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Have
you ever taken part in a protest rally?Only one sit-in, while I was in college.
Ry, 23
I've usually been a babysitter. I don't
think that infants and children should march for causes they cannot comprehend.
Jill, 60
Saylorsburg, PA USA
I think it's safe to say that I have taken
part in a protest but never a rally.
Karen, 22
Marshalltown/Ames, IA USA
I was working for UPS at the time of the
strike a few years ago. I walked that picket quite a bit but that's it.
Alias Irrelevante
Not that I recall.
Firelady, 23
Dallas, TX
USA
Can't say that I have..I would if I found a
good cause though.
Angela, 17
Bella Vista, AR USA
Yes
Jaden, 21
Brampton, Ontario CANADA
Many years ago, when they were building LNG
tanks on Staten Island. I was still just a teenager...around 17 or so....but I remember it
clearly. I didn't fully understand what the tanks were all about, nor what the real danger
was, I was actually just jumping on the bandwagon, so to speak. It seemed like the thing
to do back then, so I made up a sandwich board and pranced around the ferry terminal for
about two hours three days in a row. That was the end of my active protesting career.
Fisch, 46
Preston, CT
USA
Nope!
Dianne, 17
Ontario CANADA
When I was younger, my parents would take me
every year to this Anti-abortion protest that was held by a few local churches. (Keep in
mind that there's nowhere in my town where abortions are performed.) We'd stand on the
sidewalk with signs and feel so proud and righteous about what we were doing. A few weeks
ago, I was at an abortion clinic with my ex-girlfriend. This time I was standing on the
other side of the pretest. People were right there on the sidewalk in front of the place
with signs around the necks of their litters of children. This time there was yelling. I
suppose there had been a clinic before my family and I would have yelled too. There was an
enormous blown up photo of an aborted baby's mangled head. I cannot express the disgust
that I still feel for those parents. My child was going to die prematurely that day. I had
known that before I arrived and I didn't need any grafic displays to remind me of what my
ex and I were doing. This was not a quick decision. This was not taken lightly. I stand by
my ex, and I stand by our choice. And I pray for the spirit of our child.
A-Dog, 18
McMinnville, OR USA
Tons. I've protested against
Aparthied, Nuclear Weapons, violence against women. I've protested for the right for a
woman to choose her reproductive path and the rights of
individuals to express their sexual preference however they like. I've marched in
anti-racism demonstrations and worker's rights parades. When I was in college I was part
of the "radical fringe" there and we staged many events. I protested US actions
during the Gulf War. However, it has probably been about 8 years since I've last
participated in any of these types of activities. Being older and with some thought, I'm
not sure how effective such things are. But I do wish I was in Seattle at the WTO
demonstrations.
Felicia, 35
Lowell, MA
USA
Yes, I actually put one together at my
college. It was an anti hate crime rally in the quad in front of the class rooms shortly
after Matthew Shepard was killed. There was a lot of conflict on my campus during that
time over the issue so our B-GLAD group decided to put one together.
Ry, 23
i've only been in one protest rally. it was
against this politician called pauline hanson, who is very racist.
Becky, 16
AUSTRALIA
Have I ever or have I this week? I protest
lots of things all the time. The most recent was an anti-war protest opposing the rash
decision-making of the leaders of our government. I'm all for justice, but I'm against the
murder of more innocent people.
Eric, 19
Beverly Hills, CA USA
Back during the Vietnam War we used to wear
black arm bands to show solidarity against the war. But actual demonstrations, no.
Janet, 44
E. Brunswick, NJ USA
Nope.
Frodo
age unknown, parts unknown
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Patty
No....but I have
been contemplating handcuffing myself to the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant's admin office in
protest of the current strikes on innocent people. (Sure, they may not be innocent, but I
presume they are until proven guilty.)
Kristin, 20
IA USA
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