The repeated polite requests and peaceful protests to remove the Cecil Rhodes statue at Oriel have been going on for years and years, but they haven't worked. The message will be heard now - and I think the legacy of that evil barsteward is on borrowed time.
Throughout history people have protested and they've made some tremendous sacrifices - leading to imprisonment, hunger strikes (Suffragettes), even losing their lives (Peterloo), so we can have democracy and have the life we have.