenosha Unrest
On August 25, 2020, Kenosha, WI, became a flashpoint in the national uprising for racial justice as protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake entered a third night. What unfolded showed the power & peril of protest in an era of rising authoritarianism.
On August 25, 2020, Kenosha, WI, became a flashpoint in the national uprising for racial justice as protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake entered a third night. What unfolded showed the power & peril of protest in an era of rising authoritarianism.
The #ProtectTheProtest coalition was formed to meet the urgent need to protect the fundamental rights to free speech and assembly. In this political moment, the need for protest and collective resistance is more critical than ever.
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#ProtestWorks
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June 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The #ProtectTheProtest coalition was formed to meet the urgent need to protect the fundamental rights to free speech and assembly. In this political moment, the need for protest and collective resistance is more critical than ever.
www.protecttheprotest.org/stories/stat...
#ProtestWorks
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#ProtestWorks