Justice
Oslo Takes its Streets Back from Terror, with a Song
More than 40,000 people showed up in the rain in a show of defiance against admitted mass killer Anders Behring Breivik.
A city square thronged with people standing up for what they believe in: It’s become a familiar scene around the world in the past 15 months, ever since Tahrir Square emerged as the epicenter of the Arab Spring. These mass demonstrations of popular outrage and political will have been a vivid reminder of just how important public space is to civil society.
Yesterday in Oslo, Norwegians took their own stand in Youngstorget Square, where 40,000 people gathered to sing a simple song – “Children of the Rainbow” – in defiance of the admitted mass killer Anders Behring Breivik and the racist ideology he represents.