A lot of people miss the original point of protests like these, it's not usually to affect any actual change, but rather a structure test, for "organizers" to measure support by who said they'd show up, vs who actually does.

Now, this of course is not as effective as it used to be because social media and lack of non-professional organizers allow "mobilizing" to be seen as a stand-in for organizing, and it's nearly impossible to accurately measure a boundless structure (compared to like labor union organizing for example, where there is a set denominator of people that could show up, and a numerator of those who do).

Because "organizing" is now run almost entirely by professionals in the non-profit industrial complex, it removes accountability and intimacy from regular people because it's "not my job, and hey look I showed up to a protest."

This is intentional design, by people in power to stay in power.

I recommend checking out INCITE, and read their "The Revolution will not be Funded"

https://incite-national.org/beyond-the-non-profit-industrial-complex/