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What brings people out into the streets to take direct action against the powerful? Mike Williams looks at some of the surprising motivations behind protest.

There are many ways to get involved in politics, so what brings people out into the streets to take direct action against the powerful? Mike Williams looks at some of the surprising motivations behind protest.

Producer: Mike Wendling

(Photo: Protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask during an anti-fascism rally in Toronto 2017. Credit: Getty Images)

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