(14 Jul 2021) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4335280
About a hundred of Britney Spears' fans and others gathered in Washington, D.C. to decry a conservatorship that was set up for the pop star.
They chanted "Free Britney" and "The conservatorship has got to go."
It was organized by four Spears mega-fans, self-described "accidental activists" who have newly branded themselves "Free Britney America."
They picked the Lincoln memorial because of other significant demonstrations there like the Women's March and Mart Luther King, Jr.s speech.
Part of the group's mission involves trying to get legislators to have a hearing to change conservatorship law.
Cassandra Dumas, co-founder of the group, urged people write letters to their local legislators.
"We're going to be putting together on our website the ability for you to contact your legislators in Congress and Senate. Send them a letter to say this is important to me and we're going to make it really easy for you guys to do so.
Rick Black, Executive Director of Center for Estate Administration Reform, and his wife came out to the protest. His organization advocates against guardianship abuse.
"We use Britney because of her celebrity because it puts a face and a voice on this because there are thousands, we estimate 10,000 a year of victims who never get talked about in the news," he said.
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