This document provides information about several recent protests from around the world, including Black Lives Matter, Extinction Rebellion, End SARS protests, protests in Chile, and protests in Belarus. For each protest, it summarizes what changes have occurred and what the current situation is. It then poses questions to help evaluate how successfully each protest met its stated aims of changing laws/society, raising awareness, standing up for others, and changing public opinions. The document encourages comparing and discussing the different protests.

1. Make sure you can explain why! Is this fair? Why/why not?
PICTURE 1
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Which of these is more
likely to be in the news?
PICTURE 2
Vote:
Picture 1 = hands on your head
Picture 2 = hands in the air

2. Make sure you can explain why! Is this fair? Why/why not?
PICTURE 1
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Which of these is more
likely to be in the news?
PICTURE 2
Vote:
Picture 1 = hands on your head
Picture 2 = hands in the air

3. Make sure you can explain why! Is this fair? Why/why not?
PICTURE 1
Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com
Which of these is more
likely to be in the news?
PICTURE 2
Vote:
Picture 1 = hands on your head
Picture 2 = hands in the air

4. ● How does the news
convince us to think in a
certain way about
protest?
● How can we make sure
we see the full story?
● How much power does
the news have over
whether a protest
works?
CHALLENGE
what have you seen about the
following protests in the news?
Do you think they have been
shown positively or
negatively? Could this affect
whether the protest works?
PROTESTS
IN CHILE

5. All of the protests in the news have made a difference in
some way. But how well have they met their aims? Can you
remember which protest had which aim / aims?
END SARS PROTESTS
PROTESTS IN CHILE
PROTESTS IN BELARUS
BLACK LIVES MATTER
EXTINCTION REBELLION
Change the way things
are done
Raise awareness
Stand up for others
Change opinions

6. BLACK LIVES MATTER
• Millions of people now support Black Lives Matter:
by sharing their message, educating themselves or
speaking out against racism
• In America, many cities (but not all) have new laws
to help stop police brutality
• Thousands of organisations have
pledged to reduce racial inequality
• Protests are still happening
WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW?
Shutterstock.com / Crush Rush
BLACK LIVES MATTER

7. CHANGE THE WAY
THINGS ARE DONE
- Have any big changes
happened in society because
of this protest?
- Has this protest made some or
all of the changes it wanted to
make?
STAND UP FOR OTHERS
- Does this group of people
have more support than they
did before?
- Does this group of people still
need help?
RAISE AWARENESS
- Do more people know
about this issue now?
- How does more people
knowing about this Issue
help?
CHANGE OPINIONS
- Has this protest changed
how people think?
- How could you tell if public
opinion had changed?
How well have protesters in Belarus met their aims?
Use the questions to help you to score this protest!
How well have Black Lives Matter protesters met their aims?
Use the questions to help you to score this protest!
Shutterstock.com / Crush Rush

8. PROTESTS IN CHILE
• Shown on the news all over the world
• The Chilean government agreed to hold a vote to
decide whether there should be a new constitution -
78% of voters said yes
• The new constitution will be drawn up by a
group of politicians chosen by the people
WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW?
Shutterstock.com / abriendomundo
PROTESTS IN CHILE

9. CHANGE THE WAY
THINGS ARE DONE
- Have any big changes
happened in society because
of this protest?
- Has this protest made some or
all of the changes it wanted to
make?
STAND UP FOR OTHERS
- Does this group of people
have more support than they
did before?
- Does this group of people still
need help?
RAISE AWARENESS
- Do more people know
about this issue now?
- How does more people
knowing about this Issue
help?
CHANGE OPINIONS
- Has this protest changed
how people think?
- How could you tell if public
opinion had changed?
How well have protesters in Belarus met their aims?
Use the questions to help you to score this protest!
How well have have protesters in Chile met their aims?
Use the questions to help you to score this protest!
Shutterstock.com / abriendomundo

