Protest
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A protest is an expression of objection, by words or by actions, to particular events, policies or situations. Protests can take many different forms, from individual statements to mass demonstrations. Protesters may organize a protest as a way of publicly making their opinions heard in an attempt to influence public opinion or government policy, or they may undertake direct action in an attempt to directly enact desired changes themselves.<ref>St. John Barned-Smith, "How We Rage: This Is Not Your Parents' Protest," Current (Winter 2007): 17-25.</ref> Where protests are part of a systematic and peaceful campaign to achieve a particular objective, and involve the use of pressure as well as persuasion, they go beyond mere protest and may be better described as cases of civil resistance or nonviolent resistance.
See also
- Activist Wisdom
- Anti-globalization
- Civil resistance
- Fare strike
- First Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Gandhigiri
- I Protest
- Police
- Port Militarization Resistance
- Protest art
- Public Library Advocacy
- Right to protest
- Satyagraha
- Social criticism
- Tactical frivolity
- List of uprisings led by women
