Kiepe Safety Group specialises in handling situations like this.
Demonstrators want to use the attention surrounding your event to put their point of view across. Going against that fuels anger on both sides. Demonstrators, too, prefer publicity to a confrontation.
By seeking contact with the leaders of the demonstration, on the principle that we all benefit from keeping the situation manageable, we can keep things on the right track. Your event remains your event, and the demonstrators get their platform, with a little help from your event.
This creates a respectful atmosphere despite the opposing, sometimes even fiercely opposing, interests and opinions. Respect is preserved and at the end of the day everyone can look back on a success.
You and the demonstrators.
