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Question: When have you not been allowed to assemble in public with people like you?

When have you not been allowed to assemble in public with people like you?
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“October 15, 2011...”

October 15, 2011. Oakland California. Forcfully removed from street and Oscar Grant Plaza by tear gas, shock grenades and police force.

Posted on 3 May 2012, 12:51 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“like the 1920s....”

like the 1920s.

Posted on 16 August 2012, 1:24 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“Punk rock show in...”

Punk rock show in Los Angeles in the 1990's. LA Fire Dept. sprayed down concert goers outside the venue with a firehose.

Posted on 22 September 2012, 8:51 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“OWS, NYC October 2011...”

OWS, NYC October 2011

Posted on 5 October 2012, 12:02 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“during a sit in...”

during a sit in

Posted on 16 November 2012, 3:11 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“In 2009, in tehran...”

In 2009, in tehran streets when we protested to fraud in election, they shoot to us and killed 100 people. We were 4 million people in the street . We couldn't believe the result. We couldn't believe that Ahmadinejad has been elected as president for the second round.

Posted on 16 November 2012, 11:57 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“bathrooms...”

bathrooms

Posted on 17 November 2012, 10:32 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“while being on braynt...”

while being on braynt street

Posted on 5 December 2012, 7:54 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“Under Jim Crow...”

Under Jim Crow

Posted on 6 December 2012, 4:17 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“In 5th grade, at...”

In 5th grade, at the start of penmanship class for girls, S. asked Miss W. why we couldn't go out and play, like the boys did. Miss W. answered: "If you want to be a boy, you can leave now." That shut all of us girls up, and we already knew better: girls had to be girls and to question social gendering was a risk.--Experience of a black girl in all-black private school in Brooklyn, circa 1974

Posted on 16 December 2012, 2:52 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“In early 1990s in...”

In early 1990s in NYC, marching in the first Dyke March that did not have a permit. The police tried to corral us with orange plastic mobile fence and we broke through it.

Posted on 16 December 2012, 2:56 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“There are no people...”

There are no people like me.

Posted on 30 December 2012, 1:20 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“Nov...”

Nov. 30, 1999, at the WTO protests in Seattle after the mayor declared a "state of emergency."

Posted on 23 January 2013, 2:25 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“People like me are...”

People like me are not common

Posted on 3 February 2013, 5:07 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“I'm white...”

I'm white. I've never been prevented from assembling in public with people like me.

Posted on 9 February 2013, 7:36 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“At home, during times...”

At home, during times of confusion or missunderstanding.

Posted on 14 February 2013, 7:02 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“occupy oakland ...”

occupy oakland

Posted on 24 April 2013, 7:18 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“We need to prevent...”

We need to prevent isolation, we need education, we need an end to just locking people up, and to work towards true rehabilitation for people who commit crimes. And it is not a crime to assemble and to fight for social justice!

Posted on 26 April 2013, 1:30 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“when i was in...”

when i was in high school protesting VietNam

Posted on 29 June 2013, 9:18 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“I have never NOT...”

I have never NOT been allowed to do this. Not in anyway I was consciously aware. I am fortunate to be born in a society where this right is easy to come by. This question reminds me that it is a privilege. A privilege I take as a birthright.

Posted on 9 July 2013, 8:40 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“Muslims starting masjids in...”

Muslims starting masjids in America being blocked by zoning laws fueled by racism (Park 51 mosque)

Posted on 23 July 2013, 2:57 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“they are getting aressted...”

they are getting aressted because they did something bad

Posted on 19 December 2013, 6:35 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“Because of my ethnicity,...”

Because of my ethnicity, I have been discriminated against while traveling. Or being in an interracial relationship.

Posted on 4 April 2014, 5:32 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“At a peaceful gathering...”

At a peaceful gathering to protest an incident of gay-bashing in my neighborhood. The police prevented us from walking down the street in protest and threatened several people with violence.

Posted on 28 May 2014, 2:46 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

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