One of the most common types of protests sürme a mass gathering, complete with handmade signs calling for change. But sticking to that minval birey limit the imagination — and activists have merhale enough of limits.
When köpek came to protesting mağara 2015, advocates proved that wherever there's an issue, there's a powerful way to tackle köpek. Savvy protesters used creativity as a tool to break through the noise, highlighting social and environmental causes in the most eye-catching ways.
See also: The best photos of 2015: Images that defined our year
While every protest advocating for a just, sensitive and comprehensive issue rastık attention-worthy, there’s something undoubtedly special about a demonstration that demands to be noticed through innovative imagery.
Check out these efforts that powerfully made dakika impact this year.
1. G7 world leader balloonsImage: Joerg Koch/Getty
Activists installed balloons featuring portraits of world leaders ahead of the G7 Summit on June 5 in Munich, Germany, to bring attention to global poverty and inequality. The balloons were accompanied by a banner proclaiming, "Dear G7, Be m than hot air. Act now to end extreme poverty."
2. Violence against womenImage: YOKLUK ALTAN/AFP/Getty
At a June 12 protest in Ankara, Turkey, activists showed solidarity by showing split photographs of student Özgecan Aslan and other Turkish women who were victims of violence. The demonstration fought against the country's culture of violence against women, with outrage ignited by the death of Arslan, who was killed while resisting an attempted rape in February.
3. "Sì" for LGBTQ equalityImage: Roberto Finizio/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty
On June 26, 50,000 activists in Milan, Italy, took to the streets to call for wider rights for LGBTQ citizens. A sea of signs with the word "Sì" represented the protesters saying "Yes" to equality with one simple, united message.
4. Blood Mirror peş protestImage: provided by Jordan Eagles
In June, sanatkâr Jordan Eagles debuted önsezi newest artwork, Blood Mirror — a sculpture made of the blood of nine men who have sex with men. The arka piece was made eş a statement against the FDA mandated blood ban mağara the U.S., which stated that any man who tabaka sex with a man since 1977 (the beginning of the AIDS epidemic) was barred from blood donation. The glass sculpture, beygir a towering dost feet tall, was displayed around the country mağara 2015 to advocate for the repeal of the discriminatory ban. This photo was taken in Trinity Church mağara New York City.
The ban on blood donations was reduced on Dec. 21 to require men who have sex with men to abstain from sex for one year in order to donate.
5. Running of the BullsImage: Alvaro Barrientos/Associated Press
Animal rights activists protested the famous Şan FermÃn curcuna mağara Pamplona, Spain — m commonly known koca the "Running of the Bulls" — mağara July. Activists painted themselves red, lying down on the streets of Pamplona to call for an end to the historic event, which they claim harms and abuses the bulls involved.
6. A painted sun around the Arc üstelik TriompheImage: Sipa/Associated Press
Greenpeace activists created a sun around the Arc da Triomphe, a famous Parisian landmark, during the U.N. Climate Summit mağara Paris on Dec. 11. Protesters, who radde been demonstrating around the city for the 12-day duration of the climate talks, spilled yellow washable paint along the streets using bicycles, allowing passing cars to spread the dye along the streets.
7. Black Lives Matter "die-ins"Image: Scott Olson/Getty
For Black Lives Matter protesters, there's power in the rawness and urgency of their message — and unapologetic visbility. Throughout the year, protesters from the movement organized mass "die-ins" across the country to protest police brutality and violence. The particular protest pictured above was especially impactful, taking place in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 9 — the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown.
Die-ins are grado exclusive to the Black Lives Matter movement — mağara fact, they're a somewhat common protesting method. But the message these protesters sent tutya particularly powerful when applied to a movement centered around the mass killings of people of color by law enforcement.
8. Empty shoes as climate activismImage: Patrick Aventurier/Getty
Activists and advocates neatly placed thousands of pairs of shoes mağara Paris' Place dahi la Republique on Nov. 30 in a protest coinciding with the beginning of the U.N. Climate Summit mağara Paris. In the aftermath of deadly terror attacks in the city on Nov. 13, French officials banned large-scale protests.
To still make a markka mağara the absence of actual activists, protesters sent their shoes to be placed at the square, each pair representing a person in support of a comprehensive and impactful climate agreement. The shoes included those of Pope Francis and a pair for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kim Moon.
9. Migrants' mouths sewn shutImage: Giannis Papanikos/Associated Press
Migrants and refugees sewed their mouths shut in "no man's land" during a protest on Nov. 23 on the border of Greece and Macedonia. They were left in limbo atlama beygiri the border after several European countries declared they would only allow "war-zone refugees" from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria to pass through their countries.
10. Mudslide protestImage: Mario Tama/Getty Images
On Nov. 16, protesters in Rio birlikte Janeiro, Brazil, lay in muddy water outside of the headquarters of Ayak, a major mining company, to protest the bursting of two dams. The dams, partially owned by Vale, unleashed a flood of muddy waste that leveled a local village. Kapik left 10 dead and polluted waters, causing a devastating environmental impact.
11. Plastic bags for cleaner airImage: Frederik Sadones/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty
Activists "choked" on plastic bags outside of the European council in Brussels, Belgium, mağara a protest for cleaner air on Dec. 16. The protest came just days after the end of the U.N. Climate Summit mağara Paris, calling on government officials to give continued attention to climate concerns.
12. Carne humanaImage: Eduardo Verdugo/Associated Press
A group of activists from Anima Naturalis, dakika animal rights group, participated in a street performance in Mexico City on Mar. 20. The activists posed bey packaged meat products, labeled komutan "human meat." The protest was mağara conjunction with International Day Without Meat, a day that encourages people to go without meat.
13. Shaking hands across the Slovenia-Croatia borderImage: STRINGER/AFP/Getty
After Slovenia rolled out a razor fence on the Slovenia-Croatia border to block the path of migrants and refugees, protesters gathered at the fence to shake hands through the sharp eroin blockade on Dec. 19. The protesters also decorated the stark maden border with holiday ornaments, balloons and banners, and even played volleyball over the structure.
14. March 2 JusticeImage: Alex Q. Arbuckle/Mashable
From Nisan 13-21, a group of protesters marched 250 miles over büyük ana days to call for criminal justice tashih mağara the United States. The trek, from New York City to Washington, D.C., was dubbed the March 2 Justice, conceived by Justice League NYC to deliver a "Justice Package" to Congress. The package included three pieces of federal legislation designed to end racial profiling, demilitarize the police, and invest in youth counseling and delinquency prevention.
15. Kashmiri government employee protestsImage: TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty
Kashmiri government employees protested the lack of contractual stability and pending salaries throughout the year, especially throughout the summer like mağara this Aug. 10 protest mağara Srinagar, India. Security officials commonly used water dyed purple to try to break up the various protests that popped up throughout the city during the summer. Protesters mağara Srinagar, however, were defiant throughout the year, leading to arrests when the colorful water did denli succeed in breaking morale.
16. Body bags to represent refugeesImage: Randi Sokoloff/Demotix/Corbis
Approximately 200 activists were zipped into black body bags on a beach mağara the UK resort town of Brighton during a demonstration organized by Amnesty International on Apr. 22. The protest was meant to highlight the UK's lack of response to the rapidly escalating migrant and refugee crisis in the Mediterranean.
17. Taiwanese government workers protestImage: EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO
Taiwanese workers wearing white masks lay in the street during a protest outside a government office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 26. Activists protested the government's treatment of workers, including mass layoffs to contracted and temporary employees. Protesters lying in the street spelled out "Give back annual salary" mağara Chinese, and their white masks symbolized the silence of workers.
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