I’m making plans to protest daily outside my representative’s local office. Rather than appear like a crazy person, which is often the case in NYC, I want to start some political awakening in my neighborhood. I live in a Republican district of the city and my neighborhood is ripe to learn how the GOP is raping this country, removing benefits that many low income people rely on, increasing our taxes, and becoming a Fascist state.
So, does the Lemmy community have any advice? What material should I distribute? Should I read the Constitution ad nauseam?
To the Americans here, I love each and everyone of you and we all deserve a safe and prosperous nation.
To my brothers and sisters worldwide, thank you for reading and for your solidarity.
Get a folding table and print a hundred pamphlets. Make sure they have a call to action on them. It can be a representative’s email address, a link to join a local org, or just the word “vote”.
Make signs so people can tell who you are at a glance. Come up with a catchy name for your movement.
Look up the protest laws in New York. Try to stay on public property or on private property where you’ve been allowed. Be polite to the cops. Don’t give them a reason to think you’re performing violent speech.
No idea how law works where you are. But having a folding table might require some different licencing compared to just standing up and giving pamphlet which in democratic countries is a right.
Protesting is a legal right but I’m not sure it really does much anymore. Money is king. People need to realize that using Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, etc is giving these people power.
Protest outside his house.
I like the idea but the convenience of her office is that it is a 5 minute walk from me and I can be there near daily for at least a couple hours, I also do not have a car.
Do you only do important shit when it’s convenient?
They say they’re gonna protest outside their reps office on a DAILY BASIS and you basically come back screeching, “You’re not doing enough!” Get the fuck outta here with that nonsense.
The fuck are you doing that’s so important?
Have you checked 50501?
You might be better off finding a political group based in your area and helping them campaign for your district.
This is good advice. Each of us is a small force alone, but that force can be multiplied when we join forces with our comrades. In NY specifically, you may want to check out the Working Families Party: https://workingfamilies.org
They are represented on the ballot and typically endorse the more progressive Democratic candidates. They could have local resources to aid you with your protest and you may be able to gather additional protesters. You may also want to connect with your local mutual aid group as there are often politically progressive people involved with those.
I’m a proud card carrying member of WFP! They are unfortunately politically weak but I haven’t seen what they have been up to post election frankly. I will look more into that, thanks!
I mean I could but no one is doing anything serious and it sounds corny as fuck but be the change you want to see in the world. The biggest protests this week in NYC was about Gaza, and look, I sympathize with the conflict but class solidarity over cultural dividing lines. No one is seeing the bigger picture that our collective voices are being stifled and we are in fact entering a Regime and it doesn’t matter if you are against/for Palestine our collective right to even protest is being attacked daily.
In that case maybe go to those groups with your idea? You might find someone willing to protest with you or otherwise help make your idea work.
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