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Additional Protest Tips

January 17, 2017 by WendyB

For those of you going to the Women’s March on Washington or any of the sister marches, check out the protest tips I’ve shared here.

I thought of a few more personal suggestions regarding potential protest infiltrators who are looking for a photo op or a way to instigate violence.

Should you see a few people quietly carrying pro-Trump signs but causing no trouble, I recommend ignoring them. There were a couple of very young women doing that at one New York protest I went to. The ladies didn’t look very enthused, so I wondered if they’d been paid — especially when they looked much happier when people confronted them. (Maybe they hoped to present their employer with great press photos of angry protestors confronting pretty, meek-looking girls?) There were thousands and thousands of protestors there. These two were totally lost in the crowd until people engaged with them.

On the other hand, if you encounter people in your midst who are carrying pro-Nazi or KKK signs, that’s more serious. They could be looking for a real, physical fight. According to this tip sheet, there will be march organizers on the sidelines. Try to find an official march volunteer to step in. Don’t be manipulated into starting a confrontation that will justify law enforcement stepping in, possibly violently.

The same thing goes for provocateurs who pretend to be Women’s March protestors in order to cast a bad light on the larger movement. I don’t think there was a final verdict about whether an offensive anti-Melania sign seen in photos last year was real or photoshopped, but I agree that photoshopped is the more likely answer.  Should anyone try to pull that off in real life, try to find some official support to deal with the problem.

Don’t forget to take photos and videos of any suspicious behavior among protestors, law enforcement, or spectators. Go to the app store on your phone and search for ACLU. There is an app specifically for the D.C. march that will help you record and photograph actions, among other things. The ACLU also has a list of apps to record police conduct in different states here.

Once again, here is the UniteWomen.org tip sheet regarding law enforcement.

Very useful …. especially the tips about Sharpies and Maalox!! #WomensMarch @UniteWomenOrgNY pic.twitter.com/DGfrY3wo99

— Kat (@KMR31871) January 17, 2017

UPDATED TO ADD: Read this Twitter thread about the reality of police/protestor interactions. Remember that you REALLY don’t want to get into a problem with law enforcement.

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  1. Catherine says

    January 17, 2017 at 6:05 pm

    Thanks again. I bought those rain ponchos just now. I’m going to waterproof my coat and boots anyway. I’ve sent links of all this info and some specifics about the march in Seattle to my friend. I got out my small cross-body purse and I’m gonna spend the next few days putting the essentials in. If I get any good pictures of Seattle march I will email them to you. I need to start composing my sign. Hmmmmmm.

    • WendyB says

      January 17, 2017 at 6:20 pm

      Would love to see your pix!

      I’m obsessed with rain ponchos — LOL!

      I do need to waterproof my boots. I didn’t see anything in the drugstore today so I will go to a shoe place tomorrow!

  2. Louise Hornor says

    January 17, 2017 at 6:36 pm

    Wendy, you’re a treasure for posting all these tips and resources!

    • WendyB says

      January 17, 2017 at 6:59 pm

      I swear to God, most stuff I’ve learned about crowds is from concerts and music festivals!

  3. Dale Fournier says

    January 18, 2017 at 5:57 pm

    Thank you for this info Wendy!

    • WendyB says

      January 18, 2017 at 10:32 pm

      xoxo

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