The 6-Stage Playbook for Silencing Protest That's Underway in The US (Part 1 of 2)
Reframing protest. Rewriting laws. Removing limits on force. The playbook is active — and Americans need to pay attention.
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Dear friends
For over 230 years, Americans have enjoyed the First Amendment right to gather peacefully with others — to express your views, to demand change, to object to what your government is doing.
The right to protest is deeply bound to the freedoms of speech and assembly. Together, they give every American the legal footing to stand in a public square with a sign, to chant with a crowd, to march for justice.
And you’ve shown up in droves. From the anti-Vietnam protests of the 70s, to the Women’s March in 2017, the George Floyd uprisings in 2020, and recent HandsOFF! protests — you've rallied, filling streets, campuses, and capitol steps when it mattered …
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