Protest can be a useful way to work toward justice within and across communities. A protest can include a wide range of activities all the way from silent vigils to massive public unrest. Erica Chenoweth of Harvard University found that protest movements involving at least 3.5% of a given population have never failed to produce significant changes in a society. She also found that non-violent movements are more likely to achieve their goal, but the definition of violence in protests remains contested.
Protests famously have the power to transfer power and ideas from place to place. In 2020, large-scale protests in Minneapolis following the state’s murder of George Floyd sparked solidarity protests all over the country and the world, including many forms of protest art that remain visible in places like the Occupied West Bank of Palestine, Tunisia, and
Supporting protests with emergency services that do not work with police such as street medics