{"id":14229,"date":"2024-04-18T22:20:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T22:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/?p=14229"},"modified":"2024-05-25T13:52:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T13:52:10","slug":"how-to-organize-a-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/how-to-organize-a-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Organize a Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Protesting is not just about the outcry, the facedown with opposition, nor the concerned look of those passing by in their vehicles. It is about the resolve, the outcome, and a goal. Listed below are a few things to consider and implement when planning and executing an effective protest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purpose of a Protest&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There are a plethora of reasons to protest. Some stem from direct harm being implemented on a particular group of people and others stem from indirect harm. It is a contest to the idea or concept in a manner that is wide scale and public. Other purposes include:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Allowing groups that have been silenced to share their experience and provide insight on how others can join their fight&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gets spirits high on the journey of change&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitated outcome of a wider scale&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Puts the power in the community&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>At least three weeks out<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have marshals (individuals who contain and protect protest-goers on all corners they are exposed) selected&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm the area you will be marching or taking up space in &#8211; Think of your time and day as well\/ Be alert on weather because your goal is to maximize attendance&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invite through email all of the community leaders, elected officials, etc. that you would like to speak to motivate and show solidarity with the crowd&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check to see if there is a bail fund set in place within your city<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>At least two weeks out&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have flyers circulate through social media and throughout the city you reside in&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact trusted media outlets that you know will not skew or tamper with your message&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>At least one week out&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Continue pushing the protest on social media and answering any questions that may arise&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional: Confirm with guest speakers if they will be in attendance and preface what they will be touching on&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have a meeting with all those volunteering with food, water, and miscellaneous supplies&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Day before&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Breathe, remind yourself of why this fight means so much to you. Allow yourself to feel vulnerable and build your confidence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take a ride with your marshals to survey the area you will be protesting in, be aware of everything near you&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep pushing on social media heavily&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share why you will be there and what that means to you on your social media as well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Day of (before)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thank and explain to all those in attendance why it is important that they are there and the route that you all will take&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Day of (after)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Again, thank everyone for coming and create an email list to share when other engagements will be taking place&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional: Share the protest on social media to mobilize and get more people out there&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take time for yourself and be intentional with your time. Decompress.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protesting is not just about the outcry, the facedown with opposition, nor the concerned look of those passing by in their vehicles. It is about the resolve, the outcome, and a goal. Listed below are a few things to consider and implement when planning and executing an effective protest.&nbsp; Purpose of a Protest&nbsp; There are&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":14230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[219,203],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advocacy-101","category-learn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14229"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15616,"href":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14229\/revisions\/15616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.revolutionnaire.co\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}