Turn Your Back on Bush was a form of protest in the United States to express dissatisfaction with former President George W. Bush. The first known protest took place on June 14, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio where President Bush delivered a commencement address to the graduating class of Ohio State University and an audience of over 50,000 people.
A group identified as a coalition of concerned students, graduates, alumni, faculty, staff, guests, and com...
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Turn Your Back on Bush was a form of protest in the United States to express dissatisfaction with former President George W. Bush. The first known protest took place on June 14, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio where President Bush delivered a commencement address to the graduating class of Ohio State University and an audience of over 50,000 people.
A group identified as a coalition of concerned students, graduates, alumni, faculty, staff, guests, and community members on the website turnyourbackonbush.com instructed participants to "stand up silently and turn your back while Bush gives his commencement address." The students and guests at the event were publicly threatened by University administration if they participated in protest.
The phrase was first coined by Hillary Tinapple, one of the organizers of the Ohio State University commencement protest and member of the 2002 graduating class. Since the controversial second election of Bush, Turn Your Back on Bush has become a grassroots...
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