Protesting Collection

The Jarrow March. The marchers left Jarrow on 5th October 1936. They reached London on 31st October 1936 and they returned to Jarrow on 5th November 1936

Image of Che Guevara on wall outside apartment, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Demonstration in London -- Tariq Ali (b. 1943, centre), writer, journalist and filmmaker, linking arms with others and walking along a road

Bank Notes - Paper Money - French Alarmists - ah! poor John Bull
NCO191224 Bank Notes - Paper Money - French Alarmists - ah! poor John Bull! published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-55 (oil on canvas)
SJS1997 The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-55 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 101.5x127 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

An Election Entertainment, 1755 (oil on canvas)
SJS22527 An Election Entertainment, 1755 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 101.5x127 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Public protest, Kazakhstan, 1990 C017 / 9394
Public protest. People, assembled at a rally to protect the drying Aral Sea. Photographed in Kazakhstan, in 1990

Troops put down riots in Belgium, 1899
3480900 Troops put down riots in Belgium, 1899; (add.info.: Troops put down riots in Belgium, 1899.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Captain Paul Boynton demonstrating his swimming apparatus, 1850
3330866 Captain Paul Boynton demonstrating his swimming apparatus, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Captain Paul Boynton demonstrating his swimming apparatus- type of life suit- in Cork)

Washington, DC, July 28, 1932 - Tanks and mounted troops go to break up Bonus Marchers' camp (b/w photo)
7133816 Washington, DC, July 28, 1932 - Tanks and mounted troops go to break up Bonus Marchers' camp (b/w photo); (add.info.: Washington, DC, July 28)

A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850
3330605 A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives from shipwrecks by)

Chief of Police lynched by the crowd in Paris, 1899 (illustration)
8698435 Chief of Police lynched by the crowd in Paris, 1899 (illustration) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); (add.info.: Society. Justice. Chief of Police lynched by the crowd in Paris)

Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635310 Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Demonstration of how Roman numerals may be formed with the fingers (litho)
8641530 Demonstration of how Roman numerals may be formed with the fingers (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Deroulede and Habert trying to circumvent General Roger and his troops during a nationalist march in Paris, 1899
3480895 Deroulede and Habert trying to circumvent General Roger and his troops during a nationalist march in Paris, 1899; (add.info)

A demonstration in Dublin, 1899
3480851 A demonstration in Dublin, 1899; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a demonstration in Dublin in 1899, against Joseph Chamberlain (1836 - 1914)

The End of the Provisional Government; Lenin's Red Guard on the streets of Petrograd, 1917 (b/w photo)
3331003 The End of the Provisional Government; Lenin's Red Guard on the streets of Petrograd, 1917 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph of members of the Red Guards)

A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850
3331171 A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives from shipwrecks by)

Police arresting demonstators at a rally by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635298 Police arresting demonstators at a rally by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rally by unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635309 Rally by unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A heavily stocked window mainly of canned goods (b/w photo)
8647458 A heavily stocked window mainly of canned goods (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A heavily stocked window mainly of canned goods)

Ulster Unionist demonstration, Herne Hill, London, 1914 (b/w photo)
8626509 Ulster Unionist demonstration, Herne Hill, London, 1914 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

May Day demonstrations before the General Strike, London, 1926 (b/w photo)
8626466 May Day demonstrations before the General Strike, London, 1926 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766; obverse, 1766 (silver)
7339290 Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766; obverse, 1766 (silver) by Soranzo, Mario (fl.1765); 3.3x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Solar spectrum being demonstrated to young boys, 1887
3480083 Solar spectrum being demonstrated to young boys, 1887; (add.info.: Solar spectrum being demonstrated to young boys in a darkened room by means of a Heliostat and a prism)

Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635313 Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635312 Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635311 Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demonstration by unemployed workers, London, 1931)

Map showing the route of the demonstration at Copenhagen Fields, London, England 21 April 1834 in protest against
5614428 Map showing the route of the demonstration at Copenhagen Fields, London, England 21 April 1834 in protest against the deportation of the Tolpuddle Martyrs; (add.info)

Bloody Sunday in St Petersburg, Russia in 1905 (print)
5669577 Bloody Sunday in St Petersburg, Russia in 1905 (print); (add.info.: French satirical Illustration after the Bloody Sunday, 22 January 1905 in St Petersburg, Russia)

