 Hello and welcome to NewsClick and welcome to 2018. This new year brings new hope for many who have been continuously fighting injustice. Nothing drives us more than standing in solidarity with the people's movement. Our teams are on the ground, covering these movements extensively and hoping to bring out a change. In this segment of We Protest, we bring you various movements and protests that have taken place across the country. An indefinite strike of firecracker workers is going on in Tamil Nadu since last month. This strike comes after 5 lakh people fear loss of livelihood. The Supreme Court order banning sale of crackers has resulted in shutting down of this industry. One might agree or disagree with the Supreme Court's order, but the question remains, what happens to these families and what happens to their livelihood? Within a lakh people had gathered in Pune to celebrate 200 years of battle of Korygaon. They were attacked by right-wing forces and were brutally beaten up. To protest against the same, Ambedkarite parties and left had called for a statewide ban in Maharashtra. The same was observed across the country and was also organized in Delhi. Transport workers of Tamil Nadu are on strike, demanding Rs. 19,500 as minimum wage. And they want the state government to address the great pay differences. The opposition parties, including left, has also extended support to their strikes. A Yuga-Hunkar rally was organized in Delhi on 9th of January. This was addressed by people like Jignesh Mewani, Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Shaira Rashid and Akhil Govind. The rally was in defence of democracy and constitution. The rally also demanded immediate release of founder of Bhim army Chandrasekhar Azad Urframan. The youth leaders have made it clear. The fights on streets will go on until government doesn't agree to their demands. There was a period when one felt very hopeless because what is going to happen after our generation is not there. But now there is so much of hope with Kanhaiya and Mohit and Shaila and Jignesh and Alpesh and Hardik and Pooja, so many of them.