When you hear about protests in the news, do you feel inspired to act, and how does that look for you?

It depends what the protest is for basic human rights yes as in gay trans or equality laws yes but when it comes to workers unions I am disgusted by them

Depends on the topic as well as on the form of protest. Violent protest should never be accepted regardless of how important a topic is and also protest should always face people that are directly connected to the issue (like politicians who vote against the interest of the protesters or companies/ private persons who benefit from the given issue) instead of random people

I feel inspired by seeing people using their right to protest and free speech to talk about things that matter to them, but I don't know the first thing about doing that myself.

It normally depends on what the people are protesting for and the cause of it.

I always feel inspired to act and many times I do. Whether that is for or against the protest on the news. I was fighting for black lives matter on the small street corner of my hometown and I was protesting against the January 6th riot.