Just when you thought our "What NOT To Do" series was over …
We know handing out stickers is cool and all, but sometimes you've just got to go stick it to a corporation that makes money off of exploiting animals by doing it the good ol' fashion personal way—by holding a protest. You've got your permit if needed, signs, leaflets, and maybe even a bullhorn, but this can go from protest to disaster in a hot minute. How can you speak up for animals without looking like a crazy? We got ya.
DON'T:
- Get all up on private property. Seriously. This is a no-no. Don't go into a McDonald's or try to sneak past Ringling security—ya know what we're saying. Your job here is to get the word out, not get arrested. Remember: these companies want you to get the hell outta there (aka: be arrested or otherwise kicked out) so if you get sent away by the police, they win.
- Yell at circus goers, McDonald's patrons, etc. Yelling in someone's face does NOTHING but makes you look like a lunatic. If the animals could speak, would they ask you to do that? Nope.
- Chat on your cellphone during the protest (uh, focus much?)
- Hold your sign crooked, upside down, etc.
- Make a handmade sign that looks totally wack (please, look up words if you don't know how to spell them, seriously, we won't judge!)
- Chit chat with everyone next to you while not paying any attention to what's going on (again, you're trying to seem like a force of solidarity with those around you and with the animals, not like you're trying to hold a social hour)
- Cover your face with your sign
DO:
- Ask us for help!
- Be professional (dress the part, and again, don't yell at anyone)
- Plan ahead (get a permit if necessary, find out exactly where private property lines are)
- Smile
- Spread out so it looks like there are more people at your protest than there really are
- Pass this info on to every single person who attends your protest and make sure you keep everyone in line!
Easy? Easy.
Also, don't be hypocritical unless that is a part of the protest (like, do go to an animal rights protest eating a burger or wearing a fur coat lol)
Great advice!
Awesome Advice!
If you're handing out leaflets, you want to say something short sweet and to the point to the person you're handing it to. Make sure the other members in your team aren't handing them out like concert flyers
Thankyou so much! Hoping to gather a mcdonalds protest with my veg friend soon.
I want to do a protest at mcdonalds with a whole bunch of my friends but i really want to have a chicken suit with i sign on its neck saying something like LET ME LIVE or dont cook me alive! but the suits are to much
any ideas let me know please
you could try making your own costume. you could make a beak out of some folded paper and elastic. use yellow feather boas and wrap them around you, maybe. be creative and improvise. there's probably several ways that you could collect bits and pieces to make a chicken costume. if you go to dollar stores to collect your materials then it will probably cost much less than the actual chicken suit. good luck
I'm planning a protest against Mcdonalds right now actually,me and a few friends came up with the idea last night. DEFINATLY have to show them this, cause some of their ideas were so on the don't list. good luck to everyone
maybe soon we WILL boycott macdonalds
Does anyone live in Orlando that would like to protest with me and my boyfriend?
i am having a protest at mcdonalds and this is great so i dont look really stupied in frount of people
i'd really really love to do this! but none of my friends wanna do it with me
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Is any in or near Rockford,IL who would like to join any protest I organise?
thanks for the great advice! hope to protest when the weather gets better!
I so want to hold a protest! It actually sounds like fun! I'm a huge supporter of animal rights and I want to do as much as I can to speak out for those who can't.
I REALLY want to do a protest, but I only have one person to do it with me, and I know that's not enough. What should I do? How do I get more people?
Great advice! But how do I know where the property lines are if, for example, I want to protest a store inside a mall? Is that even aloud?
If anyone lives in orange county California and wants to protest animals in captivity, circus, KFC, puppy mills etc. or inform people about wearing fur and eating meat from factory farms email me! I want to find some people in my area to help inform people with me. I really want to protest sea world first so who ever is down email me:)
breelynneocean@gmail.com
i want to have a protest in or around hacienda heights ca
if your interested contact me asap at stopthehurtingforanimals@aol.com