Sidewalk Testimonies
A glimpse from the sidewalk
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Ministering at the Gates of Hell, The American Mission Field
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico– Abortion Free New Mexico volunteers continue to maintain a prayerful sidewalk presence Monday-Friday (every day they are open) at the UNM Center For Reproductive Health (UNMCRH) abortion center in order to light up the darkness and offer women hope and help. When we have more than two people available for prayer at the main entrance, we also have a sidewalk counseling effort in the public back alley behind the UNM abortion center. This week, Bud had such an opportunity. Bud posted this update on social media: As Bud mentioned in his post above, one thing that is striking when you minister out at an abortion clinic, is the resounding sound of silence. This…
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6th Injury at UNM Abortion Facility
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- On Wednesday, July 19th Abortion Free New Mexico volunteers documented the sixth abortion injury of 2023 at the UNM Center for Reproductive Health abortion center. A fire engine and an ambulance were photographed onsite and a woman was taken to a local emergency room. It is unknown what injuries were incurred because the City of Albuquerque refuses to release redacted 911 calls to Abortion Free Mexico leader, Tara Shaver. First and second trimester procedures are performed up to 24 weeks (6 months) of pregnancy at this location.This abortion injury occurred just weeks after New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham launched a Reproductive Health Hotline to connect women…
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The Pro-Life Community Came Through
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- Last week, Abortion Free New Mexico asked the pro-life community to help with a last minute donation to help pay rent for a mother who turned away from Southwestern Women’s Options and chose life for her baby. Within 24 hours YOU provided all of the money needed to cover the cost of one months rent. Tara has been in contact with the couple’s landlord, and mailed the rent check which is due to arrive today, July 3rd. We are grateful to have you partner with us to meet the needs of women who choose life for their babies, yet face uncertain circumstances. This is the beauty of…
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BREAKING: Abortion Emergency At UNM Abortion Center
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- On Wednesday, May 31 during the 2 o’clock hour a woman was put into an ambulance outside the University of New Mexico’s free standing abortion facility, the Center for Reproductive Health, for transport to the emergency room. This is the 5th botched abortion at this location that has been documented by Abortion Free New Mexico volunteers in 2023. The UNM Center for Reproductive Health performs abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy and is a Ryan Residency Training Program in Abortion and Family Planning location. This means that the University of New Mexico’s OB-GYN department places a major emphasis on training residents to perform abortions. According to the Ryan Program website one of the…
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VIDEO: Celebrating One Year of Prayer
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico- On Saturday April 29, 2023, Abortion Free New Mexico celebrated one year of prayer with a volunteer appreciation potluck hosted at Providence Presbyrterian Church. This month marked one year of our latest prayer initiative No Sidewalk Without the Savior. During the past year, over 70 volunteers have covered UNM’s late-term abortion facility in public prayer, Monday through Friday, EVERY day that they were open! Babies lives have been saved, mom’s have been prayed with, couples have been served, abortion injuries have been documented, and the love of Christ has been shared and received! RELATED ARTICLES:
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Living Proof: Celebrating New Life
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- For almost one year now, Abortion Free New Mexico’s, No Sidewalk Without the Savior, prayer initiative has brought volunteers to the UNM Center for Reproductive Health (UNMCRH) abortion center each day to be a living witness for life. We may never know the full impact of our presence but we sometimes have women who come and show us their babies years down the road who kept driving the day of their abortion appointment. However, it is moms that we have the privilege of serving and walking alongside in their journey through pregnancy that we celebrate in this article. We are proud to announce that two of the Texas women that…
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Urgent: 4th Abortion Injury Of 2023 At UNMCRH
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico’s No Sidewalk Without the Savior volunteers documented the 4th abortion complication of 2023 at the University of New Mexico Center for Reproductive Health abortion center today, February 15, 2023. A woman was placed into an ambulance and taken to the emergency room during the lunch hour. This occurred just six days after the last abortion complication that was recorded by volunteers. The steady rate of abortion injuries at this location raises red flags about who is causing these injuries on unsuspecting women, most of whom are traveling here from out of state. It has been well documented by Abortion Free New Mexico that the University of New Mexico participates in the…
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Breaking: (VIDEO) Three Women Injured at UNMCRH Abortion Facility
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- On February 9, 2023 Abortion Free New Mexico volunteers recorded a woman being placed into an ambulance at the UNM Center for Reproductive Health (UNMCRH) abortion facility. This is the third abortion related injury that Abortion Free New Mexico has documented since 2023 began. The first abortion related complication occurred on January 13, when a reliable source inside the facility reported that a woman suffered a complication that resulted in some patients having to reschedule their abortion appointments. A prayer volunteer with Abortion Free New Mexico’s, No Sidewalk Without the Savior Initiative, took the picture below, documenting an abortion injury that occurred on January 31, 2023. Every day of the week volunteers peacefully…
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Close UNMCRH Petition, Abortion Is Not Healthcare!
