主题：【求助】问一个关于游行示威的问题 -- 快刀123

虽然美国到目前为止还没有一部专门适用于游行和集会的联邦法律，但各州基本都制定了相关的法律法规，对游行示威的地点、时间、形式、目的、实际效果和社会影响等等都有所约束，其总的原则是：游行前必须向当局提出申请；游行不得干扰其他民众正常的生活，不得蓄意破坏社会安定，不得颠覆政府。

3. 美國的示威遊行都是需要提前申請的。

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5. 美國示威都規定了具體的時間，具體的地點。什麼時候開始，什麼時候結束。

6. 美國舉行遊行示威時，美國警察都全部武裝佩帶武器，長槍短槍都有。

7. 美國警察都會在遊行時候都設置禁戒線，也就是遊行不得踰越的屆線。

A growing trend in the United States has been the implementation of "free speech zones," or fenced-in areas which are often far-removed from the event which is being protested; critics of free-speech zones argue that they go against the First Amendment of the United States Constitution by their very nature, and that they lessen the impact the demonstration might otherwise have had.

In many areas it is required to get permission from the government to hold a demonstration.

Under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and the Terrorism Act 2006, there are areas designated as 'protected sites' where people are not allowed to go. Previously, these were military bases and nuclear power stations, but the law is changing to include other, generally political areas, such as Downing Street, the Palace of Westminster, and the headquarters of MI5 and MI6. Previously, trespassers to these areas could not be arrested if they have not committed another crime and agreed to be escorted out, but this will change following amendments to the law.

The DC Emergency Management Agency (DCEMA) has the final word on special event planning in the Nation's Capital. According to the 1990 District of Columbia Special Event handbook of the DCEMA:

Special events are activities for which licenses and permits are required within the District of Columbia and where large numbers of persons may gather or participate. Such events may include parades, cultural programs, festivals, musical rock concerts, religious gatherings, block parties, community activities, and First Amendment Rights activities.

As an event planner, you are required to meet with the Special Events Task Group at least 60 days prior to your proposed event. Due to the large number of events held in Washington, DC, and the District's extensive regulations that govern event planning, you should contact the Task Force at least 120 days in advance of an event. For parades, demonstrations, and other permits controlled by the Metropolitan Police Department, you can initiate this notification by completing the appropriate forms (see below) and mailing them to the MPDC's Special Operations Division. Contact the DCEMA at (202) 727-3165.

At the Task Force meeting, you will be required to produce 12 copies of your plan of action and make a presentation covering the event. The Task Group consists of representatives from the following District of Columbia agencies:

* Department of Administrative Services

* Commission on the Arts and Humanities

* Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Office of Tax and Revenue

* DC Committee to Promote Washington

* Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

* Emergency Management Agency

* Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department

* Department of Human Services

* Mayor's Office of Communications

* Metropolitan Police Department (Special Operations Division)

* Department of Parks and Recreation

* Department of Public Works

* Office of the Secretary

If the event involves the use of, or is in close proximity to, federal property, representatives from the National Park Service and other appropriate agencies of the US Government will be invited to participate in the Task Group.

Representatives from the following agencies and organizations may also be invited to participate in the Task Group:

* District of Columbia Chapter of the American Red Cross

* District of Columbia Armory

* District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board

* District of Columbia National Guard

* District of Columbia Public Schools

* Washington Convention Center

If you are still in doubt as to whether you proposed activity is a "special event" and exactly what is required, ask yourself the following questions:

1. Is the activity open to the public?

2. Are there any aspects of the activity that involve special features or additions such as music, amusements rides, pyrotechnics, etc.?

3. Does the activity require a temporary street closing?

4. Even if the activity will be held primarily on private space, will some aspects spill on to the public space?

5. Is there a remote chance that the safety and welfare of the participants and/or the residents of the District of Columbia may be affected if certain aspects of the activity are not properly constructed, installed, or handled -- for example, food, electrical wiring, booths, generators, propane?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, the activity is probably a special event and will require some type of permit.

还是说只要申请，基本上不犯法的都批，只是在时间地点这些地方玩花样

[/QUOTE]最近一直在忙多伦多华人集~会反对暴力,拥护祖国统一的事. 原定3.22举行, 由于政府审批原因推迟到3.29.由于本地流~亡藏人于3.23(我们怀疑是针对我们原定3.22的活动),集中了全安大略省的藏人举行了规模达4000 人的游~行,所以我们的活动预计人数由300人增加到5000人. 仅多伦多一地就有50万华人,气势上无论如何不能输给藏人.

我目前在组织者中主要负责新闻发布,以及演讲稿的撰写等.3.24召开了针对本地中文媒体的新闻发布会,之后我们又接受了一些英文媒体,包括多伦多所有主流报纸的采访,以及CBC电台的现场1小时专访等.总之一句话,尽量把我们这次活动的影响扩大,来的人越多越好.

据我们了解,这次活动是在全球范围内,很多年来海外华人第一次大规模自发集~会.本来英国伦敦有人在我们之前就试图组织类似活动,但是遭到当地某些团体的恐吓和被迫取消.3.29我们第一拨,3.30澳大利亚的悉尼和墨尔本在策划两地同时游~行,与我们呼应.另外法国也有华人试图组织,这些地方的组织者也都已经和我们取得了联系.

说真的,太难了.加拿大政府明面上给我们自由,实际上设暗卡.简单例子,3.23藏人申请游~行,政府马上就批了.而我们申请,政府以市中心交通繁忙为由拒绝我们的申请,只好改游~行为集~会.其他各种各样的事情就一言难尽了.

实话实说,我们这次的组织方也接到了不明身份人士的恐吓,说要在活动当天在现场放炸弹什么的. 我们内部经过讨论决定,由于英国方面的活动已经被迫取消了,现在我们是全球华人第一批,公告已经打出去了,全世界的华人反响也很强烈.如果我们被恐吓取消,那么造成影响太坏,所以硬着头皮上了,估计恐吓也就是恐吓而已,他们不会真在西方搞出这种事情来,毕竟藏人在西方还要装可怜装和平以搏取白人同情呢. 万一有什么事,俺就和你们永别了~ 到时候给俺的ID上加上一条哈达我就满意了.呵呵.

太累了.在公司请了一周的假专门做这个事.看到各种各样的支持,也很感动.前天有个96岁的老大妈,给我们打电话,就为了关照我们要注意吃饭,多休息.3.22日的活动推迟,有的人不知道,跑到活动地点干等了2个多小时,其中还有70多岁的老大爷.就为了这些人,我们豁出去冒一次炸弹威胁的风险了.[QUOTE]