If I had to do a protest, I think
that it would most likely have to do with abortion. I’m pro-life and it’s one of the few social
issues that I feel pretty educated about and have some strong opinions about. I know that it’s a very touchy subject, so I
would want to be extremely careful about how to handle it because I know that I
would definitely have some disagreement.
Lauren talked about how some pro-life protesters handled the situation
very poorly once. So I would take some
of what she said about that experience and try to approach it very
differently. I know that I would want an
incredibly large group involved. My
desire would be for it to be very peaceful.
While my intention would be to discourage the women thinking of getting
an abortion, I would want to do it in a way that caused them to feel supported
rather than condemned. We would gather
outside an abortion clinic and attempt to have conversations with the women who
are considering abortion. We would not
try to stop them or block their path physically. We would just want to share the facts and the
truth with them and explain to them the other options. We would want them to know that they do have a choice that they get to
make. And to help them make the best and
wisest choice that doesn’t include ending a life.
We would decide before the
protest a certain time that it would begin and end. Perhaps it would even take place once a week
or twice a month or something like that.
I wouldn’t want to cause a big fuss or disturbance, but just open people’s
eyes to the options that exist.
Hey Gracie,
ReplyDeleteIt's great to realize other people share my view on this issue! I posted this week about the very same subject. If you have time, I would love to hear your thoughts about my post.
I understand your want to remain peaceful since I wished to do the same. But I wonder if your tactic would would be more powerful if it was mixed with other demonstrations or activist techniques. I have participants interviewing the public as well, but I have a combination of things happening...I guess my question for you is what kind of demonstration would this be? It feels more like an outreach seminar rather than demonstration.
I agree with Joe, it does look like outreach. I think that is beneficial though. However, what if people going into the clinic aren't responsive? What if they don't want to be talked to on the matter? Do you think that you and your followers could just let them pass without trying to talk to them? Would you approach people or would you have them approach you?
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