Religion. Speech. Press. Assembly. Petition. The First Amendment of the Constitution establishes these five fundamental freedoms which have become essential liberties in the United States of America. So in honor of Scholastic Journalism Week, we are participating in the 1 For All First Amendment Challenge to show you — the Monta Vista community — the importance and relevance of the crucial amendment at MVHS. Each day of this week, we will be publishing a short video highlighting one of the freedoms so by Friday night, we will have covered the entirety of the First Amendment.

Today we complete the challenge with the fourth freedom of the amendment: assembly.

The right to peaceably assemble. While this is the fourth freedom promised by the First Amendment, it may not always hold true. Police actions such as those at college campuses or the Ferguson protests pointed rifles and tear gas at civilians. The right to assemble gives the people a chance to voice out their communal opinions in a gathering and can greatly impact the outcome that each protester aims for.

Additional reporting by Aditi Desai.