The Resistin Radicatz, a radical cheerleading group, do a cheer in front of AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington before joining the Million Worker March at the Lincoln Memorial. American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL-CIO, is a National trade union center, the largest federation of The Million Worker March was a rally against perceived attacks upon working families in America and what organizers described as millions of jobs lost during the Bush administration

Radical cheerleading is a form of cheerleading that originated in Florida, but has now spread across the United States as well as Canada, Europe and beyond. Cheerleading is a Sport that uses organized routines made from elements of Tumbling, Dance, jumps and stunting to direct spectators of events Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The idea is to ironically reappropriate the aesthetics of cheerleading, for example by changing the chants to promote feminism and left-wing causes. Chant (from Old French chanter) is the Rhythmic speaking or Singing of Words or Sounds often primarily on one or two Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate Many radical cheerleaders (some of whom are male, transgender or non-gender identified) are in appearance far from the stereotypical image of a cheerleader. Transgender (trænzˈdʒɛndɚ from ( Latin) derivatives

Radical cheerleaders often perform at demonstrations. A demonstration is an historically and geographically common form of Nonviolent action by groups of people They also often perform at feminist and other radical festivals and events. Radical cheerleading is used at demonstrations to promote a radical message in a media-friendly, people-friendly way. It is also used to support the actions of other activists who put themselves at physical risk and to denounce infiltrators and opponents. Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Radical cheerleaders may also perform on stage at music venues, to bring political issues (as well as entertainment) to an unsuspecting crowd. Chicago's Lickity Split cheerleaders frequently used this tactic.

One of the most notable radical cheerleading appearances was at the March for Women's Lives in Washington, DC on April 25, 2004. The March for Women's Lives was a demonstration for Reproductive rights and Women's rights, held April 25, 2004 on the National Mall Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The cheerleaders had their own feeder march and bloc within the larger march with over 2,000 participants. The group's purpose was to raise awareness about the lack of access low-income women have to abortion clinics. An

Radical cheerleaders are often anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist. Anti-authoritarianism is opposition to Authoritarianism, which is defined as a "political doctrine advocating the principle of absolute rule absolutism autocracy despotism Anti-capitalism describes a wide variety of movements ideas and attitudes which oppose Capitalism. Their cheers are usually written from scratch or by rewriting the words of popular and historic songs. Radical cheerleaders dress in diverse ways but often wear a combination of red or pink and black. Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Pink is a pale Red Color that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red Flowers of pinks, Flowering plants Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of

Some radical cheerleaders make pom-poms using garbage bags by folding them in half, tying off one side with a rubber band and then cutting strips from the other end. A pom-pon is at its most basic level a decorative ball of fluff

See also

• Anarchism
• Mary Christmas, one of the founding members of New York City's Radical Cheerleaders
• Protest
• Raging Grannies
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

External links

• NYC Radical Cheerleaders
• Resistin Radicatz
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
• We’re Here! We Cheer! Get Used To It!
• Radical Cheerleaders Raise Ruckus