Plenty of climate activists have used shock tactics, but none drew attention like the $1.78-can of soup that was thrown onto Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers.”

Jacob Boon is The Tyee’s newsletter editor.

Published on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2022/10/20/What-Makes-Successful-Protest/

Plenty of climate activists have used shock tactics, but none drew attention like the $1.78-can of soup that was thrown onto Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers.” Jacob Boon is The Tyee’s newsletter editor. Published on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2022/10/20/What-Makes-Successful-Protest/

What Makes a Successful Protest

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