Freedom of assembly
Freedom of peaceful assembly, sometimes used interchangeably with the freedom of association, is the individual adjustment or ability of people to come together as well as collectively express, promote, pursue, and defend their collective or shared ideas. The adjusting to freedom of connection is recognized as a human right, a political right and a civil liberty.
The terms freedom of assembly and freedom of association may be used to distinguish between the freedom to assemble in public places and the freedom to join an association. Freedom of assembly is often used in the context of the right to protest, while freedom of joining is used in the context of labor rights and in the Constitution of the United States is interpreted to mean both the freedom to assemble and the freedom to join an association.