Dutch cartoon protesting against Oliver Cromwell's rule in Britain. It shows him as Hercules clad in a lionskin
528111 Dutch cartoon protesting against Oliver Cromwell's rule in Britain. It shows him as Hercules clad in a lionskin, breaking open the royal money barrel, thus ending the Long Parliament

Rally of unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635299 Rally of unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rally of unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London)

The Tea in Boston Harbour (engraving)
8632410 The Tea in Boston Harbour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tea in Boston Harbour)

Suffragist march, London, 1908 (b/w photo)
8626531 Suffragist march, London, 1908 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suffragist march, London, 13 June 1908)

Sunday procession on the Embankment, London (b/w photo)
8676196 Sunday procession on the Embankment, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunday procession on the Embankment, London)

Saluting the quarter-deck (colour photo)
8668592 Saluting the quarter-deck (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saluting the quarter-deck)

strike of the workers at the Schneider factory , in Le Creusot, France, in 1899 (photo0)
1802162 strike of the workers at the Schneider factory , in Le Creusot, France, in 1899 (photo0 by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: strike of the workers at the Schneider factory)

Emmeline Pankhurst carrying a petition from the Third Women's Parliament to the Prime Minister on February 13th
STC321032 Emmeline Pankhurst carrying a petition from the Third Women's Parliament to the Prime Minister on February 13th

Suffrage Parade, Alberta Hill, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Suffrage Parade, Alberta Hill, 1913. Shows Alberta Hill on horseback at the Woman Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C., March 3, 1913

Women from the Halles market going for King Louis XVI of France in Versailles on October 5, 1789(engraving)
XEE4149368 Women from the Halles market going for King Louis XVI of France in Versailles on October 5, 1789(engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Revolution Russe; Les premieres manifestations sur la place Znamenskaia, a Petrograd... 1917. Creator: Unknown
La Revolution Russe; Les premieres manifestations sur la place Znamenskaia, a Petrograd, devant le monument d'Alexandre III; deja

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). African-American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott

Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Un groupe d'eleves artilleurs parcourt la ville en cortege... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Un groupe d'eleves artilleurs parcourt la ville en cortege, precede d'un panneau portant ces mots: , 1917

Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Des soldats patriotes se rendent a la Douma portant un panneau...1917 Creator: Unknown
Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Des soldats patriotes se rendent a la Douma portant un panneau ou ils ont ecrit: , 1917. Upheavals in Russia

Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Une contre-manifestation patriotique: des aveugles de guerre... 1917 Creator: Unknown
Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Une contre-manifestation patriotique: des aveugles de guerre, guides par une infiermiere, promenent a travers Petrograd cette inscription: , 1917

Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Le debut des gardes rouges: une manifestation de la des ouvriers qui, apres avoir envahi et pille l'arsenal

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). African-American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). African-American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott

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"From Jarrow to Havana: A Global History of Protesting" In the annals of history, the spirit of protest has always burned bright, and is a powerful force that transcends time and borders, uniting people in their quest for justice and change. From the iconic Jarrow March in 1936, where determined marchers embarked on a grueling journey to fight against unemployment and poverty, to the image of Che Guevara adorning a wall outside an apartment in Havana, Cuba - symbols of revolution and defiance continue to inspire generations. Protests come in many forms - sometimes expressed through art or even currency. French Alarmists used banknotes as their canvas to voice dissent against societal injustices, while John Bull's plight was captured on paper money during times of economic struggle. The power of public demonstration cannot be underestimated either; Tariq Ali stands at its heart as he fearlessly advocates for change amidst London's bustling streets. Even centuries ago, protests were part and parcel of political life. Canvassing for votes became an intense battleground depicted vividly in oil paintings like "The Election II" and "An Election Entertainment. " These scenes remind us that democracy is not just about casting ballots but also about raising voices collectively. As we fast forward into more recent times, we witness how climate change rallies have become catalysts for global action. In London 2008, protestors gathered with determination etched on their faces demanding urgent measures to save our planet from impending catastrophe. Meanwhile, police photographers documented these historic moments when activists took a stand against airport development at Heathrow - highlighting both the importance and risks associated with such demonstrations. Throughout history, influential figures have lent their support to various causes by joining protesters on the front lines. Bertrand Russell sat humbly on pavements alongside fellow demonstrators during CND protests in 1961 – his presence symbolizing intellectual solidarity with those fighting for peace. Protests are not limited to political or environmental issues alone.