a wave of exp
if there is a “wave of” protests, many
protests happen
to spread vb
if something “spreads”, it starts
happening in other places
to step down phr vb
if a minister/politician, etc. “steps down”,
they leave their position in government
economic inequality n
a situation in which some people have
lots of money and others have nothing
corporate greed n
if a company is accused of “corporate
greed”, people think the company is
acting badly/illegally in its attempts to
make more and more money
to occupy vb
if a group of people “occupy” an area,
they take control of that area
to pitch a tent exp
to put up / erect a “tent” (an object
made of material that you sleep in)
to camp out phr vb
if you “camp out” somewhere, you
sleep there (often in a tent)
to camp vb
if you “camp out” somewhere, you
sleep there (often in a tent)
unsustainable adj
if something is “unsustainable”, it
cannot continue
unjust adj
not fair
to evict vb
if the police “evict” someone from a
place, they force them to leave that
place
to spread the word exp
to tell people about something; to let
people know about something
in real time exp
if something happens “in real time”, it
happens now / as you're talking, etc.
Protest Posters Many Arab
Spring and
Occupy
protesters made
protest signs,
which often appeared in
press photos or on video
footage. Here are some
examples:
“Please don’t sell my future.” Hong Kong, China
