die-in
English
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Etymology
[edit]From die + -in; modelled on lie-in and sit-in.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -aɪɪn
Noun
[edit]- A form of protest where a group of people in a public area lie on the ground to simulate being dead.
- 2010, Christina R. Foust, Transgression as a Mode of Resistance: Rethinking Social Movement in and Era of Corporate Globalization:
- By reclaiming the streets through such actions as spontaneous (unpermitted) marches, critical mass bicycle convergences, or staged theatrics (such as the die-ins protesting the Iraq war), activists literally and rhetorically transform corporate space into public, autonomous zones.
- 2014 December 19, Paul M Farber, “Die-ins demand that we bear witness to black people's fears that they'll be next”, in The Guardian Online[1]:
- The current die-ins are part of a movement to end police brutality against and the mass incarceration of black and brown people, and have drawn allies from different races, generations and faiths. When non-black participants join black people in die-ins, they affirm the need for institutional change – but they also visibly highlight the remaining disparities facing black and brown people.
- 2019 September 17, Lauren Cochrane, “Extinction Rebellion stage funeral at London fashion week finale”, in The Guardian[2]:
- The funeral is the culmination of Extinction Rebellion’s actions at London fashion week. They also staged a die-in outside one of the show venues on Friday and a swarm outside Victoria Beckham’s show on Sunday, with protesters holding placards reading “fashion = ecocide” and “the ugly truth about fashion”.
