Sit-ins — Sit in Le sit in est une méthode d intervention directe qui consiste à s asseoir sur la voie publique, dans un édifice public ou un établissement privé et à rester le plus longtemps possible sur les lieux. Il peut s agir d une manifestation… … Wikipédia en Français
Nashville sit-ins — Nashville s sit in campaign targeted downtown lunch counters such as this one at Walgreens drugstore. The Nashville sit ins, which … Wikipedia
Greensboro sit-ins — The Greensboro sit ins were an instrumental action in the African American Civil Rights Movement, leading to increased national sentiment at a crucial period in American history. [ [http://www.crmvet.org/tim/timhis60.htm#1960greensboro First… … Wikipedia
work-ins/sit-ins — Occupation of the employer s premises. In the case of work ins , the employees still perform their duties during contractual hours. Work ins only tend to occur in situations where the employer is proposing closure of the premises. In both cases,… … Law dictionary
sit-in — See work ins/sit ins. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 … Law dictionary
sit-in — n a type of protest in which people refuse to leave the place where they work or study until their demands are agreed to hold/stage a sit in ▪ Several thousand students staged sit ins and protest marches … Dictionary of contemporary English
sit-in — sit ins N COUNT A sit in is a protest in which people go to a public place and stay there for a long time. The campaigners held a sit in outside the Supreme Court … English dictionary
Sit-in — 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, often to promote political, social, or economic change. A sit in is a form of nonviolent protest. ProcessIn a sit in,… … Wikipedia
sit-in — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sit in : singular sit in plural sit ins a protest in which people sit down in order to stop a business from operating until their demands are listened to … English dictionary
Dockum Drug Store sit-in — The Dockum Drug Store sit in was one of the first organized lunch counter sit ins for the purpose of integrating segregated establishments in the United States.[1] The protest began in July 1958 in Wichita, Kansas at the Dockum Drug Store, a… … Wikipedia
