From Wisconsin and New York to Egypt and Canada, 2011 was chalk full of protests and plenty of awesome homemade signs.
From a pro-Egypt protest in Toronto.

From a pro-Egypt protest in Toronto.

From a Slut Walk protest.

From an Occupy Wall Street protest in Times Square in October.

From Egypt.

From a pro-Libya protest in Kansas City, Missouri.

From a pro-Egypt protest in Toronto.

From an Occupy protest in Zuccotti Park.

From an Occupy protest in Seattle, Washington.

From Cairo, Egypt. The sign says: "Thank you Facebook."

From a protest at the Wisconsin Capitol against Governor Scott Walker in February.


From an Occupy protest in NYC.

From a protest at the Wisconsin Capitol.

From a union protest at the Wisconsin State Capitol.

From a pro-Libya protest in Washington DC.

From an Occupy protest in NYC.

From a counter-Westboro Baptist Church protest.

From a student protest in Chile. The signs say: “We have the right to be upset. Excellent education for all.”

From the Zombie Walk in Lawrence, Kansas.

From Zuccotti Park in NYC.

From a gay pride parade in Texas.

From a pro-Libya rally in Washington DC.

From a protest at the Wisconsin Capitol. (Pedobear in the back)

From an Occupy protest in NYC.

From a Planned Parenthood rally in Austin, Texas.

From an Occupy protest.

From a protest at the Wisconsin Capitol.

From an Occupy protest in NYC.

From a rally at the University of California after the pepper spraying cop incident.

From a protest in Cairo, Egypt.

From a pro-choice rally in New York City.

From Zuccotti Park in NYC.

From a protest in Egypt. The sign says: “Leave already, my arm is hurting.”

From an Occupy protest in Dallas, Texas.

From a Slut Walk protest in San Francisco.

From "The Rapture" in May.

From a counter-Westboro Baptist Church protest. In May, hackers took down the WBC website.

From a Global Marijuana Day protest in Edmonton, Canada.

From an Occupy protest in NYC.

From a protest in Egypt.

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