ACTIVITY

MAKING A SPLASH ACTIVITY

Suffragists and suffragettes planned demonstrations very carefully. Their aim was to get maximum publicity. Sometimes it took several weeks to plan a really big demonstration such as the 1908 march in London. In the days leading up to a demonstration, they put notices and articles in the newspaper. They also produced leaflets to advertise the demonstration and to hand out to members of the public during the demonstration. Your task is to plan a demonstration on any cause that is really important to you. You can recreate a suffragette demonstration. Or you can plan a demonstration about another issue such as the effects of climate change, or demanding votes for 16-year-olds. You can choose.

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When planning a demonstration, think about the things you need to do. These include: • Choosing a good day, time and place for your demonstration • Deciding if it will be a march, or a stationary protest.

If it is a march, where will you go? Do you need to prepare a map? • Writing an article for the newspaper giving times, places and dates of the demonstration and why it is taking place • Prepare placards and slogans for the demonstration • Think about fancy dress: would this help your cause? • Will you have music? Who will be your speaker? • Write and decorate a flyer to give out to the public