participate in a protest

Protest rallies aren’t what they used to be. My first protest march was against the Vietnam War (or the American War, as the Vietnamese call it). Nixon was president and I was in high school (we took the day off).

Back then, marches were covered on the nightly news and we protesters had the heady sense that we were changing the world. We stormed the streets. It was Us against Them. Nixon’s administration saw it the same way and fought back with police and federal troops—which only helped our cause.

I’m older and quieter now. My early protests have evolved to making phone calls to representatives, purchasing boycotts, and changing my behavior (like trying to persuade rather than argue and being kind, in general). I wonder what happened to all those people I stood shoulder-to-shoulder with. Back then, we seemed to have such a strong righteous sense of common good…or was I projecting my own sense of humanity on the crowd while they were marching to save their ass from being drafted? In any case, the marches were effective and helped end yet another war.

I hope all the marchers who are still marching for the common good (civil rights for all, economic transparency in the world order, reproductive rights, etc.) are as effective and successful as we were back in the day.

I have absolutely no idea where to start.
The things that most touch me include gay rights, animal rights and human rights.
Oohhh ooh oh. I’m a bit of a feminist.

Aim: Be Involved In A Protest

Equal rights. I live in California, where Proposition 8 recently passed. Today was a national day of protest against it, and I went to the one being held locally. It was a pretty good turnout. Nowhere near what Los Angeles probably got, but good nonetheless.

I want to make a difference and do something to stand up for my passions and beliefs.

So, they’re mostly small scale, but pretty cool nonetheless. First of all, our part-time faculty went on strike last term, so there were several rallies in support of them. My choir, the Radical Choir of Waterloo Region, sang some songs. It was pretty great.
Also, despite our insistence that it’s just a bike ride, the police seem to think that Critical Mass is a protest of some sort.

I’m a passionate person, so I just wanna go out there and express my beliefs. I think it would be satisfying and fun!

Most recently, partcipated in a protest before and during a Karl Rove speaking event.

Peace ralley! For LGBT equality! I want to participate in both! :-D

I was in san fansico recentaly to protest Crate & Barrel and how they help contribute to global warming. It was so much fun for my first protest.

I participated in the Pro-Life March in Washington D.C.
It was a beautiful thing to be a part of, so peaceful. And my day ended with the spurting of a gorgeous rainbow. I’ll have to post pictures sometime.