I did not attend the Sanity and/or Fear Rally.

Instead, I went to an animal rights protest. I demonstrated against a pet store that sells puppy mill dogs. I spent a few hours holding signs and handing out leaflets on a cool Fall day with four other women. Here’s a picture of us from a few weeks ago at another demonstration in front of another pet store:

But when I saw some of the signs from the Sanity Rally, I thought the advice was good enough to share. Without further ado, here are your…

top five protest tips gathered from signs at the sanity rally:

1. Reserve protest signs for simple ideas, not complex ideas.
Examples:

• Adopt Don’t Shop
• Boycott the Circus
• Go Vegan!

2. Plan your signs in advance. Make sure you have enough room to say what you want to say. The general rule is 6 words or fewer.
Example: Cows Milk Comes From Grieving Mothers

3. Feel free to embellish your protest signs with colors and sparkly things. Just don’t go so overboard that your sign becomes illegible.
Example: go naked and wrap your I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur sign around your body.

4. Hold your protest sign correctly.
Example: hold your Stop Animal Experiments sign right side-up.

5. And… check your spelling.
Example: Vegetarians Make Better Lovers (not Vegitarians Make Beter Luvrs)

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