If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Well what if a protest is scheduled, but no one shows up to protest? Does it get a point across?
Justice For Us All, a non-University organization, sent e-mails out Wednesday asking people to “stand for equality” in wake of the current dress code rules in Tigerland.
The e-mail called for a non-violent protest Thursday night at 10:30 p.m. in Tigerland.
However, from 10:30 to 11:00 p.m. no protesters were present in Tigerland.
A Tiger Bar doorman said the establishment received flyers concerning the protest, but stated he had seen nothing throughout the night that would indicate a protest was taking place.
Melody Robinson, 2003 NAACP president, sent out an e-mail Wednesday saying the protest was not sponsored by the NAACP or the BSU.
Robinson said the protest had a high chance of resulting in violence and encouraged everyone taking part in the protest to be careful.
“I would prefer that other means of action be taken first, but I can understand the passion to move into action quickly,” Robinson said in the e-mail sent out by the NAACP.
The e-mail asked participants of the protest to wear dark clothing that was business casual. After congregating in the parking lot the group would enter the establishment in a peaceful manner.
The e-mail reached the Reveille from the LSU-NAACP listserv.