Sentences with phrase «of civil disobedience came»

A new kind of civil disobedience came to Missoula, Montana, recently.

In response to the question raised by post # 3 re: laws that prevent scientists from assisting wildlife, the concept of civil disobedience comes to mind.

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His comments came the same day First Nations chiefs from Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia held a news conference in which they vowed to resort to large - scale civil disobedience if Kinder Morgan's controversial Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast goes ahead without the consent of local First Nations.

The nearest I ever came to engaging in a deliberate act of civil disobedience was about a decade ago when I read The Great Treasury Raid by Philip M. Stern.1 This book tells how the tax laws of this country have been manipulated by wealthy people and huge corporations for their own interests and to the disadvantage of the large majority of less privileged citizens.

A few years ago, I and dozens of others frustrated by the state's failure to resolve the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit and provide the resources coming to the city schools as a result barricaded the entrance to the Capitol in Albany in an act of civil disobedience.

Sundance hints that «Joshua comes of age on screen as he rallies tens of thousands to civil disobedience» which means this is as much of a story about him as it is about the movement.

«SELMA is a paean to the power of civil disobedience, and what good can come from solidarity against government - sanctioned hate.»

The question that comes to mind is if the dog eats Preston's copy of «Civil Disobedience,» will Preston order a replacement from Amazon or endure having his «writing shack» appear less fashionable for the remainder of the summer?

Reyes employs rather charming icons that bring to mind grassroots civil disobedience movements — a rose coming out of the mouth of a gun, a Buckminster Fuller — like dome atop a tank, a bumblebee flying toward a hive - patterned heart — but are graphically sophisticated in that their simple lines and bold presence make them exceedingly memorable.

A screening of Molly Soda's video «Come to my Window» will be featured as part of «Electronic Civil Disobedience: Phobias and Fantasies» at Res, London on 9 July 2017.

Joseph - Hunter explained, «We began very much as an act of civil disobedience, but when we came up here in 2004 we wanted to engage the entire community.

If you're anywhere near Ottawa, you might consider coming to the Ottawa Action, a peaceful civil disobedience about the tar sands planned by the Council of Canadians, Greenpeace Canada, and Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN).

If you're anywhere near Ottawa, you might consider coming to the Ottawa Action, a peaceful civil disobedience about the tar sands planned by the Council of Canadians, Greenpeace Canada,

This action comes on the heels of last week's Climate 101 civil disobedience action that resulted in 99 young people being arrested on Parliament Hill, while they called on Trudeau to «Reject the Kinder Morgan pipeline.»

The power of sanctuary comes from the power of nonviolent civil disobedience.