: an extended meeting usually held on a college campus for lectures, debates, and discussions to raise awareness of or express a position on a social or political issue
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Student protesters said about 200 people attended events at the site on Monday, including a rally, teach-in and a Passover seder hosted by Jewish students.
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The first of those teach-ins ultimately ended up with 20 million people taking to the streets nationwide to speak up against industrial development and rally for better protection of the environment.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2024
Places of gathering, places of protest, places of teach-ins, and places of education have felt communal and heart-lifting.
—Zahra Hankir, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Apr. 2024
Several Arab American groups whose materials are cited in the teach-in documents did not immediately respond Tuesday to interview requests.
—Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
The warning came after a YouTube video and curriculum began circulating last week regarding a teach-in for every student during the school day on Wednesday.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2023
The teach-in covered a lot of ground: the repressive imperial strategies of Lord Curzon, the militant resistance of Bhagat Singh, the revolutionary poetry of Faiz Ahmad Faiz.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2023
Many science advocacy groups borrow protest tactics from previous eras, like mass marches and teach-ins.
—Fernando Tormos-Aponte, The Conversation, 6 July 2023
Over the next decade, the group published reports on various issues and held multiday teach-ins attended by as many as a few thousand people in cities where the organizations met.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The first of those teach-ins ultimately ended up with 20 million people taking to the streets nationwide to speak up against industrial development and rally for better protection of the environment.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2024
Places of gathering, places of protest, places of teach-ins, and places of education have felt communal and heart-lifting.
—Zahra Hankir, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Apr. 2024
Several Arab American groups whose materials are cited in the teach-in documents did not immediately respond Tuesday to interview requests.
—Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
The warning came after a YouTube video and curriculum began circulating last week regarding a teach-in for every student during the school day on Wednesday.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2023
The teach-in covered a lot of ground: the repressive imperial strategies of Lord Curzon, the militant resistance of Bhagat Singh, the revolutionary poetry of Faiz Ahmad Faiz.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2023
Many science advocacy groups borrow protest tactics from previous eras, like mass marches and teach-ins.
—Fernando Tormos-Aponte, The Conversation, 6 July 2023
Over the next decade, the group published reports on various issues and held multiday teach-ins attended by as many as a few thousand people in cities where the organizations met.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
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