Students for the National Equality March is planning a silent protest of the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on Saturday, October 10th in Washington, D.C., a day before thousands are expected to converge on the National Mall for the march.

From a press release:

According to Dave Valk, student outreach coordinator for NEM, it will be a silent protest with participants wearing duct tape over their mouths. The protest will move to George Washington University where Lt. Dan Choi and other leaders will speak and ask participants to tear off the duct tape, “because we will no longer be silent on these issues.”

“The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy is discriminatory, wasteful, and dangerous,” said Valk. “The sight of thousands of young people protesting the policy in the streets of Washington will make it clear that the policy is doomed.”

Details about the time and location of the protest will be revealed on the group’s Web site, nemstudents.org.