That’s the Dream Defenders’ Phillip Agnew demonstrating #HandsUpFriday, on which you are encouraged to “replace your current social media profile picture with a photo of you holding your hands up in solidarity with Mike Brown, his family, the people of Ferguson, and the youth activists demanding justice.”
Hip-hop artist Talib Kweli, who recently engaged in a shouting match in Ferguson, Mo., with CNN’s Don Lemon, was on board.
#handsupfriday Hands Up For Mike Brown! Take a pic of yourself with hands up, use the hashtag! http://t.co/TkGiVnjyGf
— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) August 22, 2014
Today is #HandsUpFriday! Tweet a picture of yourself with your hands up to show #Ferguson the whole world is watching pic.twitter.com/7dI1gEkX0P
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) August 22, 2014
#handsupfriday #ferguson In solidarity with the right to remain and resist for all people targeted by police. pic.twitter.com/lZ9ajfKbeE
— Right To The City (@ourcityRTTC) August 22, 2014
The uncle of #EzellFord supporting #HandsUpFriday . Rest in power Ezell, we'll continue to raise your name. pic.twitter.com/OnC6ne2Xgg
— Rebel Scum (@awkward_duck) August 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/LilyBolourian/status/502851191483957248
Hands Up For Mike Brown! #handsupfriday http://t.co/pgZlkpFgvv
— PETEROCK.COM (@PeteRock) August 22, 2014
#HandsUpFriday pic.twitter.com/3OmomrA3kS
— #PettyPendergrass (@ashoncrawley) August 22, 2014
#HandsUpFriday #DontShoot @Awkward_Duck #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/2uaKVFhGe1
— Justin Hansford (@Blackstarjus) August 22, 2014
PHOTO: #CAIR-Chicago posting for #handsupfriday pic.twitter.com/7SCyOO2Viz http://t.co/mHxr0qMgxi
— CAIR National (@CAIRNational) August 22, 2014
@CAIRNational Good to know if a CAIR Rep strong arm robs a convenience store and police ask them to put their hands up they know what to do
— Radio Jihad Network (@RadioJihadNtwrk) August 22, 2014
The Organization for Black Struggle also encouraged those who’ve “had the privilege to avoid police violence” to add the hashtag #IWillNeverHaveToDoThis to their posts.
@TalibKweli @scATX Is it okay for white people to participate? Don't want to co-opt, do want to support.
— Dr Tanta Tinycat (@drtantatinycat) August 22, 2014
Sure, just add the hashtag.
https://twitter.com/alexisgoldstein/status/502936775506284545
https://twitter.com/peterson_m/status/502892110753050625
I stand in solidarity with the people of #Ferguson #HandsUpFriday #iwillneverhavetodothis pic.twitter.com/pmYHie1YS7
— Jodie Evans (@MsJodieEvans) August 22, 2014
#iwillneverhavetodothis despite my time as a juvenile delinquent because of white privilege #HandsUpFriday pic.twitter.com/3jf9LDJmnC
— Crafting Change (@crafting_change) August 22, 2014
#HandsUpFriday #HandsUpDontShoot #iwillneverhavetodothis pic.twitter.com/au3ty27B6v
— Armed With Batteries (@ngates53212) August 22, 2014
Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin, fresh off of yesterday evening’s [Hula] Hoops Not Bombs, was also on board, although her post seemed to garner more criticism than others.
I stand in solidarity w/ the ppl of #Ferguson for #HandsUpFriday, as a white person in the US #IWillNeverHaveToDoThis pic.twitter.com/zlO8P60aze
— Medea Benjamin (@medeabenjamin) August 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/_USAPatriot/status/502878620076216320
@medeabenjamin ugh. Wasn't there just a white mentally ill homeless person beat to death? Why the heavy racializing of something so serious?
— Jackmus Sandrop (@touleoneplathma) August 22, 2014
what about the unarmed white kid shot by black cop in Utah? solidarity or doesn't fit the narrative? @medeabenjamin @RedGalBlueState
— ComfyPaws™ (@ComfyPaws) August 22, 2014
@ComfyPaws @medeabenjamin @RedGalBlueState Nope
— xx (@RicheyxxEdwards) August 22, 2014
exactly, white kids don't matter @ElvsXX @medeabenjamin @RedGalBlueState
— ComfyPaws™ (@ComfyPaws) August 22, 2014
how about solidarity with the cop who was shot in San Bernardino this morning? solidarity? @medeabenjamin @RedGalBlueState
— ComfyPaws™ (@ComfyPaws) August 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/JaredKail/status/502890911660277760
@NewFreedomFight @medeabenjamin @codepink @gatewaypundit This lady's pic should be in dictionary beside the word DUMBA$$.
— Pam I Am ?? (@PamFong1) August 22, 2014
@medeabenjamin @cmarinucci As a black man, I say it's easier not to be shot if you raise your hands BEFORE you assault a cop #Ferguson #tcot
— (((L.N. Smithee))) (@LNSmithee) August 22, 2014
.@medeabenjamin I'm white. Found myself at the business end of a police shotgun. First person out of a bank after silent alarm tripped.
— Soquel by the Creek (@SoquelCreek) August 22, 2014
@medeabenjamin I'm white. I've had to do that. Youre white guilt is skewing the truth…
— D (@opinion8edman) August 22, 2014
.@medeabenjamin @codepink You are completely, utterly full of shit. #Ferguson
— Add your name (@corrcomm) August 22, 2014
@corrcomm @medeabenjamin @codepink this lady couldn't be more wrong
— Tony Camonte (@93Rshanty) August 22, 2014
@elizabethhoberg I don't know what's going on inside that head, but this meme is just freaking absurd. @medeabenjamin @codepink
— Add your name (@corrcomm) August 22, 2014