Under the First Amendment, we have the right to protest, so why is it that when we do, it’s just seen as an annoyance? Why do they believe that some bodies don’t have the right to form one big body of people? The truth of the matter is that they feel we don’t belong. The biggest protests known to America have been over civil rights, the rights to just be seen as human and nothing less. people felt as if those bodies didn’t belong on their streets and sidewalks. How dare our bodies occupy space reserved for theirs? People will scare you from your position, run you out with fear and violence. You must remember that the reason you are there is for bodies like yours no longer have to run in fear, but stand in comfort. They feel as if their space is being taken away when, in reality, they must realize that it is meant to be shared. The earth belongs to no one and everyone. It is our right to take up that space and even hold more than what is needed for our bodies to allow more to stand with us. Every time we subject ourselves to the world of protests, the better the chances for the children of tomorrow to not have to. We all once had that fire in us when we were children ourselves. The fight we gave to our parents when we refused to eat dinner, and the rage-filled letters we slipped under doors, all show the fight inside. When we relearn how to unlock it, we regain our wonder and imagination, the imagination of what this world could be if we all stood together in unity. In everything you do, remember you are deserving of the space you use. Do not shrink yourself, do not move over, own it. This can be exercised in your daily life by the way you walk and talk, be bold and brave. You have the right to exist, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Unruly Bodies 
The right to protest is one that I love to see people exercise. It can be hard to get out there, especially if you’re black and may worry that if cops responded to the protest they may target you. Protesting can receive a lot of skepticism. When pressed about it, many say that they don’t think protesting makes an actual difference. But, showing that people care about an issue does make a difference. It shows others that they’re not alone in their feelings. It shows strength in numbers. It creates media attention around unjust actions that would have otherwise flown under the radar.
It’s so interesting that humans are the most intelligent/developed species on earth, yet as a whole, they struggle so inherently to coexist with one another. While I know that there’s tensions amongst the animals who live in nature, their issues and tussles with one another simply don’t compare to the racism and discrimination that’s been created by humans. Maybe when considering how complex the human mind is, one can argue that human’s made existing on Earth much more complicated than it was ever intended to be.
This is such an insightful post, I remember when we were talking about self-immolation and hunger strikes and someone had asked why its often marginalized communities who have to resort to such levels of protest. Protesting is a right that we all have and it can be in various forms, but sometimes I think that there is some sort of “privilege” with the forms of protest that certain groups can do before they get the result they want and I think it goes back to our conversations in class about the lives that society deems as grievable
I love the way this is like an uplifting or power house message to the person reading it. I read this as like yeah you are enough you can take up space and be proud doing it like one of those pep talks at the end of the movie when the team is losing.