Done a lot of this sort of thing, though not in recent years.
I was quite active in the trade union movement so took part in many strikes, pickets, marches and protests. Many of these protests were outside the American Consulate in Belfast. There used to be a police station just opposite the Consulate and we regularly had our photos taken from both buildings. I'm sure there are many images of me on file somewhere
I was also involved in local politics as a member of the Communist Party and took part in many activities that led to numerous more photos and questioning by the police
Fun days they were
I also did a bit of election work and was an election agent for the party on occasions. I was in Belfast City Hall the day Gerry Adams was declared the winner of the Westminster election for the first time. Ian Paisley was in the building at the same time. The atmosphere was electric.