WHY SHOULD YOU PROTEST?
Why should I bother?
What will be accomplished?
What are the costs?
Good questions. They are raised all the time. Here are some of the reasons to protest:
To reach large numbers of people with your message.
To create solidarity among organizers and marchers.
To show political prisoners that they are not alone.
To see how your government responds to dissent.
To build coalitions with other protest groups.
To make the system realize it is vulnerable.
To show the strength of your organization.
To throw the system on the defensive.
To expose the crimes of the powerful.
To make the police think about what they are protecting.
To motivate the undecided to join you.
To remove feelings of helplessness.
To make the system react to you.
To show who owns the streets.
To exploit the news media.
To create your own media.
To rattle the complacent.
To speak truth to power.
To mobilize people.
To have fun.
Because every major movement for freedom, justice and equality in the United States got its start with people taking to the streets in protest!
Activist Handbook online--invaluable!
Why you should protest police brutality
Groups involved in protests
What to bring to a protest and some tactics
Free Student Front Page
Photos of 2000 protest against police brutality in Los Angeles
Photos of 1999 protest against police brutality in Los Angeles
Photos of protests at the Democratic National Convention 2000
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