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protest

vr.tr.protest · INF.MED

Let an agent give neutral information on protest as a practice: forms, rights and limits, safety, and sourced facts about specific protests without endorsing or condemning causes.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent give neutral information on protest as a practice: forms, rights and limits, safety, and sourced facts about specific protests without endorsing or condemning causes.

An expression of objection or dissent, by words or actions, against a policy, decision or situation, ranging from petitions, boycotts and strikes to marches, sit-ins and civil disobedience, by individuals, students, workers and movements; peaceful protest is protected by rights to expression and assembly, subject to lawful limits.

What it is for: Expressing dissent and seeking change.

It can be explain forms of protest; explain rights and legal limits in general terms; give safety guidance; report on specific protests with attribution.

Distinguishing features

Expression of objection

Many forms

Rights-protected when peaceful

Diverse causes

What it looks like

Marches, placards, petitions, strikes, sit-ins and online campaigns.

How it is recognised

Public expressions of objection

Organised or spontaneous actions

Violence and vandalism are treated separately in law

Related models

is a kind of - category

conflict and event

includes - form

demonstration

is protected by - right

freedom of expression

is related to - civic action

social action

In practice

Families and kinds

petitions and boycotts

strikes and walkouts

marches and demonstrations

civil disobedience

online and symbolic protest

Standards and regulation

ICCPR articles 19 and 21

National public order law

Labour law on strikes

Failure modes and hazards

Partisan framing

Unattributed claims about protests

Facilitating violence or unlawful acts

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.protest-communication

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Forms Kinds of protest.

Forms differ in law.

Type

Which form.

Type

Form of protest.

  1. What form of protest is this, and is it lawful here? provenance
  2. How does civil disobedience differ from lawful protest? definition

History

Protest movements.

History

History.

  1. How do historians describe this protest movement? provenance
  2. What did it achieve, according to sources? provenance
Rights Legal framework.

Rights and limits.

Law

Rights and limits.

Law

Rights and limits.

  1. What rights protect this protest, and what restrictions apply? provenance
  2. Is the user seeking legal advice about their own situation? boundary

Arrest

If arrested.

Arrest

If arrested.

  1. What rights does a person have if detained at a protest here, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which legal support organisations exist? provenance
Safety Staying safe.

Safety comes first.

Guidance

Safety guidance.

Guidance

Safety guidance.

  1. What safety guidance applies to protesters and bystanders? provenance
  2. Where is first aid available? provenance

Emergency

Danger.

Emergency

Emergencies.

  1. Is there violence, a crush or a medical emergency? boundary
  2. Should people move away and call emergency services? action
Neutral Agent conduct.

Neutrality is essential.

Framing

Balanced description.

Framing

Balanced description.

  1. Is the cause described neutrally with views attributed? boundary
  2. Are opposing views represented fairly? boundary

Limits

Unlawful acts.

Limits

Limits.

  1. Does the request seek help with violence, damage or evading lawful policing? boundary
  2. How should the agent decline while explaining lawful options? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should protest forms be separate entries?
  • How should legal limits be localised?
  • How should registry aliases about specific campaigns be handled?
Draft as JSON