sit-in
Protest by remaining seated
A sit-in is a form of protest where demonstrators occupy a place and refuse to leave until demands are addressed.
The tactic gained prominence during the American civil rights movement, when Black protesters sat at segregated lunch counters: The Greensboro sit-ins helped desegregate Southern businesses.
Sit-ins have since been used in labor disputes, antiwar movements, and campus protests.
The strategy forces confrontation through peaceful but disruptive presence.
Public display of opinion
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- marchRhythmic group walk
rally · civil disobedience · strike · vigil · blockade · chanting · placards · banner
Forced separation by group
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
- integrationCombining into a whole
- lunch counterCasual eatery with stools
- GreensboroPiedmont Triad hub
Freedom Riders · Jim Crow · NAACP · Woolworth's · Nashville · voter registration · racial justice · discrimination
Free from disturbance
- passive resistanceOpposing through peaceful noncompliance
- GandhianAdvocating nonviolent resistance
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
noncooperation · restraint · satyagraha · conscientious · unarmed · nonresistance · peaceful protest · disciplined
Temporary military or refugee settlement
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- blockadeSealing off a place
prolonged · overnight · eviction · removal · police · trespass · unauthorized
What takes another's place
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
- temporaryLimited in duration
- substitute teacherTemporary classroom replacement
- session playerMusician hired per recording
covering · pinch-hitting · relief · interim · stopgap · placeholder
Wholeness through cohesion
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- collective actionOrganized group pursuit
fellowship · allyship · mutual aid · community · shared purpose · common cause · organized · joined
demonstration
Public display of opinion
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
- boycottOrganized economic protest
march · rally · civil disobedience · strike · vigil · blockade · chanting · placards · banner · grievance
segregation
Forced separation by group
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
- integrationCombining into a whole
- lunch counterCasual eatery with stools
Greensboro · Freedom Riders · Jim Crow · NAACP · Woolworth's · Nashville · voter registration · racial justice · discrimination · equality
peaceful
Free from disturbance
- passive resistanceOpposing through peaceful noncompliance
- GandhianAdvocating nonviolent resistance
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
pacifism · noncooperation · restraint · satyagraha · conscientious · unarmed · nonresistance · peaceful protest · disciplined · symbolic
encampment
Temporary military or refugee settlement
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
blockade · prolonged · overnight · eviction · removal · police · trespass · unauthorized
replacement
What takes another's place
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
- temporaryLimited in duration
- substitute teacherTemporary classroom replacement
session player · covering · pinch-hitting · relief · interim · stopgap · placeholder
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
collective action · fellowship · allyship · mutual aid · community · shared purpose · common cause · organized · joined · sympathizers
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- activismboycotts, activists, activist, advocate, demonstrating
- advocacypetition, advocating, protest sign, championing, picket sign
- defiancedefiance, disobedience, insubordination, noncompliance, rebellion
- protestdemonstration, walkout, picket, protest march, candlelight vigil
- protestsprotest, demonstration, protest march, demonstrations, rallies
sit-inmarch
Rhythmic group walk
protest march · walkout · procession · freedom ride · motorcade
sit-inwalkout
Protest by leaving
boycott · strike · withdrawal · exodus · abandonment
sit-incompliance
Adhering to requirements
acquiescence · conformity · acceptance · submission · passivity