Sentences with phrase «of civil disobedience took»

After the speeches by Lewis, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and others, the group marched past City Hall and stopped in front of CPS Headquarters where the pre-planned acts of civil disobedience took place.

It's unlcear if Cuomo was back in the building by the time this latest act of civil disobedience took place.

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At a reunion with 12 of 13 farmers who had been jailed for taking wheat across the border, Rick stood by his decision to participate in the act of civil disobedience.

Sixteen Seventeen protestors were arrested today in what's being billed as the first major act of civil disobedience since Gov. Andrew Cuomo took office on Jan. 1.

ALBANY, NY (03/02/2011)(readMedia)-- Sixteen New Yorkers were arrested today in the first major act of civil disobedience since Governor Cuomo took office during a protest of his corporate - backed agenda of tax cuts for millionaires and deep spending cuts to healthcare, education and social services.

«However, if the Buhari Administration fails to take immediate corrective measures to stabilize Nigeria and restore justice, equity and fairness, particularly to stop the reckless murder of Nigerians by Islamist insurgents, then all Nigerians must prepare to embark on civil disobedience and «shut down» the country.

«We will use everything it takes to uncover what happened here,» said Glickman, who stressed that the incident was not an act of civil disobedience on the part of the councilman.

Fellow Democratic mayoral contenders John Liu and Anthony Weiner, meanwhile, took a more laid - back approach, showing up for the rally but steering clear of any civil disobedience — or cuffs.

Unwilling to allow Ravi to be taken away, City Council Members Ydanis Rodriguez and Jumaane Williams, and dozens of others used civil disobedience to block the departure of the vehicle.

Mark - Viverito was taken into custody after sitting down in the middle of 5th Avenue and 57th Street shortly after noon — an act of civil disobedience against President Trump's recent move to expunge protections put in place by his predecessor on behalf of so - called Dreamers.

So when we were in the midst of a unit on civil disobedience and had read Thoreau, Martin Luther King Jr., articles on the «take a knee» protest, and some interesting political cartoons, I introduced the lyrics to Bob Dylan's «A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall.»

In this documentary - style video, learn about the history of activism and civil disobedience in the U.S., take a look at the purpose of political protests, and learn more about what engaged citizens can accomplish.

A growing number of parents are refusing to let their children take standardized tests this year, arguing that civil disobedience is the best way to change what they say is a destructive overemphasis on tests in the nation's public schools.

«Sometimes it takes an act of civil disobedience to move forward,» School Board member Karen Brill said.

From large - scale collaborative civil disobedience actions taking place on the streets, to the slow dissemination of PublicAccess sculptures which happen to open bus shelters around the world, to a gallery practice that illuminates the inner machinations of advertising content and persuasion, Seiler's practice attempts to challenge the commercial discourse that monopolizes public space while cultivating engaged citizenship.

Please take the moments to watch the video from last week's civil disobedience action in front of the White House.

The activists» message was simple and clear — we would still take it to the streets despite the state of emergency, but we would not call for civil disobedience, as we could not afford to offend Parisians reeling from the massacres.

One protest on Sunday will be protected by a «human chain», while a day of civil disobedience will take place when the summit ends on 12 December, dubbed as «red lines» day.

McKibben, who co-founded the activist group 350.org, takes pride in the emails Keystone opponents have sent to lawmakers in Washington and widespread acts of civil disobedience, including protests during construction of the southern leg of the pipeline in Texas, which was not subject to a presidential permit.

Hansen was taking part in a civil disobedience action at the White House organized to halt the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which will bring dirty oil from the Canadian tar sands down to US refineries in the Gulf.

One - in - ten British Columbians, and one - in four opponents of Kinder Morgan's new pipeline in British Columbia say they would be willing to take peaceful civil disobedience to resist the pipeline.