10. EXTINCTION REBELLION
• The UK government has declared a climate emergency
and environmental matters are a top priority
• Protesters are often on the news
• Some acts of civil disobedience, such as
blocking roads to stop several national
newspapers from going to print, have
been very unpopular
• Protests are still happening
WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW?
Shutterstock.com / Jessica Girvan
EXTINCTION REBELLION

11. CHANGE THE WAY
THINGS ARE DONE
- Have any big changes
happened in society because
of this protest?
- Has this protest made some or
all of the changes it wanted to
make?
STAND UP FOR OTHERS
- Does this group of people
have more support than they
did before?
- Does this group of people still
need help?
RAISE AWARENESS
- Do more people know
about this issue now?
- How does more people
knowing about this Issue
help?
CHANGE OPINIONS
- Has this protest changed
how people think?
- How could you tell if public
opinion had changed?
How well have protesters in Belarus met their aims?
Use the questions to help you to score this protest!
How well have Extinction Rebellion protesters met their aims?
Use the questions to help you to score this protest!
Shutterstock.com / Jessica Girvan

12. END SARS PROTESTS
• People from all over the world joined the protest after
seeing posts online. Some sent money to help
• The Nigerian government has promised to get rid of
SARS and improve the police (but they have promised
this before)
• Many Nigerian protesters have realised
their power against the government
• Protests are still happening
WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW?
Shutterstock.com / Vic Josh
END SARS PROTESTS

13. CHANGE THE WAY
THINGS ARE DONE
- Have any big changes
happened in society because
of this protest?
- Has this protest made some or
all of the changes it wanted to
make?
STAND UP FOR OTHERS
- Does this group of people
have more support than they
did before?
- Does this group of people still
need help?
RAISE AWARENESS
- Do more people know
about this issue now?
- How does more people
knowing about this Issue
help?
CHANGE OPINIONS
- Has this protest changed
how people think?
- How could you tell if public
opinion had changed?
How well have protesters in Belarus met their aims?
Use the questions to help you to score this protest!
How well have End SARS protesters met their aims?
Use the questions to help you to score this protest!
Shutterstock.com / Vic Josh

14. PROTESTS IN BELARUS
• President Alexander Lukashenko is still in charge
• News of these protests has been shared worldwide and
other countries’ governments are angry. Many have put
restrictions on the Belarusian government, for example,
by refusing to lend it money
• Many Belarusian politicians have been
banned from other countries
• Protests are still happening
WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW?
Shutterstock.com / Alex Bar
PROTESTS IN BELARUS

15. CHANGE THE WAY
THINGS ARE DONE
- Have any big changes
happened in society because
of this protest?
- Has this protest made some or
all of the changes it wanted to
make?
STAND UP FOR OTHERS
- Does this group of people
have more support than they
did before?
- Does this group of people still
need help?
Shutterstock.com / Alex Bar
RAISE AWARENESS
- Do more people know
about this issue now?
- How does more people
knowing about this Issue
help?
CHANGE OPINIONS
- Has this protest changed
how people think?
- How could you tell if public
opinion had changed?
How well have protesters in Belarus met their aims?
Use the questions to help you to score this protest!
How well have protesters in Belarus met their aims?
Use the questions to help you to score this protest!

16. STEP 1
Play rock, paper,
scissors with your partner.
The winner gets to pick a
protest.
5 MINUTESRock, paper, scissors… QUESTION!
STEP 2
Play again. The winner gets to pick a
question to answer about the protest
you chose in the last round. Both of
you should answer the question.
• Would a protester from this group
feel like their protest has worked?
Why / why not?
• What worked about this protest?
What made it work?
• What didn’t work about this
protest? Why?
• What could have made this protest
work better?
STEP 3
Play again!
PROTESTS
IN CHILE

17. Play one final game of rock, paper, scissors.
The winner gets to choose whether to argue for or against
this statement:
The loser should argue for
the other side.
Try to use examples from
the protests in the news to
help you.
If a protest does
not meet every
single one of its
aims completely,
then it has not
worked.