A padded bloc is a form of protest in which people march in a block formation and wear padding to protect against the police, following the

Tute Bianche Tute Bianche was a militant Italian social movement, active from 1994 to 2001. Activists covered their bodies with padding so as to resist the blows of police, to push through police lines, and to march together in large blocks for mutual protectio ...

movement.

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