Attention UNM Regents and UNM Leaders, “I am asking for the immediate closure of the UNM Center for Reproductive Health late-term abortion facility. Abortion Free New Mexico has already documented EIGHT abortion related injuries at the UNM Center for Reproductive Health (UNMCRH) abortion facility, since 2022! In fact, on April 10,2024 Abortion Free New Mexico volunteers documented TWO separate women transported to the ER on the same day! As these abortion complications pile up it’s clear that abortion is not healthcare. Women who enter abortion facilities are healthy and whole, carrying another human life in their womb. Far too often they leave broken physically, emotionally and spiritually because abortion kills their child, violently…
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Taking Saturdays By Storm!
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- Due to the increasing number of abortion facilities in Albuquerque, the body of Christ must rise to the occasion to pray and minister to women seeking abortions at these new locations. In response to this, Abortion Free New Mexico is expanding our prayer initiative, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior” to include Alamo Women’s abortion clinic every Saturday! Alamo Women’s Clinic is a San Antonio based abortion facility that opened a new location in Albuquerque, New Mexico after Roe vs. Wade was overturned. In Albuquerque, Alamo Women’s abortionist and facility owner, Alan Braid, is performing abortions up to 18 weeks of pregnancy. The majority of their clientele is made up of Texas women and they have a list…
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Latest Updates & Faith To Action Friday
By Bud Shaver, Join Abortion Free New Mexico for Faith to Action Friday at the UNM Abortion Center located at 2301 Yale Blvd. SE. in Albuquerque. At this location babies are killed up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, some of these babies may even be viable from 22-24 weeks. Let’s come together for prayer and a pro-life witness to bring awareness to the community and to be a light for those seeking to end their child’s life. Faith to Action Friday “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the…
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Year In Review: What Matters Most As We End 2022?
Albuquerque, New Mexico- As Abortion Free New Mexico wraps up 2022 we want to acknowledge some of the highlights of what the Lord has done through our ministry this year. The Lord has used our generous supporters and prayer partners to make this a very productive and fruitful year. Thank you! First, we built a team of committed volunteers that recruited and held the line in prayer EVERY day that the UNM abortion facility was open in 2022! These prayer warriors pushed back the darkness and brought the love of Christ to the sidewalk! Our prayer initiative, No Sidewalk Without the Savior was a huge success. We worked to build a community with our volunteers of over 70 people by hosting fellowship meals, gatherings and trainings every other month. Through these efforts we…
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Extreme Late-Term Abortionist Found Dead In Hotel At Drug Use Conference
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico has learned that abortionist Carmen Landau, the primary late-term abortionist at Southwestern Women’s Options, was found dead “suddenly and unexpectedly” in her hotel room in Puerto Rico on October 14, 2022. Landau was attending the National Harm Reduction Conference, which promotes drug use by providing syringes and naloxone to users. She served as the medical director of the event. Tara Shaver, Spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico, issued the following statement, For several years Abortion Free New Mexico has prayed for abortionist Carmen Landau, that she would walk away from the abortion industry and ultimately see the humanity of both women and their unborn children. It is our hope that before…
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The “Hard Cases” Pro-Life Apologetics Training Seminar
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico- On Saturday November 19, 2022 Abortion Free New Mexico hosted a Pro-Life Apologetics training seminar featuring special guest speakers Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico and Felicia Stone. Felicia shared her testimony of choosing life for her baby despite being a victim of rape. She also shared how in a separate pregnancy she chose life despite receiving pressure to abort her child for a fetal indication after receiving a diagnosis of her baby having Trisomy 18. She chose instead to go undercover for Abortion Free New Mexico to expose the late-term abortion industry in New Mexico! Also featured, were two local Pro-Life Ministries: We need to be equipped with as…
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Ambulance Transports Injured Woman From UNM Abortion Facility
