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Know Your Protest Rights: ACLU Guide for Activists Before you head to your next protest, make sure you know your First Amendment rights. Authoritarians may try to intimidate us from speaking out, but the Constitution protects our right to assemble and express our views. The ACLU’s Know Your Protest Rights Guide—available in English and Spanish—outlines what you legally can and cannot do, as well as what steps to take if confronted by police. This knowledge could protect you and others on the fro

Via @psychedelicarchives The Free Speech Movement (FSM) at the University of California, Berkeley, was a pivotal student protest advocating for the right of free expression. On December 2, 1964, activist Mario Savio gave an electrifying speech at the Sproul Hall Steps, comparing the university system to a dehumanizing machine and calling on students to resist its injustices. His words captured the era’s spirit of defiance and remain a powerful reminder of the importance of free speech. While the