It seems the only way to gain attention today is to organize a march and protest something.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Any protester knows that the only way activism works is to get the people on your side.
People might not protest for overtly political or social causes, but when they can't feed themselves and their family, they will take to the streets.
I hope lots of people will join the solidarity march on May 7th and I hope things will change.
The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to enact the will of those marching in the streets.
The events of the day's march are now becoming so dreary and dispiriting that one longs to forget them when we camp; it is an effort even to record them in a diary.
There haven't been organized protests, but I have heard of protests where people have wanted to celebrate Halloween.
Who can protest alone? Who dares rise up? It is not easy. One is all alone, and evermore shall be so.
For me the march was a labor - a labor of love - but I was busy handing out flyers for the National Association of Black Social Workers, so I really wasn't standing in the crowd listening and observing. I was busy.
The march is a way to get in celebration mode.
I think we're going to start to see a new model of civic advocacy where people get together once in a while to protest, but it's more about an ongoing, sustained engagement in issues, networks and communities about which people care.