To make the protester's presence known.
Publicity.... if they were held in private - hardly anyone would get to hear of their complaint.
To protest the war
Synagogues are mainly places of worship, but often Torah-classes are held there also. Yeshivas are mainly places of Torah-teaching/studying, but prayer-services are held there also.
To protest British taxation of tea.
The Rosenstrasse 24 was an protest in Rosenstrasse by Non Jewish German women protested in 1943 at the arrest and threatened deportation of their Jewish husbands, the only public protest in Nazi Germany against the persecution of the Jews. Like the July 20 plot and the White Rose group, the Rosenstrasse protest has become a central part of the recent construction of a narrative of "good Germans". There was indeed a protest by German wives of Jewish men being held at the building in the Rosenstrasse, but it did not have any effect whatever on the actions of the German authorities, because the Jewish men being held there were not scheduled for deportation.
The debt held by the public refers to the portion of the total public debt that is held by individuals, corporations, and foreign governments. It represents the amount of money that the government owes to these entities. On the other hand, the total public debt includes both the debt held by the public and the debt held by government accounts, such as the Social Security Trust Fund.
They were originally held at Athens
The aediles were Roman officers of state in charge of the maintenance of public buildings and the running of the games at the amphitheatres, the circuses (racing tracks) and other places where games and festivals were held. Amphitheatres were public buildings.
To panhandle is to beg for money in public such as on the street, often with a container (like a bowl or pan which has a handle) held out to receive loose change.
a large public procession, usally including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc. a large public procession, usally including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago.
Fright fests are typically held in large, public places. Six Flags holds a fright fest every year around Halloween, during October. Fright fest at six flags last for about a month.