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Encourage your friends to seek out those resources and know their rights before they go out to protest. – Jasmine Bost	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Know your rights, research your rights, encourage your friends to seek out those resources and know their rights before they go out to protest. – Jasmine Bost	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I would urge anyone who wants to protest against racism to use digital media instead. Otherwise, many people risk getting sick and dying. – Mikael Damberg	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
The curfew gives the police the ability to stop the violence that we saw twonights during the course of this event, ifyou have large groups that are clearly peacefully protesting... those groups are goingto be allowed to peacefully protest. – Peter Newsham	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Birmingham, this is not us, this is not who we are. This is not how we taught the world how to protest. – Randall Woodfin	Found on CNN 3 years ago
. . We must continue to protest, but it must be peaceful and that does not mean we aren't standing up for justice. – Joyce Beatty	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It's playing a baseball game under protest. At the end of the game, we'll figure out who's right, whatever the Democrats move forward probably will never ... become law. – House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
It was disappointing that a relatively small group in Hyde Park came together to protest the regulations in clear breach of the guidance, putting themselves and others at risk of infection, officers once again, took a measured approach and tried to engage the group to disperse. They clearly had no intention of doing so, and so it did result in 19 people being arrested, and a further ten being issued with a fixed penalty notice. – Laurence Taylor	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I vehemently support the First Amendment right to protest government actions at The Michigan state Capitol or elsewhere around the state ; however any such activity must be done in a manner that is safe and lawful. – Dana Nessel	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The mask is the new T-shirt, when people go to a protest or try to have their opinions about things, people will wear T-shirts or hats or carry signs, but we're not able to protest at the moment. So when people are getting their vote masks and posting selfies online, it's a manifestation of a desire to have that kind of political and societal voice and expression in the ways that we can at the moment. – Dahna Goldstein	Found on CNN 4 years ago
This protest wasn't about the stay-at-home order, it was an opportunity for a small group of folks -- very few of whom were engaging in social distancing or wearing masks -- to show off their swastika posters, confederate flags, nooses hanging from cars and signs calling for murder, threatening Capitol police, staff, press, and elected members is not how we do business here in Michigan. – Jim Ananich	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Everyone has the right to protest. And I think the governor overreached in a lot of ways. And that upset a lot of people in the state of Michigan, but when we protest, we have to do it in a way that is appropriate. I totally denounce and condemn Nazi symbols that were used in some of the protests. I think it's a terrible idea to come into the capitol with weapons, bearing weapons, knowing that it might be perceived as some form of intimidation toward legislators. So, I denounce those things. But everyone has the right to protest. – Justin Amash	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I think everybody has a right to protest and express their feelings. A couple of dozen people did so yesterday. And they have every right to do that. – Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I felt it necessary because our constitutional rights can not be put on hold, i attended the protest on the 20th. ... There were plenty of officers there not distancing, not wearing masks. – Doris Matsui	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
If people feel that way, you're allowed to protest, i watched the protest, and they were all six-feet apart. I mean it was a very orderly group of people. And but... you know, some have gone too far, some governors have gone too far. Some of the things that have happened are maybe not so appropriate. – President Donald Trump	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The White House guidelines come amid a tempestuous week in which protestors across the country descended on state capitals to express their anger over the effects the lockdown measures were having on the economy despite thousands of new cases of COVID-19 being reported every day. SOURCES BELIEVE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ORIGINATED IN WUHAN LAB, AS PART OF CHINAS EFFORTS TO COMPETE WITH US On Wednesday, hundreds of cars, trucks and SUVs descended on Michigans state capital as part of a noisy protest against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmers social-distancing restrictions that critics saidy have gone too far. Similar protests unfolded in Virginia, Wyoming, Kentucky and Ohio over the last week with more planned in Maryland, Missouri, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and New Hampshire. The federal government said Thursday that 5.2 million more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the four-week total to about 22 million out of a work force of 159 million easily the worst stretch of U.S. job losses on record. The losses translate to about 1 in 7 workers. Those people that know theyre vulnerable, self-quarantine. And everybody else, let them go back to work. – Aaron Carver	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
It would remind people that they can mobilise and protest, and that could shake up the ruling alliance. – Andrzej Rychard	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think a lot of what's going on, including this protest in Lansing, is motivated by Republican concern that Gretchen Whitmer may be the vice presidential candidate. – Mark Brewer	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Mostly that ends up talking to the people who already agree with you and already are with you, the car protest is one way to try to break through those boundaries. – David Meyer	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Large-scale protest events are opportunities to create collective identity for the people participating and to extend the constituency. – Dana Fisher	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
For over one-and-a-half years we have been sacrificing our education to protest against your inaction. – Greta Thunberg	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The charges will not hinder our fight for democracy, freedom and our human right to continue to gather, march and protest. – Lee Cheuk-yan	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We are here more than anything for a symbolic marriage, it is like a protest to the Peruvian state because it is really time for the country to have a civil union marriage which we, as Peruvians, really deserve and have the right to receive. – Juan Carlos Martinez	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The DOE said. The Harvard office of public affairs and communications also confirmedto Fox News that it had received anotice of Investigationfrom the The DOE, and said it iscurrently formulating a response. These accusations come just four days after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sounded the alarm about Chinese infiltration into the U.S. education system. The secretarysaid this isnt uncommon for Chinese officials based in the U.S. to actively seek to sow seeds of chaos and gain access to sensitive information -- specificallyon college campuses. Maybe some of you have heard about the time when the Chinese consulate paid the UC San Diego students to protest the Dalai Lama. – State Mike Pompeo	Found on FOX News 4 years ago

Encourage your friends to seek out those resources and know their rights before they go out to protest.

