Sentences with phrase «power of civil disobedience»
«Today we've remembered and embraced the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, who believed in the power of civil disobedience to shift public opinion.
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«SELMA is a paean to the power of civil disobedience, and what good can come from solidarity against government - sanctioned hate.»
Not exact matches
In her 1972 work Crises of the Republic: Lying in Politics; Civil Disobedience; On Violence; Thoughts on Politics and Revolution, Arendt points out that the rise of state violence is frequently connected to a decrease in substantive power as regimes mistakenly believe they can retain real control through violent measures (CR 184).
Council powers to ban gatherings of two or more people have been challenged in a wide act of civil disobedience by campaigners.
Another group, GASPP, or Grassroots Against Another Salem Power Plant, has pledged to use peaceful civil disobedience to block construction of the gas plant.
«I appreciate a well - organised act of civil disobedience,» McDormand added, before concluding with a firm «power to the people.»
During the Jim Crow era, one of the most effective weapons segregationists had in their arsenal of terror was the power to fire or refuse to hire those who engaged in acts of civil disobedience or challenged the status quo.
«Brave acts of civil disobedience... [give] March its educational value even as Powell's drawings give Lewis's crisp narration an emotional power.»
It deals with acts of civil disobedience and other forms of resistance, particularly in view of the relationship between entertainment and power.
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Dr. James Hansen, one of the world's leading climate scientists, is calling on Americans to join him on March 2nd at the Capitol Power Plant in the largest display of civil disobedience in U.S. history to demand national action on global warming.Check out his video.
via: Yale Environment 360 Coal, Activism Dr James Hansen Calls on Americans to Join Him at the Largest Protest on Global Warming in US History 2.6 Million Cubic Yards of Toxic Coal Ash Slurry Released in Tennessee Dike Burst Biggest Ever US Civil Disobedience on CLimate at Congressional Power Plant Bill McKibben Barack Obama Faces Environmental Clean Up After Two Centuries of Bingeing: Bill McKibben Quote of the Day: Bill McKibben on McMansions
Check it out: I know many of you are probably thinking either 1) what good does civil disobedience do anymore, or 2) Barack Obama has already done a pretty good job with his appointments and actions so far, so why should we risk arrest to close one measly power plant?
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Police arrested 44 anti-coal activists engaged in acts of civil disobedience today to protest expansion of Duke Energy's Cliffside coal - fired power plant.
The act of civil disobedience on Saturday in the end carried limited legal consequences, but nevertheless was a show of strength and power that I was honored to be a part of.
The power of sanctuary comes from the power of nonviolent civil disobedience.
These perils include lightning strikes to the condo or property, wind or hail damage, explosion damage, power surges, the weight of snow, ice, or sleet that causes roof damage, theft, vandalism, fire, damage by vehicles, damage by aircraft, riot or civil disobedience, smoke damage, and falling objects.