What are reasons to Protest?

In another thread, there was a question posed as to why would anyone protest. Here are some reasons:

To reach large numbers of people with your message.

To create solidarity among organizers and marchers.

To show political prisoners that they are not alone.

To see how your government responds to dissent.

To build coalitions with other protest groups.

To make the system realize it is vulnerable.

To show the strength of your organization.

To throw the system on the defensive.

To expose the crimes of the powerful.

To make the police think about what they are protecting.

To motivate the undecided to join you.

To remove feelings of helplessness.

To make the system react to you.

To show who owns the streets.

To exploit the news media.

To create your own media.

To rattle the complacent.

To speak truth to power.

To mobilize people.

To have fun

WHY PROTEST