By Bud ShaverAlbuquerque, New Mexico– On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, a prayer volunteer with Abortion Free New Mexico witnessed a woman being transported by ambulance from the UNM Center for Reproductive Health (UNMCRH) abortion facility right before the lunch hour. This medical emergency occurred the day after New Mexicans largely elected 100% pro-abortion candidates in the general election across the state. It is unknown what the status of the woman’s injuries are but it is known that UNM abortion center performs late-term abortions up to 24 weeks (6 months) of pregnancy. Abortion is not normal, is not safe, is not essential health care. Providing this barbaric act should be criminalized,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico. Abortion Free New Mexico has documented numerous abortion injuries over…
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Abortion Stigma Helps Keep Los Alamos, New Mexico Abortion Free
By Bud ShaverAlbuquerque, New Mexico– In October of 2020, Brenda Pereda, a controversial University of New Mexico trained abortionist opened a Women’s Clinic at the Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC). In interviews she was not shy about her agenda to provide abortions for “whatever the reason” and to expand a pro-abortion agenda “into the DNA of the hospital.” However, by March of 2022 she had resigned from her position and it’s clear that her agenda wasn’t welcomed by fellow physicians at the Medical Center. It is impossible to escape the stigma that follows abortionists who have betrayed true medicine by killing innocent helpless babies in their mothers wombs,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico. Community groups such as BabyNet,…
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Mom Chooses Life After 600 Mile Journey
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico– The day before Albuquerque’s annual Balloon Fiesta began, Abortion Free New Mexico was blessed with the opportunity to help a pregnant mom choose life for her baby. It all began with an email from the pregnant mom’s mother, living in Texas, who was trying to find out if there would be any sidewalk counselors at the UNM abortion center to intercept her daughter. She searched online for, “sidewalk counselors in Albuquerque” and our contact information came up. Her daughter had made the decision to travel over 600 miles from Texas to New Mexico to have an abortion procedure that could put her physical life at risk as well as her future fertility, emotional wellbeing…
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BREAKING: Updated New Mexico Abortion Clinic Landscape 2022
By Bud ShaverAlbuquerque, New Mexico– While many states have benefited from Roe vs. Wade being overruled, unfortunately in New Mexico, abortion is expanding and there is already a visible increase in abortion tourism. The Los Angeles Times put it this way, New Mexico, one of six states that allow late-term abortions, has for years been overwhelmed by travelers from swaths of the country where the procedure is forbidden. But the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday on a Mississippi law to ban most abortions after 15 weeks, reversing the landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling, has New Mexico’s abortion providers bracing for a new influx of patients from conservative states.” Over the past 12 years Abortion…
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Interview: The Connection Between Abortion and Human Trafficking
”An interview with Tara Shaver from Abortion Free New Mexico speaking about the connection between abortion and human trafficking. She also offered some options for young pregnant girls.” Albuquerque, New Mexico- Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico joined Becky Harada of Beyond Borders Ministries to discuss the connection between abortion and human trafficking. In this interview Tara is asked how she would dialogue with a woman at an abortion clinic suspected of being a victim of human trafficking. They also discuss how the abortion pill may be exploited by human traffickers as it potentially removes the human contact between sex trafficked women and their providers. Tara also shares some of…
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UNM Committed To Expand Abortion Services In New Mexico with Assistance from the Federal Government
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico- On Thursday May 26, 2022 transgender Assistant U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary “Rachel” Levine toured the UNM Center for Reproductive Health free-standing abortion facility and pledged that the Biden Administration was committed to expanding abortion services in New Mexico in light of the leaked Supreme Court memo revealing the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade. This visit came just nine days after Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico appeared on the Infowars War Room with Owen Shroyer detailing how New Mexico is currently the late term abortion capital of our nation and is poised to be, “ground zero for abortion period” once Roe v. Wade is overturned. All-American Women Give Life To…
