Where are places you have everything you need and want with little or no use of a car?

Is it legal to protest in front of embassies and consulates, particularly in cases where their country has committed actions such as invading another country or oppressing its citizens?
Beyond online discussions, what do you see as the most powerful way for ordinary citizens to counter what they perceive as misinformation or authoritarian tendencies in politics?
If a border poll were held in the near future, what historical arguments would likely be central to the campaigns of both unionists and nationalists?