Placards bearing similar messages had also been nailed to shop doorways in the area.

As dancers flood the floor, they carry placards bearing the names of corporate villains.

Many held placards bearing defiant messages.

They will carry placards bearing single words such as 'resilience', 'strength', 'dignity', 'pride' and 'respect'.

While admitting that he often got bored and the pay was not good, he enjoyed working by himself and said that holding a placard was 'easy'.

Not a front-line-ofthe-protest type, but, rather, somebody laconically holding a placard a few rows back, to catch the eye with minimal effort, maximum reward.

His fundraising campaign has captured the imagination of both the public and celebrities alike, and many of the latter have posted pictures of themselves holding a placard to encourage donations.

He would slip unobtrusively into the crowd and eventually be found sitting among the protesters, holding a placard or chanting a slogan denouncing his own follies.

The participants take 6 minutes and 16 seconds standby to hold the placards over their head to make the history.

I will not march or wave a placard.

Protesters waved placards outside his residence, interrupted public appearances and followed his car.

Earlier about 40 supporters gathered outside the court singing hymns and waving placards demanding the right to free speech.

Thousands of supporters crammed into the airport, waving placards, singing, dancing and hoping to catch a glimpse of the 18-year-old.

In recent weeks, they have filled rallies wearing green bandanas and waving placards.