Protest

The protesters are all speaking at once, so that each voice becomes a singular note added to a universal song. Some voices are raised in a higher pitch and their speeches pick up momentum as others urge them on. The speeches are only interrupted by clapping as a sign of solidarity and the sounds of cars horns and sirens in the background. A protest (also called a remonstrance or a remonstration) 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. 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.