Democracy for Vancouver

The above pics are from the A28 protest on the Evergreen Blvd overpass. Click on above thumbnail pic to view popup image.

The Rambling Taoists blog has a succinct post about protesting:

We protest simply because it’s the right thing to do. If you believe that some action or activity is immoral and/or unethical, you have a responsibility to speak up. The oft repeated phrase is true — Your silence will not protect you!

I suspect that the reason many do not protest in public is they know or believe it will not make any difference:

In the end, however, I bet my reason for protesting may be a lot different than many of my fellow comrades. I believe that a person should stand up for what they believe in REGARDLESS of whether or not they believe their actions will have much of a public impact.

In other words, even if I KNEW that these protests wouldn’t change a damn thing — now or in the future — I’d still be out there. I’m not one of these people who believes that one should only fight potential winning battles; often times the losing battles are just as important.

So the next time Thursday afternoon rolls around and you remember that there is a protest every Thursday at 4:30pm at the main Vancouver library, rather than say to yourself that protesting will not change a damn thing, go out there and fight (what may be) a losing battle. It is good for you.