By blockading the main commercial district, however, protest leaders have considerably ratcheted up the pressure on Mr. Abhisit's government.
About 1,000 people gathered at Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi's main commercial hub, to protest the price increases, denounce political leaders and set fire to effigies with the heads of demons.
"The promoters have long since cottoned on to the commercial potential of protest music; you'd have to be very determined and energetic to make yourself authentic and visible without them".
About the time Mr. Dervis was calling for more sacrifice, an estimated 40,000 people marched through the streets of Istanbul, the commercial capital, to protest the economic crisis, which has doubled many price and led to hundreds of thousands of layoffs.
Ms. Hynde, who turned down an offer of $100,000 to use her song "Stop Your Sobbing" in a Gap commercial, had been protesting the Gap's use of leather from India.
The Australian mining company BHP Billiton said it had dropped demands that steel makers double what they pay for its iron ore, yielding to commercial and diplomatic protests by its Chinese customers as Australia prepares to start free trade talks with China.
Bruce Springsteen famously turned down Chrysler's multi-million dollar offer to use his break-out hit, his anthem to America, "Born to Run" in a car commercial and hotly protested Ronald Reagan's attempt to use it in his reelection campaign because Springsteen was angry about the government's shabby treatment of Vietnam veterans.
You could create a commercial, a flier, a protest poster, a campaign slogan, a jingle, etc. to convince the public of your opinion regarding McKeon's bill.
The Rage show at the Target Center on Wednesday night was a commercial concert, not a protest rally, with proceeds going to benefit various antiwar causes, according to Mr. Morello.
