Meet the Kaiāwhina Who Volunteer to Keep Protesters Safe

Meet the kaiāwhina who volunteer to keep protesters safe

Since the first rally in support of the people of Gaza in 2023, seasoned activists knew there would be counter-protesters. They formed a group, Kaiāwhina Tāmaki, to de-escalate disruptions and keep people safe. “Our first week, we were like a fruit salad,” says Bianca Ranson (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa), a long-time community organiser and activist. At the very first rally in support of Palestine at Auckland’s Aotea Square on October 21, 2…

On Thursday, 15 May, during the sixth stage of Italy's 2025 tour, pro-Palestine protesters came up on the roadside and tried to deploy a banner and ribbons that could have caused a heavy fall.The latter seemed to protest against the presence of the Israel – Premier Tech team during this Giro edition.But it was Enzo Paleni (Groupama – FDJ) and Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarket – Wanty) who could have paid for it, they trying to keep their few secon…

“What on earth is happening?” Suspected protesters run into Giro d’Italia peloton and attempt to block road during chaotic, crash-marred Naples stage

Two ‘protesters’, who attempted to stretch tape across the road as the race passed before waving a banner, were thwarted by other fans, at the end of a stage previously marred by a mass crash on slippery roads and a brief neutralisation