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It’s important to come to any protest prepared, because having the right supplies could make all the difference if things get tense.
A protester locked on to heavy earthmoving equipment. A lock-on is a technique used by protesters to make it difficult to remove them from their place of protest. It often involves improvised or specially designed and constructed hardware, although a basic lock-on is the human chain which relies simply on hand grip.
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Demonstrators in a tree at the Berkeley oak grove protest in 2008. Tree sitting is a form of environmentalist civil disobedience in which a protester sits in a tree, usually on a small platform built for the purpose, to protect it from being cut down (speculating that loggers will not endanger human lives by cutting an occupied tree).
The stated purpose of free speech zones is to protect the safety of those attending the political gathering, or for the safety of the protesters themselves. Critics, however, suggest that such zones are " Orwellian ", [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and that authorities use them in a heavy-handed manner to censor protesters by putting them literally out of sight ...
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A peopleless protest is a form of political demonstration where physical objects or symbols are placed in public spaces to represent protesters, rather than people gathering in person. [1] This method gained prominence during periods when in-person gatherings were restricted, such as the COVID-19 pandemic .
The protesters, who launched their encampment May 1, plan to stay until Rutgers agrees to divest from companies tied to Israel's war in Gaza, among other demands, organizers said.