The color pink has many connotations and symbols even when it is connected to protests. In this episode of Pink Protest, we dive into historic and modern analysis of four protests: the Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan, The Chaddi Campaign and Gulabi Gang in India, and the Pussyhat Women's March in the US. Pink; a conversation about the highly gendered colour and its use in large scale protest.

A strict Covid-19 lockdown policy in China led to devastating consequences for the residents of an apartment building when it caught on fire. Blockades also made it harder for rescue services to arrive. This incident sparked an unprecedented protest movement across China with a blank piece of paper at its center.

Was the lack of help for the residents of a Uyghur-majority area racially motivated? Were the sudden relaxing of Covid-19 rules a ploy to distract from the rising protests across China?

The design of protest and the object of interest – a conversation between Rio and Rahma

*Explicit language warning

Mahsa Amini was a Kurd woman visiting Tehran when she was arrested by the Iranian morailty police for 'improper' coverage. 

What is the significance of these protests for the Islamic republic and how symbolic are their public hangings? Should we focus on the protest in Iran or the protest as seen by the rest of the world?

The design of the protest and the object of interest - a conversation between Rio and Rahma

“What is worth more, art or life?” Phoebe Plummer, an activist for Just Stop Oil asked soon after she threw soup at Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers."

Is the act of throwing liquid at famous paintings effective or is it alienating for the general public? Would something like this have worked in Asia? 

The design of the protest and the object of interest - a conversation between Rio and Rahma