What the Skirt Lifts 1 Favorite 

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Date: 

May 16 2014

Location: 

Nantes, France

"What the Skirt Lifts", created by a student in France, is a day long protest against gender discrimination where male and female students were encouraged to wear skirts to school.

External sources: 

https://actipedia.org/project/lift-skirt-what-skirt-lifts-what-skirt-raises
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10834551/French-schoolbo…
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lift-skirt-causes-french-boys-drop-trousers-day-1448851
https://www.rt.com/news/159380-boys-skirts-france-protest/
Posted by artandactivism on Mar 28 2016

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Amplifies (issue or campaign)Brings public and political attention to an issue or campaign.  Can include prefigurative action, making the invisible visible.
Strengthens (community)Strengthens, builds and celebrates community through ritual and/or symbol.