Is your right to protest quietly disappearing while most people don’t even notice?

In the final episode of the Foundations of Freedom series, Heather Hester shines a light on one of the most misunderstood rights in the U.S. Constitution: the right to peaceably assemble. From the Boston Tea Party and the Civil Rights Movement to Stonewall, Standing Rock, and modern LGBTQ+ activism, peaceful protest has been essential to progress. But today, new laws, intimidation tactics, and surveillance are threatening this right especially for queer youth, parents, and allies who are trying to show up with courage.

You’ll learn why the language around protest matters, how allyship shows up in public gathering, and what the difference really is between peaceful assembly and violent insurrection. Heather offers powerful guidance for parents, educators, and LGBTQ+ advocates reminding us that protest isn’t about chaos. It’s about visibility, grief, love, and social justice. And it’s how democracy breathes.

Press play to uncover the hidden erosion of the right to protest, and leave with a renewed sense of purpose, inclusion, and power to gather, grieve, and resist because your voice, your presence, and your allyship matter more than ever.Links referenced in this episode:

• aclu
• national lawyers guild
• protect the protest

Hi, I’m Heather Hester, and I’m so glad you’re here!

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More Human. More Kind. formerly Just Breathe: Parenting Your LGBTQ Teen is a safe and supportive space where a mom and mental health advocate offers guidance on parenting with empathy, inclusion, love, and open-minded allyship, fostering growth, healing, connection, and empowerment within the LGBTQ community while addressing grief, boundaries, education, diversity, human rights, social justice, and the power of human kindness through a lens of ally support and community engagement.

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