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10 Must Have Things To Pack For A Protest Because You Should Never Be Unprepared

A protester should never come unprepared.

Elizabeth Sloan

Mar 25, 2018

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10 Must Have Things To Pack For A Protest Because You Should Never Be Unprepared

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I Marched for My Life with hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country on Saturday in Washington D.C. while thousands more marched all over the world. As a self-titled emerging activist, with many more fights in my future, here are a few things you should pack for a protest.

1. Water

Dehydration symptoms start when we lose more fluid than we take in. Who knows how long you’ll be chanting, standing or marching, so make sure to pack some water.

2. Snacks

No one wants to fight hunger pains while they’re fighting for change. Be an angry protester, not a hangry one. Granola bars, fruit snacks and trail mix all do the trick.

3. Comfortable Shoes

Do I even need to comment on this one? Unless you want to tend to blisters and cuts the next day, wear some Sketchers. I am all for fashion, but comfort beats style in this case.

4. Camera

These are the moments you’ll want to remember and your Facebook friends will want to see. Charge your Canon and take as many pictures as possible. Keep the photography composition rules in mind for great shots!

5. Sign

Think of a sassy slogan and pick up some poster board for $3 from your local Wal-Mart.

6. Merch

Look for t-shirts, stickers, buttons or places to donate and support the cause you’re fighting for!

7. Rain poncho

Don’t be a fair-weather fighter.

8. Toiletries

It could be hot and you might sweat. Maybe you’ll meet your perfect match at the protest, so pack some deodorant and perfume. Your mom might want you to bring sunscreen too.

9. Portable charger

See #4. Don’t let that phone die, duh.

10. Cash

You might get arrested, have to take a cab or want to donate some money. This goes for life in general: always carry cash in case of emergency.

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10 Must Have Things To Pack For A Protest Because You Should Never Be Unprepared

A protester should never come unprepared.

1. Water

2. Snacks

3. Comfortable Shoes

4. Camera

5. Sign

6. Merch

7. Rain poncho

8. Toiletries

9. Portable charger

10. Cash

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No one best represents the struggle like our favorite 90s squad.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

Nobody deserves to be living in poverty.

"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

What is the current minimum wage at the federal level?

What are the benefits of raising the minimum wage?

What are the states that have set a $15/hour minimum wage?

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Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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