--- title: See the Nation #HandsUpWalkOut in Solidarity with Ferguson description: Supporters from Harvard to Los Angeles walked out of their schools and jobs on Monday to support the Ferguson protests against the shooting death of Michael Brown. canonical: https://time.com/3612337/nation-hands-up-walkout-solidarity-ferguson/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-01T20:04:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:06:51.855Z article:section: U.S. og:title: See the Nation #HandsUpWalkOut in Solidarity with Ferguson og:description: Supporters from Harvard to Los Angeles walked out of their schools and jobs on Monday to support the Ferguson protests against the shooting death of Michael Brown. og:url: https://time.com/3612337/nation-hands-up-walkout-solidarity-ferguson/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7abd60b70960cd44/69876ba48e060168ff458e5f/b3ywlc6cuaafta_.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: B3yWLC6CUAAFtA_.jpg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See the Nation #HandsUpWalkOut in Solidarity with Ferguson twitter:description: Supporters from Harvard to Los Angeles walked out of their schools and jobs on Monday to support the Ferguson protests against the shooting death of Michael Brown. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7abd60b70960cd44/69876ba48e060168ff458e5f/b3ywlc6cuaafta_.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See the Nation #HandsUpWalkOut in Solidarity With Ferguson by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Dec 1, 2014 8:04 PM CUT  Heidi Knoblauch, a Yale historian, posted this picture saying, "I'm sure lots of other people took better pictures than this, but here is a glimpse of #HandsUpWalkout @Yale" http://t.co/76kUiy47Se Heidi Knoblauch, a Yale historian, posted this picture saying, "I'm sure lots of other people took better pictures than this, but here is a glimpse of #HandsUpWalkout @Yale" http://t.co/76kUiy47SeHeidi Knoblauch (@heidiknoblauch) via Twitter by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Dec 1, 2014 8:04 PM CUT The #HandsUpWalkOut campaign was organized by Ferguson Action, a civil disobedience group, and falls on the 59th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest in Montgomery, Alabama.  Glenn Cooper, a photojournalist in Boston, writes "Ferguson walkout protest at Harvard U. #fergusonaction #ferguson #protest #michaelbrown #handsupwalkout" Glen Cooper (@glen.cooper) via Instagram  Heidi Knoblauch, a Yale historian, posted this picture saying, "I'm sure lots of other people took better pictures than this, but here is a glimpse of #HandsUpWalkout @Yale" http://t.co/76kUiy47Se Heidi Knoblauch (@heidiknoblauch) via Twitter  Jack Meriwether shared this image from Wheaton College in Illinois. #handsupwalkout #fergusonsolidarity #blacklivesmatter #justiceformikebrown Jack Meriwether (@marryweather) via Instagram  Thera posted this image of protestors at Harvard University. Thera (@glamour\_gap) via Instagram  Erin Castellano, Journalism Advisor at Clayton High School, shared this image of a "die-in" at Clayton High School, near St. Louis. Erin Castellano (@suchcas) via Twitter  Minku posted this image from Chicago, saying "About 30 people gathered at State & Jackson for start of #HandsUpWalkOut demo" #Chicago #Chi2Ferguson #Fergsuon http://t.co/FdnXtqZBOc Minku (@MinkuMedia) via Twitter  This picture was posted from Harvard University by Ladyofthelog. #handsupwalkout #cambridge ladyofthelog (@ladyofthelog) via Instagram  Jess Livoti-Morales shared this image from Washington, DC, saying, "#BlackLivesMatter and our struggle is #OneStruggle. #HandsUpWalkout" http://t.co/yB2Z8n8d9n Jess Livoti-Morales (@JessLivMo) via Twitter  Charles Migos shared this image from Boston University #Ferguson #HandsUpWalkout #BU http://t.co/mJPlQsOAj1 Charles Migos (@BenHurley\_) via Twitter  Kyle A. Spencer photographs the Die-in for #MikeBrown at Harvard Law School #Ferguson #HandsUpWalkOut #HandsUpDontShoot #FergusonAction #photojournalism Kyle A. 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