Rally organizers were asking people to discard the signs.

Rally organizers will often have stickers, leaflets, or other promotional items to give to participants and passers-by to help publicize the issue at hand.

Rally organizers attempted to call off the protest when they noticed an increased military presence in the area.

Supporters rally organizers reported that over 60,000 turned out, although police again downsized the figure to about 8,000.

Rally organizers will frequently distribute fliers containing brief statements of facts supporting the objective of the rally that are designed to be quickly digested by interested passers-by.