How to Organize a Protest or March

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Organize a Protest or March

From Martin Luther King to Gandhi, nonviolent demonstrators have proved a powerful form of influence. To protest successfully, research local and state laws, sign on high-profile citizens and entice the press.

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Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Step 1

Determine if you want to shout your message loud and clear with an in-your-face protest, or stage an equally effective silent vigil.
Step 2

Educate the public about the issue and cultivate public opinion. Write letters to newspaper editors and stage town hall-style meetings. Publicize the meetings in the papers (see the related eHow titled How to Publicize an Event).
Step 3

Pick a popular and highly visible location, such as the town square, a centrally located park or a busy shopping mall parking lot. But be certain that the rally spot also relates to what you are protesting. For example, if your fight is to clean up the ocean, stage your protest or march at the beach.
Step 4

Choose effective, high-profile speakers such as a city councilor or local celebrity. You and other protesters should also prepare speeches to rally the troops.

Tips & Warnings

Check with local law enforcement about permit requirements, setting up roadblocks and safety regulations.
Discuss how you'll handle disruptive behavior and destruction during the protest. Share the information from the police with the leaders of the protest or march prior to the event.
Designate crowd leaders to be responsible for keeping the protesters in line.

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rhondayes said

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on 9/22/2009 DDare I was totally for the tax protest UNTIL it morphed into an anti-Obama rally with some very disturbing signs, placards, pictures, guns, and racist rhetoric. There were hundreds thousands of democrats onboard because this had bipartisan appeal, then the truth emerged and the FoxNews Organizers came out of the shadows.

rhondayes said

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on 9/22/2009 T. Boone Pickens - BP Billionaire. Exxon Valdez - Spill of the century. Chernobyl - The town is still dead and recovering.

Jane the reason you are not being validated in your passion is because very simply people like you are very gung-ho about an issue, which is admirable. Then we get into the area of you wanting what you want, wanting what you are told you want, wanting what you are told you need, but then run into this belief: NIMBY. Not In My BackYard. Poor working class Americans have awaken to this understanding will no longer live in high risk situations for the betterment of middle and upperclass Americans.

Sorry. Just not going to happen.

misstammy said

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on 6/17/2009 Top court refuses to consider pit bull ban appeal
June 10, 2009.

We are organizing a protest to the Supreme Court of Justice!!

The set date is Saturday July 18th, 2009

Find out more here!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?src=fftb#/event.php?eid=88600637733&ref=nf

This is a link to the even posted on Facebook, please do all you can do get the word out!

The more people we have protesting the better our chances are!

____________

Feel free to distribute these details anyway you can! Flyers in pet stores, bulletin boards, malls, posts, schools, vets, etc..

Thank you everyone for your support!!!

We NEED your support at this important time, we have the right to an appeal.

No scientific evidence is being acknowledged and we need to fight for justice.

Also join my facebook group to Fight The Pitbull Ban (BSL Bill 138 in Ontario Canada)

ddare8 said

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on 4/18/2009 People get the wrong ideas about this protest. This is NOT a protest of anything but Taxes. Personally Bush has not done a great job either on this matter. I am tire of our LOCAL, STATE and Federal government spending tax dollars that they DONT have especially I am force to pay those taxes from my Home, car, Gas, electric, telphone, TV, Food, Water, Garbage you name it its taxed. I guess people really LIKE to pay all of thier income into taxes.

gbtinker said

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on 3/1/2009 Do you care about the health of our coast lines? And what are your plans for disposing of nuclear waste? And does anyone else care about how we sold our souls to the devil the past 8 years? I'll take the new path, thank you very much.