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Prayer Matters- Sidewalk Testimony
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico wrapped up a successful full month of prayer in April with our No Sidewalk Without the Savior Campaign. We have our amazing team of volunteers to thank for making sure that each day people were present and praying for an end to abortion at the University of New Mexico. One of our volunteers shared this testimony,I need to tell you what happened yesterday when praying at the clinic with Tom. A young lady walked all the way up the hill, started with ‘I am a Christian’ and told us she has 3 kids and just found out she is pregnant. She is…
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Pro-Life Training Seminar This Saturday Please RSVP
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico- This weekend Abortion Free New Mexico has an amazing seminar planned for you and the community at large to come and learn how to effectively communicate with those who try to justify abortion. We will be discussing relevant topics that speak to the heart of our culture like racism and abortion and the myth of overpopulation. We are also featuring two important community resource leaders for you to hear from to better equip you to help abortion minded women should they approach you on the sidewalk. Learn more about our latest initiative No Sidewalk Without the Savior If you want to know more about these relevant facts and how to have a confident…
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Every Day Covered, Next Goal: Every Hour
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico- In the the first week of our prayer campaign, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior,” we are grateful to our volunteers and day coordinators who helped to make sure that the UNM late-term abortion facility had a prayerful presence every day they were open! Our next goal is to have prayer every hour that they are open. It’s going to take a small army to accomplish this but our God is able. In Matthew 18:20 Jesus tells us that, “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” “No Sidewalk Without the Savior” is an effort to make sure that two people are prayerfully…
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Pro-Life Training Seminar April 23, 2022
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico will be hosting a free Pro-Life Training Seminar at Providence Presbyterian Church on Saturday April 23, 2022 from 1PM-3PM. Free Pro-Life Training Seminar Hosted by Abortion Free New Mexico Where: Providence Church located at 13801 Encantado Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87123 When: Saturday April 23, 2022 from 1PM-3PM Why: For A Time of Knowledge and Equipping “Join us for an afternoon of pro-life empowerment at Providence Church. This will be a time of knowledge and equipping. Learn about local community resources. Have a relevant conversation about abortion and racism. Learn about the radical agenda linking abortion and overpopulation. We will also share practical ways you can get involved…
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We Are Building a Pro-Life Army
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico– The weather is warming up and we have been just as busy as ever. We know that the battle for life in New Mexico requires time, commitment and a variety of strategies in multiple areas. As pro-life missionaries we are laying it all on the line in order to be a voice for the voiceless and to advance God’s kingdom as we put our faith into action. We are building a pro-life army and we need your help. Please consider hosting a pro-life movie screening of the film Voiceless and also be sure to sign up at our website to pray for an hour outside one…
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Guest Article- UNM: From Heartbreak to Hope
By Lloyd Powell, Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortions are nothing new in the state of New Mexico. Most notably, Planned Parenthood has been one of front runners. The second lesser known option is Southwestern Women’s Options. Both of these clinics perform abortions not just for New Mexico but other states such as Texas and California. Despite the fact that these clinics are regularly opposed by Pro-Life organizations, the clinics still run effectively every day to end pregnancies through pill and surgical procedures. Most surprising in support of abortions comes from a name very familiar with New Mexico residents and students. The University of New Mexico operates their own free standing abortion center. The clinic…
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Can You Spare One Hour to Ensure that No Sidewalk is Without the Savior?
