Protest

Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations: sometimes in favor, though more often opposed. Protesters may organize a protest as a way of publicly and forcefully making their opinions heard in an attempt to influence public opinion or government policy, or may undertake direct action to attempt to directly enact desired changes themselves.

See also

• Anti-globalization movement
• Global protests against war on Iraq from 2002 to 2004
• First Amendment to the United States Constitution
• Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
• UK fuel protest
• May 1968