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From the Civil Rights Movement’s the March on Washington to the early 2000s Arab Spring, protests have left powerful marks upon the world.

Historically, protests have served as an outlet for marginalized groups to articulate their frustrations — and make their demands known. One such example is New York’s Stonewall riots, which kicked off the modern Pride movement and mainstream LGBTQ visibility.

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Today, protests like the Global Climate Strike and Hong Kong’s ongoing mass protests are calls for politicians to change their policies. The climate strike, for example, drew over 6 million protesters around the world, making it the biggest demonstration against climate change in history.

Here are the protests currently happening around the world.

Ivan De Luce contributed to a previous version of this article.

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