October 30, 2026

Lab 8 – Redesigning Democracy – Jack Johnson

Source: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/montgomery-bus-boycott Montgomery Bus Boycott This was a 13-month mass protest for which the catalyst was the arrest of Rosa

Lab8 – Redesigning Democracy – Gracelynn Roberts

Student Protests Sources: https://mainecampus.com/category/news/2025/03/umaine-student-body-soundly-rejects-tpusa-advocate-at-high-turn-out-protest/ https://mainecampus.com/category/news/2025/11/controversial-politician-laurel-libby-speaks-at-umaine-met-with-a-harsh-welcome/ The issues I chose to research is when over 200 students potested when a right-leaning

Redesigning Democracy – Lab 8 – Julien Gagnon

Source: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/504-protest-disability-community-and-civil-rights.htm   The Section 504 Disability Rights Act. The 1977 504 protests was a month-long continuous sit-in protest where

Lab 8 Redesigning Democracy

Serbia Student Movement https://www.afp.com/en/serbian-student-movement-eyes-power-after-election-triumph  https://www.reuters.com/world/serbias-student-movement-toppled-political-giant-can-it-now-govern-country-2026-10-26/  Political protests in Serbia have been ongoing for years, but just this month, they had

Lab 8 – Redesigning Democracy Task

Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/higher-young-voter-turnout-in-midterms-changes-approach-to-major-political-issues Title: “Higher young voter turnout in midterms changes approach to major political issues” How and why and what:

Lab 8 – Redesigning Democracy

https://www.history.com/articles/the-greensboro-sit-in The Greensboro sit-ins were non-violent protests orchestrated by black students in Alabama during the 1960’s. The students who originated

Redesigning Democracy Lab 8 – Sophie Shannon

Sources: https://www.nilc.org/action/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/us-high-schoolers-protest-ice “These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’” Why

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