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Blizzard Employees Staged a Walkout to Protest Banned Pro-Hong Kong Gamer
A small group of Activision Blizzard employees walked out of work Tuesday afternoon to protest the company’s actions against a gamer who expressed support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong during an official livestream. The game publisher behind online multiplayer hits like World of Warcraft and Overwatch banned Hong Kong-based professional Hearthstone player Chung Ng …
Climate strike: Walkout, protests for climate change on September 20
From small island nations such as Kiribati to war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and across the United States, young people left their classrooms to demand that governments act with more urgency to wean the world off fossil fuels and cut carbon dioxide emissions. “Oceans are rising and so are we,” read the sign that 13-year-old …
Global climate change strike today: Millions hit the streets in NYC and across the world – live updates
CBSNews.com Live Video HD 1 Millions of people are skipping school and work around the world to protest climate change. They are demanding “an end to the age of fossil fuels.” Climate activist Greta Thunberg is one of thousands participating in the New York City march. Thousands joined in marches in New York City, Chicago, …
Wayfair walkout: Workers protest the company’s bed sales to migrant camps
According to a woman identifying herself as an employee of the company, Wayfair employees learned last week that an order for about $200,000 worth of bedroom furniture was placed by BCFS, which operates migrant facilities for the Department of Health and Human Services. BCFS is set to open a new facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, …
