protestbum

Create Your Protest

Protest anything, from anywhere. Pick your cause and a willing, paid protester shows up.

Product concept: illustrative data, not a live service
Real demonstrations, every side

People already protest what matters.

The latest U.S. protest headlines on every side, newest first, updated automatically.

  1. A large crowd with handmade signs marching across the Brooklyn Bridge
    A dense crowd with signs on the National Mall, the Washington Monument behind it
    Abortion rights (file photo, 2022)Opposing abortion (file photo, 2020)

    Abortion

    Demonstrations over whether, and when, abortion should be legal.

  2. A crowd with Israeli and American flags on the National Mall, the Washington Monument behind
    A large crowd with Palestinian flags and signs filling a downtown plaza
    File photos

    Israel & Palestine

    Demonstrations about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Gaza and U.S. policy.

  3. A dense crowd with signs on a wide avenue in downtown Washington
    A crowd filling the street and grounds in front of the Virginia State Capitol
    File photos

    Gun Policy

    Demonstrations surrounding firearm rights, regulation and public safety.

  4. Golf carts with “Build the Wall!” signs and red, white and blue balloons at a rally
    Marchers with handmade signs, one pushing a stroller, on a Washington street
    File photos

    Immigration

    Demonstrations about immigration law, the border and how the rules are enforced.

  5. Climate strikers with handmade signs walking down a New York City street
    File photos

    Climate & Environment

    Public demonstrations addressing environmental policy, conservation and climate change.

  6. Marchers with flags and handmade signs, the U.S. Capitol dome in the distance
    File photos

    Government Spending

    Demonstrations about taxes, the federal budget and how public money is spent.

  7. Workers in red shirts with $15 signs rallying outside a fast-food restaurant
    File photos

    Wages & Workers’ Rights

    Demonstrations about pay, working conditions and the right to organize.

How It Works

Protestbum is being built to connect individuals and organizations with paid protesters nationwide. Create a protest, hire willing participants, and track their participation in real time, all from one platform.

  1. Create your protest.

    Your cause, message and sign, a public place, the day and time, and how many protesters.

  2. A willing protester accepts.

    Protesters near that place see your request, the time, duration and pay, and choose whether to go.

  3. Follow it from anywhere.

    Arrival check-in, a session timer and occasional photo check-ins, then a completion record.

Planned None of these steps is live yet. Screens show illustrative people, places and requests.

Protest Nationwide.

Whatever your cause, wherever it needs to be heard. Choose what your protest is about and where it happens, across town or across the country, and a willing protester near that place decides whether to take it.

See requests go out from where you are. It stays in your browser.

Example requests, any cause, anywhere

Join the waitlist

Get Paid to Protest

Choose which requests to accept, set your availability, and see the pay before you commit. Decline anything. 18+, lawful and peaceful only.

  • Your schedule, your choice of requests
  • Pay and expectations shown before accepting
  • Lawful, peaceful, disclosed
Become a Protester

FAQ.

About what works today and how the marketplace is meant to work. Something missing? Contact us

What is Protestbum?

An on-demand marketplace being built for protest participation. You create your own protest, choosing the cause, message, sign, place, time, duration and number of protesters, and a willing, paid protester carries it out, so you don’t have to be there. A protester can also attend a demonstration that’s already planned, on your behalf.

It isn’t live yet. Join the waitlist and we’ll tell you when it launches.

How will payment work?

The plan is for customers to pay inside Protestbum when they book, with the full price shown before confirming, and for protesters to be paid after the session is complete.

The payment provider, fees, payout timing and tax handling aren’t final. No prices are set and no earnings are guaranteed.

What can I do today?

Join the waitlist to be told when the app launches, or join the protester waitlist if you’d like to protest for pay. The demos on this site show how the app is designed to work.

Creating protests, joining existing ones, matching, booking, payments and live tracking are planned and not available yet. Joining the waitlist doesn’t reserve anything or set a price.

What kinds of protests will I be able to create?

Lawful, peaceful protests in public places, on the issues people already demonstrate about: healthcare, climate, immigration, guns, government spending, civil liberties, or something local and specific. You’ll choose the message, the sign, the place and the time. Protestbum doesn’t endorse causes and applies the same rules to every request, whatever side it’s on.

Requests won’t be able to involve violence or weapons, threats, harassment or intimidation, blocking entrances or traffic, trespassing, someone’s home, damage, impersonation, or anyone’s personal details. Every request will be reviewed against local rules before anything can be booked.

Where will it launch, and when?

There’s no launch city or date yet, and we won’t invent one. Protestbum will open city by city, starting where customers and protesters are in the same place. The cities people give us help decide where that is.

Does Protestbum take political sides?

No. Protestbum is viewpoint-neutral infrastructure: it doesn’t endorse parties, candidates, ideologies or causes, and it applies the same rules to every request. Signup never asks about your politics.