"HOW LONG A MINUTE IS DEPENDS ON WHAT SIDE OF THE BATHROOM DOOR YOU'RE ON"

Just like boys like to have bathroom reading material in their bathrooms at home--Schroeder Hall bathrooms to display posters and announcements for safe sex, drinking, drugs, etc.  Today, I found a poster that said, "Protest the Protest".  As I read further, a student has created these posters in order to gather people to protest against an organization called "Life Chain".

Life Chain is one of the largest pro-life organizations which is coming to the ISU campus on October 3, 2010.  According to Wikipedia, "every first Sunday of October, Life Chain invites various churches and congregations across the United States to stand on designated sidewalks to pray and rally for one hour".  

So, the student who created these posters tries to capture readers by saying, "If they outlaw this choice, what's next?"  It almost seems like this student who is organizing a "Pro-Choice Protest" is associating protests with changing the law.  Grassroot protesters, such as this student's call to action, assume that by delivering knowledge on an issue to the public or displaying opposition to a law will allow them to bring about changes in policies or laws.  I'm as patriotic as they come, but I don't believe that laws can be changed from the grassroots.  In their defense, grassroot efforts have the potential to pick up media attention which could reach a larger population of people.  Politicians may show some compassion for grassroot groups and may support them, but it's usually just a ploy--bottom line is:  They want your votes.

I don't think grassroots are unimportant or a waste of time, but the only way for these types of groups to survive is by numbers and ultimately the character of the public's opinion on the issue.  

What do you think?  Do you believe that protests such as the one that this ISU student is organizing in opposition to National Life Chain Day (October 3, 2010) are able to create some kind of change?  What level of change?  Is it substantial enough to force politicians to change abortion laws?  Do you think that the posters are appropriate for this campus?