====== COVID-19 Pandemic Policy Protests ====== Hotly debated policies that many perceive as economically disasterous and socially segregating have spurred protests around the world, mostly in Western nations. ===== People Speaking Out Against the Narrative ===== See [[people speaking out against the narrative]] for a summary of intellectual and political arguments. ===== Lockdown and Quarantine Protests ===== ===== Vaccine Mandate Protests ===== British Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] hosted an "intimate dinner" at 10 Downing Street for "some of the world’s most powerful executives" on October 18, 2021. The stated purpose of the meeting was to discuss "Global Britain", ahead of a summit the following day "attended by more than 200 top financiers designed to woo investment in Britain and fend off the advances of countries on the European Continent."((Gill, O., Burton, L., & Furness, H. (2021, October 15). //Prime Minister invites world’s top business leaders to Downing Street dinner.// The Telegraph. Retrieved October 18, 2021, from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/10/15/prime-minister-invites-worlds-top-business-leaders-downing-street)) The event was attended by "dozens" of protestors who blocked access to arriving cars and attempted to see who was behind the vehicles' tinted windows.((Farrell, K. (2021, October 18). //“Arrest Bill Gates!” Protesters swarm Downing Street as they halt cars at Boris dinner.// Express.Co.Uk. Retrieved October 18, 2021, from https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1507873/downing-street-protest-boris-johnson-bill-gates-dinner-cars-arrest-latest-news-vn)) Protesters loudly called for [[Bill Gates]] to be arrested, while accusing him of murder through his close involvement over the development of deadly [[COVID-19 vaccines|COVID-19 vaccine]] products.((OpenVAERS. (2021, October 8). //COVID Vaccine Data.// Retrieved October 18, 2021, from https://openvaers.com/covid-data)) ((Yamada, H., Schlosberg, J., & Tienabeso, S. (2020, December 10). //Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announces $250 million COVID vaccine commitment.// ABC News. Retrieved October 18, 2021, from https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/bill-melinda-gates-foundation-announces-250-million-covid/story?id=74651890)) A second "gala dinner" was co-hosted by Chancellor of the Exchequer [[Rishi Sunak]] and [[William Russell]], the Lord Mayor of London, "for other leading business figures."((Saligrama, A., & Adler, L. (2021, October 15). //UK’s Johnson invites Bill Gates, JPMorgan’s Dimon, others to dinner -The Telegraph.// Reuters. Retrieved October 18, 2021, from https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-johnson-invites-bill-gates-jpmorgans-dimon-others-dinner-the-telegraph-2021-10-15/)) Among the dinner guests were [[Microsoft]] founder [[Bill Gates]]; [[BlackRock]] CEO and Chairman [[Larry Fink]]; [[JPMorgan Chase]] CEO [[Jamie Dimon]]; [[Blackstone]] co-founder [[Stephen Schwarzman]]; [[Barclays]] Group Chief Executive [[Jes Staley]]; [[Santander]] Group Chairwoman [[Ana Botín]]; BT CEO [[Philip Jansen]]; [[Goldman Sachs]] CEO [[David Solomon]].((Donaldson, K. (2021, October 18). //Boris Johnson Hosts Business Leaders’ Dinner Amid U.K. Investment Push.// BNN Bloomberg. Retrieved October 18, 2021, from https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/boris-johnson-hosts-business-leaders-dinner-amid-u-k-investment-push-1.1667791)) ===== Vaccine Passport Protests ===== ===== Events ===== ===Worldwide Freedom Events November 20, 2021=== event hashtag #WeWillAllBeThere 2021 November 21- “We’ll Never Give Up” — Protests Erupt Across World Over Gov’t COVID Tyranny by Tyler Durden AP News calls them “far-right,” but tens of thousands of freedom-loving people marched against new tyrannical public health measures, such as partial and full lockdowns and health passports and mandatory vaccinations, across Europe. Demonstrations against new virus restrictions were observed in Austria, Croatia, Italy, Northern Ireland, the UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Outside of Europe, protesters were seen in several cities across Canada, Australia, Japan, and even the US. Some marked Saturday as part of a “Worldwide Freedom” rally to protest COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. Some of the most intense rallies, which turned into riots, were in the port city of Rotterdam. Clashes between protesters and police began Friday and continued through Saturday night. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122131419/https://www.activistpost.com/2021/11/well-never-give-up-protests-erupt-across-world-over-govt-covid-tyranny.html ===Israeli Protest, December 18, 2021=== [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ3Vv3T1kT8 | A short piece]] by Avi Barak from a seemingly peaceful protest that turned violent.