– Jasmine Bost

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Know your rights, research your rights, encourage your friends to seek out those resources and know their rights before they go out to protest.

– Jasmine Bost

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I would urge anyone who wants to protest against racism to use digital media instead. Otherwise, many people risk getting sick and dying.

– Mikael Damberg

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

The curfew gives the police the ability to stop the violence that we saw twonights during the course of this event, ifyou have large groups that are clearly peacefully protesting... those groups are goingto be allowed to peacefully protest.

– Peter Newsham

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Birmingham, this is not us, this is not who we are. This is not how we taught the world how to protest.

– Randall Woodfin

Found on CNN
3 years ago

. . We must continue to protest, but it must be peaceful and that does not mean we aren't standing up for justice.

– Joyce Beatty

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It's playing a baseball game under protest. At the end of the game, we'll figure out who's right, whatever the Democrats move forward probably will never ... become law.

– House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

It was disappointing that a relatively small group in Hyde Park came together to protest the regulations in clear breach of the guidance, putting themselves and others at risk of infection, officers once again, took a measured approach and tried to engage the group to disperse. They clearly had no intention of doing so, and so it did result in 19 people being arrested, and a further ten being issued with a fixed penalty notice.

– Laurence Taylor

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I vehemently support the First Amendment right to protest government actions at The Michigan state Capitol or elsewhere around the state ; however any such activity must be done in a manner that is safe and lawful.

– Dana Nessel

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The mask is the new T-shirt, when people go to a protest or try to have their opinions about things, people will wear T-shirts or hats or carry signs, but we're not able to protest at the moment. So when people are getting their vote masks and posting selfies online, it's a manifestation of a desire to have that kind of political and societal voice and expression in the ways that we can at the moment.

– Dahna Goldstein

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This protest wasn't about the stay-at-home order, it was an opportunity for a small group of folks -- very few of whom were engaging in social distancing or wearing masks -- to show off their swastika posters, confederate flags, nooses hanging from cars and signs calling for murder, threatening Capitol police, staff, press, and elected members is not how we do business here in Michigan.

– Jim Ananich

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Everyone has the right to protest. And I think the governor overreached in a lot of ways. And that upset a lot of people in the state of Michigan, but when we protest, we have to do it in a way that is appropriate. I totally denounce and condemn Nazi symbols that were used in some of the protests. I think it's a terrible idea to come into the capitol with weapons, bearing weapons, knowing that it might be perceived as some form of intimidation toward legislators. So, I denounce those things. But everyone has the right to protest.

– Justin Amash

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I think everybody has a right to protest and express their feelings. A couple of dozen people did so yesterday. And they have every right to do that.

– Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I felt it necessary because our constitutional rights can not be put on hold, i attended the protest on the 20th. ... There were plenty of officers there not distancing, not wearing masks.

– Doris Matsui

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

If people feel that way, you're allowed to protest, i watched the protest, and they were all six-feet apart. I mean it was a very orderly group of people. And but... you know, some have gone too far, some governors have gone too far. Some of the things that have happened are maybe not so appropriate.

– President Donald Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The White House guidelines come amid a tempestuous week in which protestors across the country descended on state capitals to express their anger over the effects the lockdown measures were having on the economy despite thousands of new cases of COVID-19 being reported every day. SOURCES BELIEVE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ORIGINATED IN WUHAN LAB, AS PART OF CHINAS EFFORTS TO COMPETE WITH US On Wednesday, hundreds of cars, trucks and SUVs descended on Michigans state capital as part of a noisy protest against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmers social-distancing restrictions that critics saidy have gone too far. Similar protests unfolded in Virginia, Wyoming, Kentucky and Ohio over the last week with more planned in Maryland, Missouri, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and New Hampshire. The federal government said Thursday that 5.2 million more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the four-week total to about 22 million out of a work force of 159 million easily the worst stretch of U.S. job losses on record. The losses translate to about 1 in 7 workers. Those people that know theyre vulnerable, self-quarantine. And everybody else, let them go back to work.

– Aaron Carver

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

It would remind people that they can mobilise and protest, and that could shake up the ruling alliance.

– Andrzej Rychard

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I think a lot of what's going on, including this protest in Lansing, is motivated by Republican concern that Gretchen Whitmer may be the vice presidential candidate.

– Mark Brewer

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Mostly that ends up talking to the people who already agree with you and already are with you, the car protest is one way to try to break through those boundaries.

– David Meyer

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Large-scale protest events are opportunities to create collective identity for the people participating and to extend the constituency.

– Dana Fisher

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

For over one-and-a-half years we have been sacrificing our education to protest against your inaction.

– Greta Thunberg

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The charges will not hinder our fight for democracy, freedom and our human right to continue to gather, march and protest.

– Lee Cheuk-yan

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We are here more than anything for a symbolic marriage, it is like a protest to the Peruvian state because it is really time for the country to have a civil union marriage which we, as Peruvians, really deserve and have the right to receive.

– Juan Carlos Martinez

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The DOE said. The Harvard office of public affairs and communications also confirmedto Fox News that it had received anotice of Investigationfrom the The DOE, and said it iscurrently formulating a response. These accusations come just four days after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sounded the alarm about Chinese infiltration into the U.S. education system. The secretarysaid this isnt uncommon for Chinese officials based in the U.S. to actively seek to sow seeds of chaos and gain access to sensitive information -- specificallyon college campuses. Maybe some of you have heard about the time when the Chinese consulate paid the UC San Diego students to protest the Dalai Lama.

– State Mike Pompeo

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

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