Sit-in facts for kids

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Sit-in G8 Rostock 2008

A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more persons nonviolently occupying an area for a protest.

Images for kids

Benjamin Cowins during a 1961 sit-in at McCrory's lunch counter in Tallahassee
A sit-in for climate action in Melbourne, Australia
Human rights sit-in at the Taiwanese executive assembly
Sit-in, Kertem
A dharna in Virar, Maharashtra

See also

In Spanish: Sentada para niños

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