: 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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Protests went into action at Yale around a year ago, with singing and prayer circles, teach-ins, and town halls, Nussbaum said.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
On the docket for next week: The Fair Rep L.A. Coalition hosts a virtual teach-in on the city’s upcoming Charter Reform Commission process.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
While some encampments remained peaceful gathering spots featuring teach-ins, art projects and solidarity activities dedicated to Palestinians, others — especially at UCLA — became hotbeds of conflict and the source of antisemitism complaints.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
Jupiter enters Gemini on the 25th, setting you up for a year of teach-ins, conventions, heady online discourse, and a generally more active social calendar.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2024
As the sit-ins, teach-ins and die-ins continued, however, that began to change.
—Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
The encampment was initially free of violence, with protesters engaged in teach-ins, art builds, yoga and other activities.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war, organizers held a series of events on the lawn, such as rallies, teach-ins, religious services and workshops on poetry, painting and music.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
For some, the camps have become spaces where volunteers take on roles such as distributing donated food and holding teach-ins and religious rites.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
On the docket for next week: The Fair Rep L.A. Coalition hosts a virtual teach-in on the city’s upcoming Charter Reform Commission process.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
While some encampments remained peaceful gathering spots featuring teach-ins, art projects and solidarity activities dedicated to Palestinians, others — especially at UCLA — became hotbeds of conflict and the source of antisemitism complaints.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
Jupiter enters Gemini on the 25th, setting you up for a year of teach-ins, conventions, heady online discourse, and a generally more active social calendar.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2024
As the sit-ins, teach-ins and die-ins continued, however, that began to change.
—Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024
The encampment was initially free of violence, with protesters engaged in teach-ins, art builds, yoga and other activities.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war, organizers held a series of events on the lawn, such as rallies, teach-ins, religious services and workshops on poetry, painting and music.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
For some, the camps have become spaces where volunteers take on roles such as distributing donated food and holding teach-ins and religious rites.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
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