“The most important thing is to realize that you are united with others. Deciding how you should develop is not your job. It is your job to show up, listen and support and support yourself. Depriving yourself is a very important part of the experience.”
Understand your rights
In the United States, this is entirely your right to present peacefully in public. According to the First Amendment Coalition, there is no doubt that the fundamental acts of gatherings and protesting the government’s actions are protected, a Californian nonprofit dedicated to protecting freedom of speech. Also, often, “people have the right to film or otherwise record what’s happening in public spaces,” said FAC director David Snyder.
That is, if it is to be attributed to force and the physical comparison is far from exceeding it, you may have to weigh the risks of immediate personal safety, possibly stripping notes or phone calls from you and taking legal action later. Similarly, Snyder noted that the First Amendment to the Constitution does not protect protesters engaged in illegal activities, including destroying property or assaulting others.
According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), you can do some warnings on government buildings. Your free voice rights are the most powerful when you protest in a “traditional public forum” such as public streets and on sidewalks outside government buildings. Additionally, you cannot block access to government buildings, nor do you block activities on buildings. (Except for being very noisy, of course.)
Form a group
If you can avoid it, don’t protest alone. It’s important that you go with at least another person so you can support each other. The quantity has strength. Before you go into a group, learn about your “role” so you can prepare for anything. For example, if the situation becomes a tough one, maybe one of you is ready to take the group home to drive, maybe one of you has received first aid training, or one of you has suffered a good idea and is ready to monitor the surroundings to maintain the atmosphere. Stay close to your group. Meet in advance, tie the whole time together, and put the protests together. If you don’t have a group, check out the social media site – it may be discussed people you can meet locally.
Make a plan
There will be many people and many emotions. If the situation escalates, you need to make a plan. If your group is separated for a certain period of time, please select a point to meet. (For example, if you are separated for more than 30 minutes, meet on a designated street corner.) If one person is unable to access it, it might be smart to have several attractions on one at a spot. If you need to leave and the streets are blocked, you should also plan multiple routes. Is there a curfew where you live? Have the previous protests in your city escalated to violence? Will there be portable bathrooms along the route, or do you want to draw a place to relax yourself all day long? Prepare for a plan.
Remove your contact lens
If you are exposed to tear gas or pepper spray, the contact will make the experience worse. If you wear glasses, please wear glasses. If you wear contacts, protect your eyes with sunglasses at least, although you will wear goggles or keep them convenient if you think so. For the same reason, avoid wearing makeup or oily products (such as lotions) as the irritation in the dispersal measures deployed by the police may stick to it.
Write down the emergency number
Write down your emergency contact information. Write down the number of emergency legal counsel – several law firms provide unpaid representation to arrested protesters. Research companies in your area. You may also want to write down the number of local bond funds. You should have two copies of these phone numbers on your person – a notepad that hides them in a bag, the hem of a shirt or a letter in your pocket. As redundancy, you can also write them somewhere on the body (such as forearms), preferably permanently marked.
When you’re protesting
Once you arrive and join with your protesters, follow advice on how to behave and how to be safe.
Study your surroundings
You can specify that someone in the group takes it as a top priority, but no matter who you are with, you should maintain awareness of what is happening around you. This is very important for many reasons. Can anyone wear steel-toed boots, colorful armbands and hearing equipment, and can also show the outline of the handcuffs in their pockets? That person might be Undercover policeman. Does anyone bring a bag of supplies from the Great Red Cross? They may be street doctors. Are protesters falling and injured while parade? Opening your eyes and ears will help you react faster when needed.
Help those around you
If you are parading, you may be close to a dozen other protesters. These are the people you want to recite scriptures and walk with, and if the situation escalates, the closest to it. Be friendly with them. Give them water if you have extra, or hold their stuff while they tie their shoelaces. Unity can be small. Remember that you are in a large crowd; assuming your behavior is observing and your words are listening.
Don’t ruin
So you want to break Waymo or Tesla. Well, let’s start with the warning, that is, effectively encourage you not to do so. Even if you think Tesla’s connection to Elon Musk, or that Waymos is a symbol of big technology’s encroachment on our society, you may face fines or legal action.
It is also important to remember what happens after the windshield smashes or sprays the f-you. First, you may be spotted by the vehicle’s built-in camera. The risk of being arrested to defeat one of these cars is more than normal. For example, the FBI investigated the attack on Teslas as “family terrorism.” You can also attract extremists’ anger and put it into practice for Elon.