By Bud Shaver,Albuquerque, New Mexico- Join Abortion Free New Mexico on Friday, April 1st for the launch of our new prayer initiative, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior, which coincides with Faith to Action Friday, outside of the University of New Mexico’s free standing abortion facility, UNM Center for Reproductive Health (UNMCRH). This facility performs late term abortions up to 24 weeks (6 months) of pregnancy. The Spanish speaking “Isleta Church of Christ: Iglesia De Cristo” is the closest church (0.5 mile) from the UNM Center for Reproductive Health late-term abortion facility. After reaching out to, fellowshipping with and sharing a presentation with them about abortion in New Mexico and this new prayer initiative, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior” they enthusiastically…
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“No Sidewalk Without the Savior” and Pro-Life Movie Screening
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico- “No Sidewalk Without the Savior,” is a new ministry effort of Abortion Free New Mexico. We believe in the power of prayer to change hearts and minds, as we reflect the love of Jesus by extending grace and truth, at our city’s darkest and most hopeless places, abortion facilities. When two or more of God’s people gather for prayer, Our Savior is present and is able to light up the darkness and bring hope. (Matthew 18:20) The namesake of this initiative is in honor of our late friend and fellow pro-life abolitionist, Kortney Blythe Gordon. Kortney was the leader of our team while we served with the Survivors of the…
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GAME CHANGER: ALL CHARGES DROPPED FOR RED ROSE RESCUERS
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM – A small BUT aggressive network of organizations have criticized, demonized and even ostracized participants of Red Rose Rescue outreaches nationwide, even those who organized and participated in a Red Rose Rescue here in Albuquerque, New Mexico where no one was even arrested ?. Those in the pro-life movement who publicly oppose these peaceful efforts… are missing the forrest for the trees. Red Rose Rescue outreach is the ULTIMATE sacrificial act of peaceful non-compliance to government sanctioned, government sponsored, and government FUNDED mass murder of pre-born children. These Red Rose warriors for Christ do not arm themselves with weapons of hate and violence to confront…
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She Hitchhiked…?
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- This week we were reminded of what our ministry is all about when God brought two mothers that we have helped over the years back into our lives. Pro-Life ministry is about saving babies lives by revealing the light and love of Christ to their mothers in their darkest hour, when it seems to them that an abortion is their only option. There are many ways to save the lives of pre-born children, and for four years of our ministry here in Albuquerque we ministered to women seeking abortions at local abortion centers. Only the Lord knows just how many lives are saved when Christians are faithfully present at these places…
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“Our Ultimate Hope…” Flashback to 2008 with Bud and Tara Shaver
(Survivors Campus Life Tour Bud and Tara Interview) Flashback to 2008 with Bud and Tara Shaver and witness our heart and hear our ultimate hope… Bud and Tara Shaver conduct an interview back in 2008 while on the Campus Life Tour with the Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, “Our ultimate hope…” During our time with on tour with Survivors we visited over 180 college and high school campuses all across the country educating our peers with the truth about abortion. We were invading Liberal “Safe-Spaces” before it was cool! For more information about Survivors visit: www.survivors.la RELATED: Praying for Peace After a Decade of War: What this Inauguration Means to Us…
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ABQ RAW Films Prayer & Protest with Protest ABQ
(Picture from the #ProtestPP ABQ by Tish) “Protest ABQ Abortion Protesters Outside Southwestern Women’s Options in #Albuquerque ABQ RAW ABQ RAW interview with protesters from Protest ABQ outside of Southwestern Women’s Options Surprisingly people Visit Albuquerque and Visit New Mexico to seek abortions because #NewMexico is known to many as the ‘Late Term Abortion Capital of the Country'” ~ABQ RAW Prayer and Protest with Fr. Stephen Imbarrato of Priests for Life and Protest ABQ Here is a video that was captured by ABQ RAW outside of Southwestern Women’s Options late term abortion facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. If you have ever wondered what a pro-life protest looks like… Protest ABQ…
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Portrait of a Protest- On the Street with Protest ABQ
(Picture from the ABQ Protest by Tish) Portrait of a Protest Albuquerque, NM- On August 22nd pro-life Americans mobilized like never before in over 340 cities across the nation in 49 states to #ProtestPP. There was a great turnout in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the media reported 500 our count was around 600! God is faithful to bring out His people for such a time as this!Thanks to everyone who showed up out on the street! A common inquiry among those who emailed us prior to the August 22nd #Protest PP event in Albuquerque was to ask what the protest would be like because for many, this would be their first.…
