I'm beginning to understand that protesting is just a way of raising a flag to let other people know that there's a flag to follow. While some of the most famous protests led to change almost directly, the real value is that it's providing a signpost for collective action. It may take many signposts to get to the destination, it may be a long journey, but we have to start somewhere, and we should lay signposts as we go so others can follow.