What is Freedom of assembly?
[[Image:Janitor_strike_santa_monica.jpg|thumbnail|350px|right|[[Cleaner]]s striking in front of the [[MTV]] building in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], [[California]]. Striking in a [[trade union]] is a way of exercising freedom of assembly and freedom of association]] '''Freedom of assembly''' and '''freedom of association''', is the [[Rights|right]] to join together with others [[nonviolence|peacefully]] to reach common goals and [[wikt:express|express]] common [[opinion]]s, both in public and in private.<ref>Jeremy McBride, Freedom of Association, in The Essentials of... Human Rights, Hodder Arnold, London, 2005, pg.18-20</ref> This usually includes business groups (or [[corporation]]), [[civic organization]]s, [[labor union]]s, [[political party|political parties]], and [[protest]] groups. ==Restrictions== Freedom of assemble does not mean that any group can come together for any purpose. Some governments prohibit [[militia]]s, or groups of people outside the [[military]] that gather [[weapon]]s and train [[soldier]]s, from [[demonstration|demonstrating]] in public with their [[weapon]]s to cause [[violence]] and a disturbance. ==Protection== Many [[developed nation]]s protect the freedom of assembly. Many have passed laws or [[constitutional amendment]]s ensuring that people will be able to freely assemble. These include: * [[Canada]] - [[Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]] which is Part I of the [[Constitution of Canada]] * [[France]] - article 431-1 of the ''Nouveau Code Pénal'' * [[Hong Kong]] - Basic Law Section 27 * [[wikisource:Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran#Article 27|Article 27 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran]] * [[Republic of Ireland]] - Guaranteed by Article 40.6.1 of the [[Constitution of Ireland]] * [[Turkey]] - article 33 and 34 of the [[Constitution of Turkey]] guarantee the [[freedom of association]] and assembly. * [[United States]] - [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution|C